Illia Fedosieiev

The very presence of political prisoners in any country is a shame in itself. Protesting it and demanding that they be freed do not need any justifications, explanations, or any special reasons.And nevertheless, those who went to picket the Russian embassy in Kyiv on June 16 had such reasons....

“…to pretend vast Secrecy where there is nothing to conceal; to shut yourself up in your Chamber, and mend your Pen or pick your Teeth ... – this … is the whole mystery of Politics, or I am an Idiot.” Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, The Marriage of...

Abolition of the independence of the Crimean Khanate in 1783 and the incorporation of Crimea in the Russian Empire are not as distant in time as they may seem. And since just over four years ago, Russia captured Crimea again, it is easy to understand that any mention of its first annexation...

The events that unfolded in the center of Kyiv in midday on February 18 could surprise a foreign observer unfamiliar with the realities of today’s Ukrainian life. Meanwhile, ones who know them even a little bit could be pushed to draw some conclusions.Judge for yourself: at the end of...

Last week, a little-noticed report briefly appeared in the news: in the ranking of the world’s 80 best countries which is annually compiled by the influential US magazine US News & World Report, Ukraine rose by four positions compared to last year and was placed 69th, after Jordan...

In addition to the problems of sluggish reforms, inadequate corruption control, and war, we have one more headache – Mikheil Saakashvili. What is more, it is Ukraine’s leadership that created this problem. It does not matter whether it was Petro Poroshenko’s own idea to...