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OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz A Olszański

Crimean Tatars after Russias annexation of the Crimean Peninsula

After Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Crimean Tatars face the necessity of working out a modus vivendi.
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz A Olszański

Ukraine sovereign decentralisation or federalism without sovereignty

Russia's policy has forced Kyiv to undertake legislative work on constitutional reform as a matter of urgency.
OSW Commentary | | Marta Jaroszewicz

Ukrainians EU migration prospects

Despite fears, the scenario of a mass migration of people from Ukraine seems rather unlikely.
OSW Commentary | | Arkadiusz Sarna

The transformation of agriculture in Ukraine From collective farms to agroholdings

In recent years, Ukraine’s agriculture has been consistently improving and has been the only part of the country’s economy to buck the recession.
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

What do the Maidan protests tell us about Ukraine Diagnosis and prospects for Ukrainian politics

The expectations of political and social change produced by the Maidan rallies among large parts of the Ukrainian public will not disappear.
OSW Commentary | | Arkadiusz Sarna

Kyivs gas strategy closer cooperation with Gazprom or a genuine diversification

In recent months Kyiv has been intensifying its efforts to diversify Ukraine’s gas supply routes with a view to reducing the country’s dependence on imports from Russia. One of the steps which Kyiv has taken has been to make the…
OSW Commentary | | Mychajło Honczar

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

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…
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz Iwański, Piotr Żochowski

Under the veneer of decentralisation Ukraines modernisation efforts stall due to lack of local government reform

President Viktor Yanukovych and his Party of Regions have been repeating the pledge to decentralise power in Ukraine and to give local government a greater decision-making role ever since the party appeared on the Ukrainian political scene…
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz A Olszański

The electoral success of the Svoboda Party – the consequences for Ukrainian politics

The All-Ukrainian Association ‘Svoboda’ scored an unexpected success in the parliamentary elections, winning support from over 10% of the voters and entering the select group of Ukrainian parliamentary parties which operate at a national…
OSW Commentary | | Arkadiusz Sarna

Ukrainian economy on the verge of recession

In the third quarter of 2012, Ukraine’s economy recorded negative growth (-1.3%) for the first time since its 2009 economic crisis. Q4 GDP is projected to suffer a further decline, bringing Ukraine into formal recession. In addition to the…