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Will Ukraine’s 2019 Elections Be a Turning Point? Unlikely, but Dangers Lurk

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Next year, amid an ongoing conflict with Russia, sluggish economic recovery, and the rise of populism, Ukrainians will elect a new president (in March) and a…

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Constructing a Political Nation: Changes in the Attitudes of Ukrainians during the War in the Donbas

(dif.org.ua) What effect did Russia’s attack have on Ukrainian society and on public opinion? And how, in turn, did they influence Ukrainian identity and politics? This book, prepared by the School for…

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Haran: Putin has not withdrawn his troops from Ukraine, nor advanced any further

(The News) Ever er since Russian President Vladimir Putin first sent his troops into Crimea to annex that region for Russia in 2014, the former Soviet republic of Ukraine has been…

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Haran: Closure of the Ukrainian library in Moscow and persecution of its chief librarian is “symbolic”

(Ukrainian Weekly) Russia’s timeworn orchestrated efforts to denigrate Ukrainian identity and culture were on full display this week when a judge convicted the head of the country’s only state-run Ukrainian literature…

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Haran: Freeland’s presence at int’l gatherings was a strong boon to the Ukrainian cause

(National Post) KYIV, Ukraine — Chrystia Freeland’s journey from a rabble-rousing student intent on trying to help throw the Soviet Union out of Ukraine to becoming Canada’s foreign minister takes another…

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Haran: Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty fostered a feeling of solidarity among Ukrainians

(Ukranian Weekly) Ukrainians were interested in joining the European Union before the Euro-Maidan, but it was not at the top of their list of nation-building priorities. The idea of Ukrainians…

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The Demise of Ukraine’s “Eurasian Vector” and the Rise of Pro-NATO Sentiment

(PONARS Policy Memo) Before 2014, the majority of Ukrainians did not view the goal of European integration as a “national idea.” Even so, most Ukrainians had positive views about developing relations…

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Haran: Putin is trying to intimidate both the US and Europe by escalating the Ukraine conflict

(Al Jazeera) In the past week, eastern Ukraine has suffered some of the heaviest fighting seen for a long time. Heavy artillery fire, a car bomb explosion and other ceasefire violations…

Ukraine’s New Government: Possibility of Progress or Another Pre-Term Election in Sight?

(PONARS Policy Memo) Two and a half years after the Euromaidan revolution, Ukraine represents a mixed story of improvements and setbacks. In April 2016, a new cabinet was formed under Prime…

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Is War the New Normal in Ukraine? [Interview with Olexiy Haran]

(Hromadske Radio) I’m Marta Dyczok for Hromadske Radio in Kyiv. Last Sunday US Presidential Candidate Donald Trump made even more waves than usual. In an ABC TV interview he suggested that…

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Will Ukraine’s 2019 Elections Be a Turning Point? Unlikely, but Dangers Lurk

Constructing a Political Nation: Changes in the Attitudes of Ukrainians during the War in the Donbas

Haran: Putin has not withdrawn his troops from Ukraine, nor advanced any further

Haran: Closure of the Ukrainian library in Moscow and persecution of its chief librarian is “symbolic”

Haran: Freeland’s presence at int’l gatherings was a strong boon to the Ukrainian cause

Haran: Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty fostered a feeling of solidarity among Ukrainians

The Demise of Ukraine’s “Eurasian Vector” and the Rise of Pro-NATO Sentiment

Haran: Putin is trying to intimidate both the US and Europe by escalating the Ukraine conflict

Ukraine’s New Government: Possibility of Progress or Another Pre-Term Election in Sight?

Is War the New Normal in Ukraine? [Interview with Olexiy Haran]