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  • Ukrainian dilemma

    06/11/2005 2:07:11 AM PDT · by Tailgunner Joe · 7 replies · 348+ views
    Ukrayinska Pravda ^ | 6.06.2005 | Eugene Ivantsov
    “It’s impossible to get freedom until criminals are beheaded” - Robespierre Ukraine is now in a deep ethical and geopolitical crisis solving of which depends on what security agencies (the Office of Public Prosecutor, SSU and MIA) actually can do to fight criminality in Ukraine. How far would the president go to keep his promises of turning Ukraine into a modern, European-oriented, wealthy, jural and democratic state? Will Victor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko be able “to build up democracy in a single state” (paraphrasing Stalin) when it’s surrounded by anti-democratic regimes, when criminal clans, pretending to be opposition, lead guerilla...
  • MOSCOW CONTINUES TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY IN INDEPENDENT UKRAINE

    05/08/2005 12:11:19 PM PDT · by Leo Carpathian · 3 replies · 219+ views
    Eurasia Daily Monitor ^ | May 6, 2005 | Taras Kuzio
    Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans to purchase Leonid Brezhnev's residence in the Crimea have collapsed. USSR Dacha No.1, "Hlitsyniya," is among the Ukrainian properties excluded from privatization. Nevertheless, Putin attempted to acquire it from Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma as a token of gratitude for supporting Kuchma's designated successor, Viktor Yanukovych, in the 2004 presidential elections. The dacha is an apt symbol for Moscow's apparent need to maintain a presence in Ukraine. Subsequently, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said that Kyiv is considering an alternative residence for Putin. This comment is itself unusual, as world leaders normally do not have official residences...
  • As Kuchma confidants die suspiciously, another crony flees Ukraine.

    12/29/2004 10:25:55 AM PST · by gabaseball · 18 replies · 685+ views
    http://www.brama.com/news/ ^ | 12/28/04 | Journal Staff Report, Kiev
    UKRAINIANJOURNAL.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2004 Front Page Nation Business Editorial Feature Opinion About us Survey Copyright Contact Top News As Kuchma confidants die suspiciously, another crony flees Ukraine Journal Staff Report KIEV, Dec. 28 – Ihor Bakay, a close financial confidant of outgoing President Leonid Kuchma, fled Ukraine amid a range of suspicious deaths reported ahead of an anticipated change of power in Ukraine. Bakay most recently handled finances for the Kuchma administration. He is thought to be one of the richest men in Ukraine and is believed to have made his fortune while leading Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the state oil...