The Kiev Times /December 2012/

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BUCKWHEAT AGAINST THE IDEOLOGY

WHY THERE WON’T BE MONEY IN UKRAINE?

SPITEFUL JOKE OR LIVING BY A «BASKET OF GOODS» IN UKRAINE

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International information and analytical edition | Ukraine | The Kiev Times | December 2012

DMITRY VYDRIN HONEY TRAPS – 2015

MR PRESIDENT, LET ME CONGRATULATE YOU...

It seems that the subject of the elections-2012 has been closed. But suddenly inescapably, steadily and inexorably the huge subject of the elections-2015 has begun to pull very hard. At least this prestigious and impressive phrase «Presidential elections» like a starting pistol has sounded from the speeches of many leading politicians.

In November this year a famous American religious philosopher, writer, television anchorman and the author of «Spiritual Diplomacy» conception Michael Morgulis arrived in Kiev with an official visit. Exclusively for The Kiev Times he has told about his vision concerning his mission in Ukraine, what mistakes USA made in relation to our people, why all Presidents aren’t angels and what is worth to pray even in KGB for.

I’d like to become one of the first political scientists who will emphasize the main traps, risks and temptations that wait the main pretenders, although for the present only schematically, in the first draft.

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DMITRY SUKHOVIENKO: I HAVE A DREAM TO PLAY IN NEW KIEV CONCERT HALL

Dmitry Sukhovienko, a famous pianist and the follower of great Vladimir Horowitz, represents both Belgium and his native Ukraine on today’s international scene. This year he’s become an artistic director of several concerts in the European parliament.

On the 3d of December the First Deputy Attorney General of Ukraine Renat Kuzmin sent the Open letter to US President Barack Obama. The letter to US President has appeared as

a consequence of the Department of Justice unwillingness to collaborate with the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine on case of Eugene Shcherban’s murder, absence of the US Senate

reaction to the open letter and a number of provocations against Renat Kuzmin from the side of the US State Department and the American lobby of Julia Timoshenko. The Kiev Times

THE PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE AND EURASIAN INTEGRATION

It was said many times that Ukraine appeared in the «gray» zone staying out of the EU’s borders and not taking place in the integration processes of its nearest Eastern neighbors’ Eurasian area (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan). It was noted many times that such a position wouldn’t be good for Ukrainian economics. At best such Status Quo is effective for the narrow stratum of business elite, which pursues its own enrichment but not the state’s one. The question appears: what should we do next? Do we need to creep to the place where we are not welcomed (the EU) or capriciously sulking not to go where we are welcomed (the EAU)?

THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE CAN SHOW UKRAINE THE DOOR

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VLADIMIR YADLOVSKY: TASTE PREFERENCES ARE BORN IN CHILDHOOD

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UKRAINIANS: WHO ARE WE AND WHERE ARE WE FROM?

The fashionable restaurateur and talented master-chef Vladimir Yadlovsky has told ТКТ about haute cuisine trends, politicians’ taste preferences, peculiarities of restaurant business in Ukraine and revealed some secrets of a molecular food.

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THE ELECTIONS THAT PUZZLED THE WEST? The parliamentary elections were impatiently and excitingly awaited in Brussels (the European Union and NATO headquarter), Vienna (OSCE headquarter), Strasburg (the European Council) and in Washington. These centers of European and world military and political and financial influence did everything possible to let Julia Timoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko take part in the parliamentary elections. These influential authors of international

MICHAEL MORGULIS: AMERICA – UKRAINE. WE’LL BE USEFUL FOR EACH OTHER!

Discussion of the first state formations on the territory of modern Ukraine forces us to think about such fundamental notions like «state» and «civilization», which reflect different sides of the same process: conversion from primitive societies to early-class societies (or socially stratified, as is accepted to say recently).

publishes the comments of Renat Kuzmin, Ukrainian and American experts concerning this letter.

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What now? Kiev has nothing to do but to wait for the January session of PACE with shudder. During their autumn session the European deputies almost didn’t remember about Ukraine, waiting for termination of the parliamentary elections to receive one more hard evidence that Kiev breaks fundamental principles of the European Council member country. By this moment Strasburg has the decision of the European human rights court that recognizes the case against Yuri Lutsenko to be politically motivated; there is a fresh resolution of PACE containing clear definition of the term «political prisoner» and unflattering summary of PACE supervisors concerning parliamentary elections conduct. Probably for the beginning the Parliamentary Assembly can deprive the new Ukrainian parliamentary delegation their authorities. After that it is not ruled out that Ukraine will repeat the way of Belarus – our CE membership can be suspended. Of course, this is the scenario of extreme measures. Nobody wishes to believe that yellow and blue flag, which was so happy event for Ukraine in 1995, will be dropped on the lawn in front of the European Palace in Strasburg.

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relationships remain to be convinced that the opposition politicians were judged exclusively on the assumption of political reasonability, but not for the Ukrainian legislation gross violation. Geostrategy group simply states the existent position of the Western states and institutions about this matter, but doesn’t give the assessment of what was going on in the Ukrainian courts during examination of Julia Timoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko’s cases. The group experts are also convinced in uselessness of substantive disputes with Europe concerning legality of these two Ukrainian opposition politicians’ imprisonment.

ANATOLY TOLSTOUKHOV: LET’S PRAY FOR UKRAINE The parliamentary elections have passed. The Central election committee has announced their results. So it’s time for lessons, conclusions and forecasts. These were the elections in the country where political forces fought for the power, and not competed for Ukraine.

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Sanctions against Ukraine don’t consider the interests and arguments of both conflicting parties. Democracy is polyphony but not a single voice. But today the West listens and hears only one voice, the voice of opposition. And on the ground of this voice the West is seemed to make fair conclusions. It is only an emotional fairness. The facts indicate that the position of the West is one-sided. Unfortunately America is the leader of this tendency.

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VALERY EVDOKIMOV: PASSING THE LAWS ISN’T SUPPING FROM TROUGH

The present parliament shall have many businessmen. On the one hand, this is not bad. There is financial experience, economic experience. On the other hand, this is not good. I saw the list of the majoritarian candidates who have passed. I’m worry that there are not enough lawyers and economists among them. Not because they are people of my profession. I mean passing the laws is not like baking pies. And not supping from trough. The nominees have given many promises to everybody. But soon we shall see their true faces. When passing the laws one has to know much. The theory of state and law teaches us that the law acts in space and time. In space means on the territory of Ukraine. And in time means today, tomorrow, but not yesterday. If to understand this, the people’s deputy has to think and be well oriented in the law-making. Many newly elected deputies don’t have such experience. In order to act effectively, the law has to correspond with many other standard acts and find reflection in changes of the legal norms within the current legal network. Any law has its price in the full sense of this word. To let the law begin to act it’s necessary to receive the government financing. I’m not talking about illicit «rates» for the laws. We have a lot of laws; many of them have been recently passed…

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