Dear Mr. President, I am writing to you because I am very concerned about what is happening (or failing to happen?) in the country under your leadership. I want to share some thoughts about this with you because I care about Ukraine and you, too, as its hard-pressed president. I do not know you personally, and I am not your

The publication of Letters published the correspondence of people’s deputies from the Servants of the People, who discussed the resignation of the head of the National Bank, Yakov Smoly, and that, due to his departure, Ukraine canceled the placement of Eurobonds for $ 1.75 billion. A photo of the correspondence in one of the chats was made by the correspondent of the publication. “ Could

Volodymyr Zelensky chaired the first meeting of the National Council of Reforms, attended by Cabinet and Parliament leadership. Opening the meeting, the Head of State assessed the quality and dynamics of implementation of changes in Ukraine, his office reported. According to him, any reform can only be deemed successful if it yields result. “Any reform is first and foremost about

The president will chair a meeting on disaster management in the country’s western regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in flood-hit Ivano-Frankivsk region, also known as Prykarpattia, on a working visit before his self-isolation has expired. The head of state will personally inspect the territory of the region affected by recent floods, according to the press service of the

UkraineAlert by Adair Appleton On May 13, the Eurasia Center hosted an event assessing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s foreign policy one year in. Think tank expert Alyona Getmanchuk, journalist Bohdan Nahaylo, Ambassador Steven Pifer, and former Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk participated. Due to time constraints, panelists were unable to address all of the questions posed by the audience during the event

UkraineAlert by Melinda Haring The bad old ways have returned to Kyiv. A year after its sunny new president took office and brought a blast of optimism that the country of over 40 million might be turned around, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s lofty pledges have begun to strain credulity. On March 4, the world took note when Zelenskyy sacked most of his

Brian Bonner If Volodymyr Zelensky’s year-old presidency ends in failure, one of the many decisive moments why could be his public humiliation of Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka, dismissed on March 5 by a parliament controlled by the president’s party. The firing came, Riaboshapka said, with no explanation and only six months into his service as the president’s hand-picked appointee to

By Oleksiy Sorokin When the presidential administration decided to negotiate with Russian-backed militants who control parts of Ukraine’s east, it proved extremely controversial. It also sparked tensions within Servant of the People, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s political party, which holds the majority of seats in parliament. Now, some loyal lawmakers are seeking to form a group in support of the president.

The age of young new faces is over after six months of work of Honcharuk’s government. “Not stealing isn’t enough,” said President Zelenskyy while parliament was voting to sack it on 4 March. However, the anxiety grows in Ukrainian civil society as the new government which was sworn in that day includes some old faces who worked with disgraced ex-President Yanukovych, have close links

UkraineAlert by Alexander J. Motyl Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has just replaced most of his cabinet, including his prime minister. His office will spin this as a sign of renewal. In fact, it’s an indication that Zelenskyy is already in serious trouble. Less than one year ago, Zelenskyy was able to win the presidency because he was all things to