In Ukraine, businessmen are pressured to give financial and political support to the authorities or to testify against political opponents.
The link between crime and politics in Crimea has been evident for some time. Now, crime boss Sergei Aksyonov – the ‘Goblin’ – has become its self-declared leader…
Journalistic speculation about Crimea becoming independent is rife. However, the real dangers lie elsewhere…
Many Ukraine observers have identified the far-right Svoboda party as the key source of racial conflict in the country. This represents a misunderstanding of Ukraine’s fake politics, its divisive president and the real far-right thugs of the Party of Regions, argues Taras Kuzio.
