The Ukrainian crisis

We would like to present a collection of articles and contributions that two of the participants of our network have made in response to the Ukrainian crisis. Broad-ranging and in some instances opposed to each other, contributions of Nicolai N. Petro and Mykola Riabchuk offer an opportunity of going back to the events that led to the current stalemate in Ukraine. These commentaries represent an attempt of two engaged scholars to make sense of volatility and political uncertainty inherent to the rapid development of events in the country.

A drifting peninsula:

“Russia and Ukraine Continue Standoff Over Crimea,” The Kathleen Dunn Show, Wisconsin Public Radio, March 6, 2014.

“Ukrainians Breathe Sigh of Relief As Diplomatic Efforts Continue Between West & Russia” The Real News Network, March 6, 2014.

“Situation Remains Tense in Ukraine” RTÉ-Morning Ireland, March 5, 2014.

“Crisis in Ukraine: Crimean Stand-Off” an interview with David C. Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, March 4, 2014.

“Inside the Ukraine War Zone” WHDT World News (Boston and West Palm Beach), March 4, 2014



An uncertain future:

“Les pro-Russes ne veulent pas la sécession” Le Courriere (Geneva, Switzerland), March 4, 2014.

“Threat of Military Confrontation Grows in Ukraine” The Nation, March 3, 2014.

“Can the Crimea situation be solved in time?” All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, March 3, 2014.

“Regional Democracy Trumps National Sovereignty?” hosted by Josh Zepps, HuffPostLive, March 3, 2014

“Sem Fonteiras mostra a importância da Ucrânia e a possível divisão do país em dois” O Globo.tv (Brazil), February 28, 2013. [Portuguese/English]

“Saturday Morning with Kim Hill” Radio New Zealand National, February 27, 2014.

“Turmoil in Ukraine” Interview with Alex Jensen, host of tbs eFM 101.3MHz “This Morning” in Seoul, Korea, February 26, 2014.

“As Power Shifts, Examining Ukraine’s Uncertain Future” The Takeaway with John Hockenberry (NPR), February 24, 2012.



The end(s) of Euromaidan:

“The Battle for Kiev” The Nation, February 21, 2014.

“Crisis in Ukraine: The View from Beyond Kiev” an interview with David C. Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, February 21, 2014.

"From Ukraine: URI professor comments on country’s deadly protests" URI Today, February 20, 2014.

"Ukraine's Political Violence Spurred by Cultural Divide" Real News Network, February 19, 2014.

"Ukraine, Not Ready for Divorce" the New York Times, March 5, 2014

"Revolution in Ukraine: Take three", Eurozine, February 28, 2014

"Another chance for change in Ukraine", Aljazeera, Febrary 26, 2014

"Wer hat die Scharfschützen beauftragt?", Frankfurter Allgemeine, February 21, 2014

"Ukraine: Fortführung der Revolution von '89", Die Presse, February 17, 2014