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The European Court of Human Rights’ verdict on the Tymoshenko case

EASTWEEK

2013-05-08 | Tadeusz A. Olszański

On 30 April, the European Court of Human Rights issued a judgement on the case of Yulia Tymoshenko v. Ukraine, stating that her detention pending her trial for abuse of power when concluding a gas contract with Gazprom in 2009 was unlawful and unjustified. The Court’s judgement represents a setback for the Ukrainian government, and its justification has drawn attention to significant irregularities in the functioning of the Ukrainian judiciary. more »

The Ukrainian government wants to lift the ban on privatising Naftohaz

EASTWEEK

2013-05-08 | Wojciech Konończuk

On 26 April a government draft bill was put forward in the Ukrainian parliament providing for the lifting of the ban on privatising the state-owned company Naftohaz. The main objective of the proposed changes is to remove the existing legal barriers that have prevented a gas agreement being achieved with Russia. more »

First steps into the unknown. The prospects of unconventional gas extraction in Ukraine

OSW Commentary

2013-04-27

Ukraine has had to wait nearly four decades for this opportunity to regain its status of a major gas producer. Gas from unconventional sources may lead not only to Ukraine becoming self-sufficient in terms of energy supplies, but may also result in it beginning to export gas. more »

Ukraine's economy plunges into recession

EASTWEEK

2013-04-24 | Arkadiusz Sarna

Statistics published over the last few days have confirmed the persistence of the economic recession in Ukraine which began in mid-2012. It is mainly related to the slump in overseas markets, which are the key customers of Ukrainian exports. more »

Ukraine: Yuri Lutsenko pardoned

EASTWEEK

2013-04-10 | Tadeusz A. Olszański

On 7 April, President Viktor Yanukovych pardoned six people convicted of corruption offences, including Yuri Lutsenko, a former interior minister in Yulia Tymoshenko’s government, and Heorhiy Filipchuk, a former ecology minister in the same government. more »