The field commander of Maidan, deputy of People’s Self-Defense,Taras Stetskiv made quite unexpected proposing in one of his interviews about the roots of today’s crisis. In his talk with ‘Ostrov’ correspondent, Taras Stepanovich explained the logics of his statement and analyzed the possible versions of events’ development. - What do you think of the coalition destiny? - The coalition...

The main premise for formation of classical two-party system in Ukraine should be uniting of ‘Our Ukraine’ with the Party of Regions and pushing out of the Communist Party by Yulia Tymoshenko’s Bloc from its ideological niche. Such opinion was expressed in the last year conversation with ‘Ostrov’ by the doctor of psychological sciences, chief of the laboratory of he Institute of political...

The decision of the National Security and Defense Council of 30 May this year was validated by the direction of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko of 4 June. Then the direction of the NSDC has become known and accessible for reading and studying of the issues on sharing hydrocarbons that would be produced in Kerch area’s continental shelf of the Black Sea between state of Ukraine and company ‘Vanco...

After statements of two deputies Igor Rybakov (BYuT) and Yuriy Booy (PUOU) on leaving the Democratic coalition, the political program of the country has again been suspended. Due to legislation contradictions, nobody an say for sure what will become later, what destiny expects the parliamentary majority and Verkhovna Rada itself. We decided to summarize the points of view of politicians and political analysts...

The morning in Rada started with the statement of the BYuT people deputy Igor Rybakov of his leaving democratic coalition. That document caused bewilderment rather than sacndal. It became clear later when he speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk declared that there was treachery in the coalition. TWO deputies announced their leaving. The second ‘traitor’ was named Yutiy Boot. After that the vain words acquired the evil sense. Rybakov’s...

Some experts state that the power has established (or restored, whatever you like) the total control over the courts and supervisors of legality. Fron recent times, it is impossible to resolve any important question without Bankova Street… People, who have known Tymoshenko long, have noticed some fright in her eyes…. A couple years ago the writer was unlucky to get involved in long arguments with one well-known...

In the country, there is going a war between the President, the Party of Regions and BYuT for distribution of control over the power bodies. Following the Constitutional Court, Prosecution General’s Office, Central election committee, parliament and Cabinet, the goal of that fighting became the National Property Fund. The attempt of raiser's seizure of the Fund, criminal cases because of that, the situation of uncertainty...

'Ostrov' s last attempt to get the interview from Boris Kolesnikov was unsuccessful. It was April 2007, the period between the first and next directives issued by the president on dissolution of the parliament. When revising the interview, Boris Kolesnikov, refused it. I found an explanation in his bad humor; he seems to explain it with the journalist's dullness. In general, the talk was nervous. Now he looks different,...

December of 1992 – two years after independence announcement, the end of euphoria regarding getting of the status of 'free state' and severe days of hyper-inflation and straightening of Lenin-Stalin affairs. At that time, the Ukrainian working group on joining WTO was crated. 15 years passed… on the 5th of February 2008, in Geneva, the WTO general council finally unanimously approved the report of the working...

The arguments between the leaders of the governing coalition in Ukraien have driven away the external threats regarding Russian Appetites for Crimea. Yesterday Yushchenko gave an interview regarding that to BBC. The premier Tymoshenko has not responded yet, though for the latter it would have been important, taking into consideration rumors about her close relations with the crony of the Russian President Viktor...

A day before today's events in the parliament, the chairman of Verkhovna Rada Arseniy Yatsenyuk declared in his interview to 'Facts' about the forthcoming attempt to 'radically change the state arrangement of Ukraine' by means of introducing changes to the Constitution. 'The changes will be called transfer to the parliamentary republic or presidential, it doesn't matter. It matters that some political forces...

Recently too many 'hot' points have risen in relations between Ukraine and Russia. As many problematic issues of Ukrainian-Russian relations regard joint history of both countries and what it's called in Russia its' rewriting and falsification, 'Ostrov' applied tp the official representative in Russia in the center of Ukrainian nationalism – Yevgeniy Guzeyev, Russian Consul General in Lvov. - I saw two guards...

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko and Rinat Akhmetov have come to Donetsk on the same plane. The airport employees tell that both left on a Mercedes driven (it seems to be a tradition) by the country's head in person. In addition two men, a woman was notices inside - Raisa Bogatyryova. With high speed the car rushed along the evening city streets until the 5-star hotel owned by Rinat Akhmetov. 'Donbas...

Holding his right hand on the Constitution book he took the oath in Andreyev hall of the Big Kremle Palace… Then the chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia Valery Zorkin announced that Dmitry Medvedev had taken the office of a Russian President Speaking before the audience, D. Medvedev said that he considered the further development of civil and economic freedoms to be his primary challenge, as well...

Teacher: ' Ukrainian Insurgent Army appeared in the World War II. UIA are Hitler's' accomplices who wanted to kill your grand-grandmothers and grand-grandfathers, shot them and burn in crematorium. And on this territory Hans would have lived, and they would have grown potatoes and radishes and would send them to Germany!!! Such history (audio file is over here) is taught by a teacher of one of Druzhkovka...

The advantage of 2 deputy votes, with which the last elections resulted, have diametrically changed not only the disposition of forces in Verkhovna Rada. If not for those two mandates, last week-end the Party of Regions would have got the congress of winners, and Rinat Akhmetov wouldincrease his influence upon the internal processes. Last spring Viktor Yanukovych’s environment did not manage to...