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Add a word to a name: Ukrainian (Ukrainska pravda)
By Mychajlo Illyenko I’m not a politician; I’m a film-maker. I can more easily express my views on screen than at a tribunal, but it’s hard to resist dialogue in…
What then? (Ukrainska pravda)
Yevhen Hlibovytsky A bridge from political crisis to a new country It is important that a protest which is widening so well in regions and, as it looks, influenced the…
Derek Fraser: Stand with Ukraine (National Post)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is pursuing an increasingly repressive course and has now assumed dictatorial powers. He has also concluded an understanding with Russia that surrenders Ukraine’s economic independence and…
What the West Must Do for Ukraine (The New York Times)
By JOHN E. HERBST, WILLIAM GREEN MILLER, STEVEN K. PIFER and WILLIAM B. TAYLOR Washington — Ukraine is on the verge of spinning out of control. A pro-European protest that…
What Putin Wants from Ukraine (National Review Online)
By George Weigel The drama of Ukraine continues, with perhaps some glimmers of hope appearing. Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, a major obstacle to reform, has resigned. The Ukrainian Rada met…
Priests bring comfort to menacing Kiev protests (The Washington Post)
Ukrainian priests are trained to comfort their flock — and these days, those worshippers are often on the barricades. As a barricade of blazing tires belched thick black smoke in…
Ukraine’s crackdown singling out Catholics, Canada’s religious-freedom envoy says
Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom is warning that the Ukrainian government is persecuting a particular group of Catholics as the political crises grows in the European country. Ambassador Andrew Bennett,…
Ukraine shows the ‘color revolution’ model is dead (The Washington Post)
By Anne Applebaum The Ukrainian parliament recently passed legislation directly modeled on Russian precedents. The laws curb demonstrations, using language broad enough to apply to almost any gathering. They criminalize…
On The Ground In Ukraine’s Maidan (Forbes)
Ukraine has captured the the world’s headlines after months of swelling anti-government protests in the capital of Kiev, and growing demonstrations by Ukraine’s diaspora from New York to Sydney. Calls…
Timothy Cardinal Dolan: Supporting the Euro Maidan Movement in Ukraine
Along with many others in the New York community, I am following the somber situation in Ukraine with growing alarm. Last August, I was honored to be part of the dedication…