The news story, featuring a photo of smiling Vladimir Putin taken in the village of Belokamenka in Murmansk region in July 2023, did not produce a big news splash, despite the significance of the context. The picture showed Russia’s authoritarian leade…
If last year almost all the attention of Ukrainians was focused on the news from the front and the figures of the killed enemies, this year the focus has somewhat shifted. When reading the headlines of leading Ukrainian and foreign media, it appears th…
With the carefully planned NomadMania Trip fast approaching, the team was getting more and more anxious. What was their responsibility to travellers joining the tour? What were the ethical implications of visiting a warzone? Were they acting courageous…
I have traveled here from Kyiv, where I am a human rights lawyer. For many years I have been applying the law to defend people and human dignity. Now I am in a situation where the law does not work.
Russian troops are destroying residential buildings, …
I remember the year 2008. As Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, I supported the initiative of President Viktor Yushchenko and signed a politically risky but strategically necessary appeal to NATO to join the Membership Action Plan. At that time, despite t…
Last week the Parliament made its final step toward the fulfilment of one of the most controversial benchmarks in the memorandum with the IMF. The Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law on the financial monitoring of politically exposed persons (PEPs). D…
Let’s imagine, Elon, that your house was taken over by the Russians.
Several of your children were murdered just because they were at home. Others were abducted to an unknown location somewhere in Russia. Your wife was raped. Your dog was shot down. Yo…
We have failed. Since the early 90s, we all have missed a chance to develop and support Ukrainian software. We have missed the moment when russian 1C, Bitrix and other software captured our market. While they were pouring huge costs into their promotio…
Today, with 341 votes, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted draft law 9534 with the President’s proposals after vetoing it. Earlier, MPs decided to restore e-declaration and resume the checks but sought to close the register of declarations for a …
Elections and full-scale war are incompatible. Holding elections during a full-scale war is extremely dangerous. It can lead to the loss of legitimacy for both the electoral process and elected bodies, potentially undermining the state as a whole. Duri…