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Will 2012 Bring Revolution to Ukraine? -
Surveys and polls show there is widespread popular anger, frustration and contempt for the Viktor Yanukovych administration that has managed to anger many different groups in every...
Letter from a Ukraine Jail -
It has been said that there are no atheists in a foxhole. Here, after my show trial and 4½ months in a cell, I have discovered that there are no atheists in prison, either. ...
Can Ukraine Be Saved? -
Few countries have a better case for sovereign government and the rule of law than Ukraine. Even today you can take a short ride from the capital Kiev, as I did a couple of weeks a...
Ukraine's Slide Toward Authoritarianism -
The EU shouldn't be surprised by the Tymoshenko verdict: its support of anything nominally reformist has been perceived as acceptance of a range of repressions. Tough measures are ...
Ukraine's Democratic Backsliding -
Yanukovich’s domestic repression will leave Ukraine precisely where it did not want to be: in a gray zone between Europe and Russia. Yanukovich may not intend this, but tha...
Will Ukraine Choose Russia or Europe? -
The former Soviet republic now finds itself at a fork in the road, forced to pick which way to lean to in its relations and style of governance....
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About Ukraine
- Ukraine
- Population: 46,179,000 (27th)
- Area Size: 223,090 sq mi (44th)
- GDP: $141.64 billion (48th)
- Currency: Hryvnia (UAH)
- Official Language: Ukrainian
- Capital City: Kiev
- Largest City: Kiev
Ukraine Prosperity Rank: 74 |
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