On Friday (30 May) afternoon a trilateral meeting on energy security between EU Energy Commissioner Oettinger, Russian Energy Minister Novak and Ukrainian Energy Minister Prodan took...
President Barroso’s threats of infringement procedures on Bulgaria for participation in the EU ‘priority’ South Stream gas project marked one more zigzag in the increasingly haphazard...
President Barroso spoke on 26 May with Petro Poroshenko (whom he had previously met in Strasbourg on 12 March) on the phone to congratulate him on...
Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko (pictured) claimed outright victory in the country's presidential election yesterday (25 May). Poroshenko, known as the "chocolate king", won more than...
Chocolate oligarch Petro Poroshenko (pictured) is leading in the polls as the future Ukrainian president. Maidan Square protests have been harnessed and diverted towards the future reign of...
"Ukraine's path towards visa liberalization is moving ahead. Over the past few months the Ukrainian authorities have made important efforts to put in place the necessary...
By Orysia Lutsevych (pictured), Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House The presidential elections in Ukraine have the potential to give the country a fresh...