Does Listing Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country Violate International Trade Agreements?
There is a very real possibility that the U.S. government’s decision to identify Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country (essentially a serial IP abuser) violates international law.
After First ECHR Ruling, a Time to Reflect on Ukraine and Tymoshenko
In the months to come, Europe and Ukraine must practice true Realpolitik. With luck, passions will have cooled to the point that good statesmanship is not merely possible, but likely.
The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly and Ukraine Pass in the Night
It would be easier for Ukraine to take the co-rapporteurs’ suggestion and eliminate the European Union’s last remaining objection to Kyiv. It must not do so. The rule of law is too precious to be cast aside even in the name of national interest.
Ukraine, Tymoshenko and the European Court of Human Rights
The ECHR deserves a plaudit for rejecting the most ridiculous of Tymoshenko’s allegations, effectively undercutting Tymoshenko’s narrative of a brutal regime that imprisoned and tortured her in the prelude to a rigged trial.
Europe Makes the Wise Choice to Continue Engaging Ukraine
Today, this week, Europe and Ukraine finally appear to be on a path to eventual union, a welcome development for those who have long believed in the country’s European path.
European Battle Against Gazprom Continues
Europe is tired of the Gazprom monopoly and isn’t going to take it any more. At least, that appears to be the message from Lithuania, which will take over the European Union’s rotating presidency in July.
Lutsenko Pardon a Victory for Engagement Over Confrontation
The real credit, however, belongs to those who advocated continued engagement with Ukraine. Those European dignitaries who continued to act as intermediaries between Brussels and Kyiv are the unsung heroes here.
PACE Leader Hopes for Association Agreement With Ukraine Later This Year
This thaw is almost certainly a result of the realization that the constant bludgeoning Ukraine took from Brussels over every failure strengthened apologists for Russia against Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s hard pivot to the EU.
Association Agreement Between Ukraine and EU Moves Forward Despite Russia
The undercurrent to this and other recent events is the continuing Europeanization of Ukraine. In fits and starts, Ukraine is adopting the social and legal norms of a European country.
Now Is Not the Time to Force Ukraine into Russia’s Embrace
There has been talk in Washington of late of sanctions against Ukraine for the continuing tribulations of Yulia Tymoshenko. This would be a profound error.