Oleh Ivantsov

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine, Jacek Kluczkowski, has been in Ukraine for just a few weeks, but he has already met Ukraine’s key politicians from both the opposition and the government, including Viktor Yanukovych, Yuliya Tymoshenko, Oleh...

What are the prospects for implementing President Yushchenko’s initiatives regarding a special UN session dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy and recognition of the 1932-1933 Holodomor as an act of genocide? What is the UN’s evaluation of the new Ukrainian government’s...

Yuriy Yekhanurov’s confirmation as prime minister does not mean that the governmental and political crisis is over. This is the conclusion of The Day’ s roundtable debate attended by Andriy YERMOLAYEV, director of the Sofia Center of Social Research; Vadym KARASIOV, head of the Institute of Global...

Our talk with Ukraine’s first president Leonid Kravchuk the evening before the series of resignations once again confirmed that Mr. Kravchuk is by far the only politician in this country (his successor does not count because he is out of politics) whose considerable presidential experience allows...

Mykola TOMENKO, Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Questions, visited The Day right before the recent government-parliamentary crisis. His interview answers many questions that have emerged. So far, Mr. Tomenko may be the only government official who has given an honest explanation of the crisis...

On July 14 France celebrates one of its most important holidays, Bastille Day. The fall of the Bastille 216 years ago marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The storming of the prison-fortress symbolized political liberation by revolutionary means, and the word Bastille came to epitomize...

It was to be expected. The public altercation between the prime minister and the parliamentary speaker over “who is to blame for the dismal results of relations between the government and parliament” was preprogrammed. The involvement of interested parties from both sides — ministers and MPs —...

US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst is known in the journalistic community as arguably one of the most laconic diplomats. The Day’s recent interview with the ambassador, however, has largely dispelled this myth about Mr. Herbst, who has been working in Ukraine for already two years. Although...

(Part 3, Conclusion. For Parts 1 and 2, see Issues No. 16, 17 ) The Day’s research center presents the third part of a series aimed at understanding a large period in Ukraine’s latter-day history. Below, our regular contributors and experts Yevhen HOLOVAKHA, deputy director of the Institute for...

(Continued from the previous issue) “ROYAL COURT”: A CONSTANT OF UKRAINIAN POLITICS L.I.: It may be said that during his first term President Kuchma acted as a pro-Russian politician and he was obviously supported by Moscow. At the same time, Russia was displeased with certain aspects of his policy...