Viktor Yanukovych

Ukraine was once a kingdom for the Slavic peoples, but over time gradually became a part of Russia and known for being its breadbasket. Despite having very similar cultures, Ukraine was distinctly different than Russia in its dialect and traditions. Ukraine finally achieved its autonomy from Russia during the 1990s while the Soviet Union crumbled. Despite their dreams becoming true, Ukraine was hardly prepared for the economic demands of a state. Unable to cope with a growing demand on the government

The conflict stems from the result of the Government’s decision to turn down the European Union proposed “association agreement” in 2013 and instead Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych accepted fifteen billion dollars in aid and other economic benefits from Russian President Vladimir Putin. For years Ukrainians have yearned for economic reform that would seek to open new trade and economic ties with Western European countries. President Yanukovych’s decision to reject the EU’s proposal ignored

Introduction. Tension in Ukraine began to rise when then the president Viktor Yanukovych rejected a deal proposed by the European Union regarding trade agreements. Late last year when this deal was in consideration, Viktor Yanukovych began to express his doubts in the final stages about signing the trade agreement. For everyone in Ukraine it was clear that Vladimir Putin pressured Viktor Yanukovych so much that essentially Putin made Yanukovych reject the deal. Just days later on 17th December Putin agrees

this came with a seemingly corrupt government. The 2004 parliamentary elections that brought Viktor Yanukovych into power were accused of being rigged. This election sparked the Orange Revolution which ousted Yanukovych out of power temporarily until his return in 2010. Although underlying tensions could always be felt, the real spark was then ignited in November 2013 when pro-Russian President, Yanukovych, rejected a deal for greater integration with the European Union and decided to accept a $15

when Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych rejected a European Union trade deal and accepted a loan offered by Russia to relieve Ukraine’s financial strain (Hepburn, 2014). Many Ukrainian’s want a European trade deal to strengthen European relations and eliminate their ties with the Russian government (Hepburn, 2014). Civilians protested Ukraine’s decision to reject the European trade deal in Kiev’s Maiden Square. February of 2014, protests became violent when Yanukovych permitted the military to

The Russian Invasion of the Ukraine The conflict and subsequent invasion of the Ukraine by Russia came as a surprise to many people in the world, including to the United States intelligence community. This surprise move by the Russian government caused many members of Congress to point the blame at the intelligence community for failing to accurately predict this move, thus limiting the United States and NATOs ability to respond in a timely manner. But was there really an intelligence failure or

his office and the parliament repeals harsh anti-protest laws. Violence in the country continued to escalate and on February 28, 2014, the clashes leave 26 dead and hundreds injured. Amidst the escalating violence, the then Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country after a political coup leaving Oleksandr Turchynov as acting president and commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (BBC 2014). While chaos continued to spread across the country, Russia began to eye the territory of Crimea, one

On August 7th 2014, Russia imposed a ban of food imports coming from western countries for the next year. The reason for Russia’s decision to ban the good comes on the heels of Russian invasion of neighbor Ukraine. In early 2014, Russia staged an intervention with Ukraine expressing that the land described as the Crimean Peninsula was under Russian control, not Ukraine’s. On February 21st 2014, the Ukrainian President fled the capital and was officially removed him from power. Oleksandr Turchynov

Politically, the Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych attempts to reform amending bills, while also socially ignoring the decline in press freedom. However, a major noteworthy article appeared on the stands: Ukraine goes offshore. This article is probably one of the most important events that occurred in November, which discusses revenue lost on offshore tax schemes. As an attempt to electronically expand Ukraine’s political ambitions, Viktor Yanukovych passed a recent bill early in November

Have you ever had a case of the hiccups that you just couldn’t seem to get rid of? You tried all the tricks in the book, from holding your breath, to standing upside down, but those pestering hiccups still stuck around? In a sense, many Eastern European countries had a persistent case of the hiccups, during the early 1990s, which they were trying to shake. Except this wasn’t your average case of the hiccups, these hiccups were called communism. Following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, most