Maria Starozhitskaya

Maria Starozhitskaya is Ukrainian journalist based in Kiev. Head of the political section at the â€œProfilâ€ weekly magazine.

Russia-Ukraine: bridge building?

What was the upshot of the recent Kiev meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents? Will the bridge between the two countries be built? Maria Starozhitskaya argues that, in spite of the agreements signed, rapprochement will be slowed down – and the bridge is not such a good idea anyway.

By Maria Starozhitskaya

/ 26 May 2010

Russia's fleet in Crimea: what's the real deal?

President Yanukovich’s unexpected extension of the lease on Russia’s fleet in Crimea has Ukraine in an uproar. No one knows the full extent of that agreement. It was clearly not just about cheap Russian gas

By Maria Starozhitskaya

/ 28 Apr 2010