The European Council on Foreign Relations

The Tymoshenko verdict

2011-10-11T14:01:26+00:00

The EU's credibility is at stake over the sentencing of Yuliya Tymoshenko to seven years imprisonment. Unless there are signals from Kiev that the sentence will be reviewed or repealled, the EU must act.

Latvia’s unnoticed revolution: analysing the elections

2011-09-22T09:47:04+00:00

After a deep recession, an impressive recovery and years of fractious relations with its Russian-speaking minority, Latvia might be on the brink of breaking free from the problems that have dogged its politics since independence. The country's elections last week might have gone largely unnoticed in the outside world, but they could trigger a mini-revolution.

Happy Birthday, Ukraine? - Wilson

2011-08-23T07:46:30+00:00

On 24th August 1991, Ukraine declared itself independent. Andrew Wilson, who was in Kiev learning Ukrainian at the time, assesses where the country stands two decades on.

Where next for Europe on Belarus?

2011-01-17T09:59:12+00:00

It is too simplistic to say that the regime in Belarus has turned its back on the EU: it cannot afford to. Europe must react to the post-election crackdown, but new blanket sanctions would only reduce its leverage. Instead, Europe must learn to empower those in Minsk who favour close links with the West.

The last dictator’s last hurrah

2010-12-18T17:54:25+00:00

President Lukashenka doesn't expect to lose the election being held in Belarus, but the great survivor knows that his basic strategy is under severe strain - both at home and abroad.

Neo-Titoism spreads as Brussels? influence wanes

2010-11-22T09:06:22+00:00

The EU’s annual summit with Ukraine takes place with Brussels desperately searching for success stories in the Eastern Neighbourhood. The countries there are increasingly acting as balancers rather than joiners, treading a fine line between the EU and Moscow

The Rostov summit

2010-05-28T08:58:55+00:00

Russian and EU leaders will gather in Rostov-on-Don for their bi-annual summit on 31 May ? 1 June. The geographical symbolism is not good: Rostov is only a few kilometres from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The political mood leading up to the summit seems a little better.

AndyIHT

2010-05-21T08:12:25+00:00

The Ukrainian pendulum is swinging in the direction of Moscow. This is not necessarily just because of gas or economics. It could also be because Kiev feels Russia is a better long-term bet than the West, and that should be worrying a lot of people.

The Polish-Russian rapprochement gathers steam

2010-05-08T14:31:23+00:00

The tragic plane crash in Smolensk has brought Russia and Poland closer together. Emotions aside, what do they both want to gain from the rapprochement?

What are the Ukrainians playing at?

2010-04-30T16:06:47+00:00

Eggs, smoke bombs and the Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine is back to playing the game it knows best: the balancing act between East and West.

WilsonSmolensk

2010-04-23T10:38:31+00:00

The tragedy of the Smolensk plane crash has led to a strengthening of the rapprochement between Moscow and Warsaw. But is the reconciliation built upon more than a hug between Vladimir Putin and Donald Tusk?

AndrewWilsonYanukovychNixon

2010-03-19T08:59:30+00:00

President Yanukovych could be a ?Ukrainian Nixon': Just as Nixon used his anti-communist credentials to pave his engagement with China, Yanukovych could use his pro-Russian credentials to reassure Ukraine's Russian-speaking population while reaching out to Europe

Dealing with Yanukovych?s Ukraine: a policy brief

2010-03-18T05:48:14+00:00

The Yanukovych Paradox ? How the new Ukrainian president can be good news for Europe.

Ukraine decides President yanukovych

2010-02-11T15:12:09+00:00

Leave Tymoshenko aside for now; it's time to start asking what a Yanukovych presidency means for Ukraine. Andrew Wilson puts the key questions in politics, energy, defence and the media

ukrainetymochallenge

2010-02-10T08:34:22+00:00

Not giving up, but not storming the barricades: all eyes remain on Tymoshenko's next move

ukraine decides the dust settles

2010-02-09T09:30:15+00:00

Yuliya Tymoshenko can hear the doors closing on her presidential bid, but Andrew Wilson doesn't think that means the Ukrainian elections have a final outcome just yet

ukraine decides second round after the vote

2010-02-08T08:50:48+00:00

With most of the votes counted, Viktor Yanukovych has a narrow but solid lead. Can Yuliya Tymoshenko find grounds to challenge the results?

ukraine decides round two part four

2010-02-07T18:29:39+00:00

Viktor Yanukovych is ahead in exit polls after the first Ukrainian presidential election since the Orange Revolution. In his election blog, Andrew Wilson casts his eyes over the first figures

ukraine decides round two part three

2010-02-05T18:22:24+00:00

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, the first since 2004’s Orange Revolution. Andrew Wilson looks at how the temperature is being turned up

ukraine decides secondround part 2

2010-02-04T15:10:02+00:00

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine's presidential elections, the first since 2004's Orange Revolution. In the second installment of his election blog, Andrew Wilson looks at the front-runner, Yanukovych

ukraine decides second round andrew wilson blog

2010-02-04T06:19:32+00:00

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine's presidential elections, the first since 2004's Orange Revolution. Andrew Wilson has started his blog up again. First instalment: A Difficult Week for Tymoshenko.

Ukraine decides part six

2010-01-22T11:52:02+00:00

The dust has settled on the first round of voting in the Ukrainian presidential elections. Andrew Wilson tries to make sense of the results

ukraine decides part five

2010-01-18T11:04:22+00:00

The first results are coming in after Ukraine's presidential elections on Sunday. Andrew Wilson looks at what these first figures mean

ukraine decides part four

2010-01-18T08:33:27+00:00

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine held its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. In the third installment of his blog, Andrew Wilson gives his immediate reaction to the day of voting

ukraine decides part three

2010-01-16T02:22:04+00:00

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine holds its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. In the third installment of his blog, Andrew Wilson tells us what to watch out for on election night

Ukraine Decides: Part 2

2010-01-15T10:16:29+00:00

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine holds its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. In the second installment of his blog, Andrew Wilson examines why Europe should care about the vote.

ukraine decides

2010-01-13T15:46:05+00:00

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine holds its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Read Andrew Wilson's blog from Ukraine here: Installment One - What happened to the Orange Revolution?

Yatsenyuk radio free europe wilson

2009-10-19T08:22:04+00:00

Ukraine's election campaign kicks off today - Andrew Wilson discusses Yatsenyuk's future.

Zmarnowana szansa Putin newsweek wilson polish

2009-10-05T12:38:13+00:00

Kryzys gospodarczy nie nakłoni rosyjskich władz do drugiej pierestrojki.

what does russia think wilson radio free europe

2009-10-02T10:22:28+00:00

If we want to deal with Russia, we need to understand it. But the EU doesn't want to.