Dear diplomats who used to work in Ukraine, We are addressing your governments with the following information: • Stop being afraid of terrorist Putin! He is destroying the world order and is killing Ukrainian civilians. He is blackmailing the whole world and is devastating the life of 44-million European nation. • Introduce no flight zone Read more about The Last Appeal of Democracy House Team during the War[…]
In the third part, we analyse the results of 2021 for oligarchs Ihor Kolomoiskyi, Ihor Palytsia, Oleksandr Hereha, Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi, Serhii Tihipko, Vadym Novynskyi, and agricultural oligarchs Yurii Kosiuk and Andrii Verevskyi. Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Ihor Palytsia The past 2021 can be considered the most successful year for oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi since Read more about Results of 2021 for Ukrainian oligarchs. Part 3[…]
In the second part, we analyse the results of 2021 for the oligarchs Petro Poroshenko, Viktor Pinchuk, Serhii Liovochkin, Kostiantyn Zhevaho and Dmytro Firtash. Petro Poroshenko 2021 was indeed extremely difficult for Petro Poroshenko, as the oligarch Kolomoiskyi, with the political support of President Zelenskyi, created intolerable conditions for political and economic life Read more about Results of 2021 for Ukrainian oligarchs. Part 2[…]
Results of 2021 for Ukrainian oligarchs. Part 1 Introduction In 2021, the Ukrainian oligarchy was finally structured into three camps. The first camp is the ruling authority of “President Zelenskyi-oligarch Kolomoiskyi”, which determines the parameters of access to state monopolies and the principles of de-oligarchization. In 2021, after the removal of Dmytro Read more about Results of 2021 for Ukrainian oligarchs. Part 1[…]
Water factor remains one of Ukraine’s few leverages on the situation in Crimea. Russia has made much efforts to decrease the costs for Crimea’s maintenance, but has not managed to resolve the problem of water supplies on the annexed peninsula. The aggravation of water shortage in Crimea is pushing Russia to dialogue with Ukraine on Read more about Water factor in the Crimean question[…]
The main political event in February is the resignation of Andrii Bohdan and appointment of Andrii Yermak as the head of the President’s Office. This personnel decision is the result of the apparatus struggle of different groups of influence in the President’s Office for “access to the body of Zelenskyi”. After the victory of Yermak, Read more about Analysis of personnel decisions in authority structures[…]
Throughout 2019, the Ukrainian hryvnia has hit a record high. None of the experts, who gave forecasts of the hryvnia exchange rate for the last year, failed to anticipate in advance that the course will be strengthened so significantly. Neither business nor citizens were prepared for this situation and suffered losses. However, the state Read more about Strengthening the hryvnia: risks and opportunities[…]
On February 19, 2020 Democracy House presented a first issue of U at Glance analytical paper in 2020. During the presentation, the experts of Democracy House analyzed a Munich peace plan, a recent flare-up in Donbas, water crisis in the occupied Crimea, Bohdan’s replacement with Yermak and Hryvnia exchange rate. The event was attended by over 40 Read more about Democracy House presented a first issue of “U at Glance” in 2020[…]
Democracy House is carefully examining any proposals which are intended to bring peace to Ukraine and restore Ukraine’s sovereignty over a part of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Democracy House expresses gratitude to all Ukrainian and foreign actors who work hard every day to rescue Ukrainian Read more about Democracy House joins Ukrainian expert community in condemning 12-step “Munich peace plan”[…]
Concessions legislation has existed in Ukraine since 1999. However, no infrastructure project in Ukraine has been implemented under concession. Among the main reasons are the complicated procedure of selection of concessionaires and concession terms, problems with determining concession payments and granting of land plots, too strict regulation of concession, which does not take into account Read more about New legislation for concessions[…]
The nature of the conflict Most residents of Ukraine consider events in Donbas an interstate conflict. According to a nationwide poll conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 45% of Ukrainians identify the Donbas conflict as Russian aggression; 17% – as internal conflict, where Read more about Opinions of the residents of Donbas on settlement of the conflict[…]
Position of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi Throughout the 2019 election cycle, Volodymyr Zelenskyi has positioned himself as a politician who would come to an agreement with Vladimir Putin and bring peace to Donbas. The use of peacemaking rhetoric in political competition allowed Zelenskyi win the presidential election and form a mono majority of the “Servant of Read more about Positions of key Ukrainian actors in resolving the conflict in Donbas[…]