Ukraine took a tentative step towards greater energy independence last week when the country signed a new five nation agreement committing them to an oil pipeline bypassing Russia More

As Ukraine edges closer to a new Orange coalition, members of the defeated Party of Regions must be wondering how long they can remain loyal to their controversial and nationally divisive leader More

A new Orange coalition, supported by a parliamentary majority, would be the first time Ukraine has a consolidated Orange power-base Subscribe

As Ukraine waited for the official results of the September 30 elections to be announced, speculation grew of an imminent unveiling of an Orange coalition headed by Yulia Tymoshenko Subscribe

Even in a world as colourful as the Ukrainian political scene, Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy stands out. His perceived eccentricity has earned him the popular nickname ‘Lyonia Cosmos’, but with a scandal over mass land giveaways threatening to engulf him and few political allies on the horizon, rumours are mounting that the capital’s top official is preparing to sell up and get out Subscribe

Yulia Tymoshenko’s spectacular gains in last month’s elections have been interpreted as a sharp rebuke to the Party of Regions. They also represent a biting response from the electorate to the leadership of President Yushchenko, and offer him little choice but to commit himself to a new Orange coalition with Tymoshenko increasingly calling the shots Subscribe

Despite the political convulsions of the past three years, population figures released last week for 2007 registered the first positive balance between birth and death rates since independence. Experts caution that this is not the end of the country’s demographic crisis but merely some temporary relief More

Russia and Ukraine were once considered almost indivisible by many, but the two countries are increasingly distancing themselves from one another. Nowhere is this more apparent than in attitudes towards the atrocities of the Stalin era Subscribe

The latest innovation to reach the Ukrainian media market is a TV channel devoted entirely to ladies. This novel new channel reflects both the growing advertiser interest in Ukraine’s discerning female audiences and is also part of a general trend towards investing into the development of television niche markets Subscribe

Ukraine’s democracy took a huge step forward with free and fair elections at the end of September, but will inflationary threats derail the anticipated Orange coalition? Subscribe

The latest real estate craze to sweep Ukraine is the buying of land in and around major cities. Will the bubble burst any time soon? More