Staunton, October 29 – Even though only 12-15,000 Crimean Tatars were able to participate in the Ukrainian parliamentary elections and as a result only one of their number, Mustafa Cemilev, has been elected, the Tatars in occupied Crimea have great expectations from the new Verkhovna Rada, according to Nariman Celal, the deputy chairman of the […]
Ukraine At War
Life of Bryan: How an RT Columnist Tries to Influence the Debate on Russia and Ukraine
This article was written by The Interpreter’s editorial staff and utilized the extensive research by independent journalist RobPulseNews of Ukraine: War Log. The Russian media landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, and much of that change has occurred only in the last eight months. Domestically, Russian-language print and broadcast media outlets have been dramatically […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 254: Poroshenko’s Party Publishes Draft Coalition Agreement
Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For […]
Ukrainian War Radicalizing Russian Extreme Right, ‘Nezavisimaya’ Warns
Staunton, October 13 – Members of the Russian extreme right are taking part in the fighting in Ukraine on both sides, and they are returning from that conflict with increasingly radical notions of what they want and how they can use violence to take power, according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta. In a lead article October 13, […]
Putin’s Next Moves in Ukraine Won’t Be Pretty
Staunton, October 28 – Having failed to disrupt the Ukrainian elections, to gain support for pro-Russian candidates, or to provoke Ukrainians into voting for national extremists that Moscow could use to discredit Ukraine in the West, Vladimir Putin will be tempted to stir up more violence in Ukraine to keep that country from pursuing its […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 253: Ukrainian Forces Evacuated From 32nd Checkpoint Near Smile
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 252: Ukraine Begins To Form A New Coalition Government
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Ukraine’s Parliamentary Elections and the Far Right
Vienna, October 26 – On October 26, 2014, Ukrainians voted in the early parliamentary elections. Ukraine currently has a mixed electoral system (50% elected from party lists and 50% elected from constituencies or single-member districts) with a 5% election threshold. Here are the results of the National Exit Poll 2014 (I mention only those parties […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 251: Ukraine Goes to the Polls
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 250: Ukraine Prepares For Tomorrow’s Elections
Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For […]