The rumbling conflict between Yushchenko and Tymoshenko finally went public last week in spectacular fashion as the two traded insults and accusations over the handling of the gas row with Russia. As a result the President now finds himself at a crossroads in his political career. He risks losing his reputation as a champion of democratic values if he pursues a policy of employing constitutional loopholes and nouveau-Soviet administrative resources in his bid to oust his erstwhile ally More

After more than a month of continuous blockades and numerous negotiations over Ukraine’s NATO ambitions, the Ukrainian parliament returned to work March 6. A reluctance to face new elections was widely credited with having helped persuade opposition deputies to reach a compromise which nevertheless appears to mean that the country’s NATO membership plans will be shelved once more More

The Cold War between the government of Yulia Tymoshenko and Yushchenko’s Presidential Administration heated up last week with speculation mounting that a breakaway faction led by Yushchenko’s chief of staff Viktor Baloha would attempt to initiate a vote of no confidence in parliament as part of a bid to remove Tymoshenko from office Subscribe

World Tuberculosis Day will be observed this year on March 24. That might seem to have little to do with Ukraine’s development efforts, but the connection is real and will become more evident over time Subscribe

Since independence millions of Ukrainians have left their homeland in search of a better future in the EU. The number of people who migrate for better job opportunities abroad has been falling in recent years, but the question remains as to how many might leave if and when Ukraine finally gains membership of the Union Subscribe

Russia’s state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom announced last Wednesday that it would resume full deliveries of natural gas to Ukraine amid what the Russian newspapers called a threat from Kyiv to disrupt exports to Europe. The apparent retreat from the Russian state energy giant came as the battle between President Yushchenko and PM Tymoshenko’s government over the gas trade heated up in Kyiv Subscribe

Ukraine’s business elite has long been interested in foreign property, but the bar was raised to new heights recently when Ukrainian businesswoman and philanthropist Elena Franchuk, the daughter of ex-president Leonid Kuchma and wife of billionaire industrialist Viktor Pinchuk was reported to have bought the world’s most expensive home, a villa in London’s Kensington district, for a record GBP 80 million (USD 159 million). Such outflows of capital are partly due to the desire of many among Ukraine’s elite to own five-star properties in the West, but there are often more complex reasons Subscribe

Mobile operator life:) has announced the incorporation of solutions from world-leading software provider Adobe Systems into its operations and range of services. Company officials claim that the new project will bring unique customer service solutions to the Ukrainian market Subscribe

After years of seemingly endless renovation works, Odesa Opera House has finally been restored to its full imperial glory and was recently named by Forbes magazine as one of eastern Europe’s must-see tourist treasures. However, as city officials prepare a new urban development plan and attempt to accommodate the many developers looking to capitalise on the current economic boom there are fears that Odesa’s historical pearls may be under threat More