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Author: Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

Europe 

Residents of Ukraine’s Mariupol scoff at idea of ceasefire, train a defence battalion

September 5, 2014September 7, 2014 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

As President Vladimir Putin unveiled his peace plan for Ukraine on September 3, three dozen men of varied ages started

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Europe 

Ukraine to sanction 172 individuals and 65 companies for ‘support of terrorism’

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s government has picked 172 individuals and 65 companies that will face sanctions for “support and financing of terrorism” or

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Europe 

Tensions high on Ukraine’s border with Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

When on April 6 activists of the EuroMaidan Revolution came with Ukrainian flags and flowers from Odessa to Kuchurgan village

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Europe 

Yanukovych dodges details on Russia deal

December 20, 2013 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych did not hide his joy when he boasted “definitely lucrative” deals that he reached with Russian

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Europe 

Nine years after Orange Revolution, Kyivans take to streets in protest of scuttled EU deal

November 22, 2013November 22, 2013 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Moods comparable to that of the 2004 Orange Revolution, which ended Viktor Yanukovych’s attempt to rig a presidential election that

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Europe News World 

Ukraine named world No. 1 copyright pirate, faces economic sanctions

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

For the second time in its history, Ukraine has been called world’s No. 1 copyright pirate. The International Intellectual Property

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Europe News 

Managers of Ukrainian state arms exporter arrested for $200 000 bribe in Kazakhstan

February 5, 2013 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

Two top managers of a Ukrainian state-run arms exporter are in a Kazakh prison for allegedly attempting to bribe a

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Europe News World 

End of the world: Some fear, others plan to earn

December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

For the last three years, 27-year-old Kyivan Iryna Boyko has been searching the Internet to find out exactly what’s going

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Europe News 

Ukrainian opposition to challenge election results, but court appeals likely to be futile

November 1, 2012 Oksana Grytsenko of The Kyiv Post

To say that dirty tactics during the campaign and vote tabulation left some people unhappy would be a huge understatement.

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