Yevhen Marchuk

Although it is as long as 1,974 kilometers on land and of unknown length in the Sea of Azov, we definitely have to close the border now. The need has finally entered our minds. It is the longest international border in Europe. This time, we will have to close it in a modern way, using advanced...

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 4 Ukrainian soldiers died on May 5, during the antiterrorist operation in Sloviansk, bringing total Ukrainian losses in the operation to 11. They died doing their combat duty... It is a tragedy. For the first time since its independence, Ukraine is...

In my view, Margaret Thatcher is not merely a bright personality and an outstanding politician of her time. She created a unique, unprecedented phenomenon in post-war Europe – that of an aggressive, yet progressive, conservator.Now it is well known how hard her path to prime ministership was...

Before setting up the National Bureau of Investigation (Ukr. abbr., NBR) we have to make clear precisely what we expect from it. If it proves to be yet another law enforcement agency, we won’t receive the results we want, just more problems. There are too many structures in Ukraine that are legally...

(Conclusion. For beginning, see the previous issue of The Day) KYIV-TOKYO-KYOTO-HIROSHIMA-NAGOYA-ISE-TOKYO-KYIV — In Tokyo I was fortunate enough to explore a very interesting photo exhibit at a municipal art gallery. It brought back warm memories of The Day’s photography...

Descriptions of Japan should be placed in the context of “Japan and the rest of the world.” After all my travels I have not sensed that I have seen a country that even remotely resembles Ukraine, where at the same time you can clearly see the historical milestones showing precisely where we drifted...

March 25 marked 14 years since the Law on the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) came into force. Only a few minor amendments have been made to it since then. I left the SBU in 1994 and since then have observed it while serving in various capacities: first as prime minister, then as chairman of the...

Before setting about creating the National Bureau of Investigations (NBR), we should answer a fundamental question: What do we expect of it? If it is conceived as yet another law enforcement agency, it will only cause serious problems without producing the desired result. As it is, Ukraine already...

Ukraine has the 13th largest army in the world, but the 126th smallest defense budget. This is paradox number one. This year the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s budget is the largest since the declaration of national independence, but the sad fact remains that Ukrainian servicemen are the lowest...

Yevhen Marchuk, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, announced at a November 5 briefing in Kyiv that the hostage taking in Moscow has made visible a number of problems in the law enforcement provision for the fight against terrorism in Ukraine. According to him, he has become...