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Decolonization activism is on the rise in what Russia considers its traditional backyard

Wagner group chief channeling spirit of Pugachev, starting a rebellion in the regions.

The signs of solidarity and resilience shown by Ukrainians were evident in the decade leading up to the war, but the Kremlin ignored the evidence.

For Azerbaijan to meet gas demand in the Balkans, billions in new investments – and patience – will be required.

The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes.

Malign neglect will end up hurting Kyiv too, the ICG argues.

Independent Ukraine has held only one census, almost 20 years ago.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.

The comedian-turned-president finds that taming corruption is no joke. Part 6 in a series.

The candyman can’t confect a system to contain graft. Part 5 in a series.

A poor boy from Donbas breaks bad. Part 4 in a series.

The Orange Revolution fades to black. Part 3 in a series.

A red director prepares the ground for crony capitalism. Part 2 in a series.

Ukraine’s first president led the country away from communism, let the economy slip into the shadows. The first in a six-part series examining corruption in Ukraine under each post-Soviet president.

Part 1 of a 3-part series.

As Ukraine seeks a financial lifeline from the IMF, Ihor Kolomoisky is faced with an especially severe challenge to his economic empire and his insider position.

Every society in history has justified inequality. In today’s Russia the ideological framework was adopted in a hurry, argues the famed economist.

The billionaire is a fixture of the global cultural and political elite, a feat few other Ukrainian oligarchs have achieved.

Russia struggles to find alternatives to Ukraine’s transit pipelines, while Europe finds few alternatives to Russian gas.

Already an empty shell, Russia’s Constitution now stands to become a fully fictional document, much like the Soviet version.

A standoff between Ukraine’s new president and its richest man could set the stage for serious structural reforms – or guarantee Ukraine remains trapped in its decades-old malaise.