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The Trump administration wasn’t rooting out corruption in Ukraine. It was encouraging it.

(Monkey Cage) When President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to open up a case on his political opponent Joe Biden, the only thing unfamiliar about the request from a Ukrainian perspective was…

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Darden: Ukraine has had a long line of prosecutors who selectively prosecute political enemies… Shokin was precisely that kind of prosecutor.

(Factcheck.org) With its candidate the subject of an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has gone on the offensive with a TV ad that claims to present the “facts” about…

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Trump’s request for a ‘favor’ could really hurt Ukraine’s president and his agenda

(Monkey Cage blog) Here’s how Zelensky’s anti-corruption campaign matters for international politics. The revelation that President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a “favor” presents a challenge to Zelensky. He needs to…

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US-Ukraine Relations Undergo a Hard Test: Implications

The last few months have been, perhaps, the most tested time of US-Ukraine relations in history. Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy have been confronting the release of the transcript…

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Russian TV has enthusiastically covered the Trump-Ukraine scandal

(Monkey Cage blog) Russian state-controlled television has been extensively covering the news that President Trump allegedly pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden, who is leading in…

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Washington’s Security Assistance to Kyiv: Improving Long-Term Returns on Military Investments in Ukraine

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas in 2014, the United States has committed over $1.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine. This…

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Rally around “Ze!” Flag: Ballots as Pitchforks in Ukraine’s Parliamentary Race

(Point & Counterpoint) The Parliamentary election in Ukraine brought resounding victory to the Servant of the People (SoP) party put together around the newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Analyzed here are…

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Rally around “Ze!” Flag: Ballots as Pitchforks in Ukraine’s Parliamentary Race

The Parliamentary election in Ukraine brought resounding victory to the Servant of the People (SoP) party put together around the newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Sergiy Kudelia analyzes the results of the parliamentary election and the risks associated with the sudden dominance of the pro-presidential party.

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Ukraine’s Counterintuitive Democratic Stoicism: Supporting Democracy-Building in a War-Torn State

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Numerous academic studies have shown that economic hardship, ethnoregional divides, corrupt governance, and war are bad for democracy, particularly in states where democracy has weak historical roots.…

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Ukraine Under President Zelensky

(ECFR Podcast) Nicu Popescu, director of the Wider Europe Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Victor Andruziv, Director of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future (UIF), and Jana…

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The Trump administration wasn’t rooting out corruption in Ukraine. It was encouraging it.

Darden: Ukraine has had a long line of prosecutors who selectively prosecute political enemies… Shokin was precisely that kind of prosecutor.

Trump’s request for a ‘favor’ could really hurt Ukraine’s president and his agenda

US-Ukraine Relations Undergo a Hard Test: Implications

Russian TV has enthusiastically covered the Trump-Ukraine scandal

Washington’s Security Assistance to Kyiv: Improving Long-Term Returns on Military Investments in Ukraine

Rally around “Ze!” Flag: Ballots as Pitchforks in Ukraine’s Parliamentary Race

Rally around “Ze!” Flag: Ballots as Pitchforks in Ukraine’s Parliamentary Race

Ukraine’s Counterintuitive Democratic Stoicism: Supporting Democracy-Building in a War-Torn State

Ukraine Under President Zelensky