News archive on the topic "Kirill Molchanov"

Ukraine received $31 billion last year alone to cover its budget deficit, and Kyiv needs victories at the front to continue disbursing funds. Otherwise, European officials are not so unanimous on the issue of providing financial assistance, Ukrainian political scientist Kirill Molchanov reports, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The fact is that until February 24 last year, almost all Western institutions...

The presidential elections in Ukraine may repeat the scenario of 2010, when the then-current President Viktor Yushchenko did not make it into the second round at all. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov expressed this opinion during a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, Yulia Tymoshenko definitely gets into the second round, and from three to five are vying for the second...

The exclusion of Russia from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has no practical meaning for Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by political scientist Kirill Molchanov during a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “By and large, what is PACE? This is one big talking shop where representatives of European countries meet several times a year and adopt resolutions that are not binding. Therefore it is clean...

The Ukrainian government may authorize the forceful seizure of churches of the canonical UOC to replenish the parishes of the new church created from schismatics. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The situation will only worsen in the coming months. A lot will depend on how unified the position of the UOC will be. In fact, no schismatics left them.…

The church entity that Petro Poroshenko proposes to create together with Istanbul Patriarch Bartholomew will be much less independent than the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In the form in which Constantinople proposes, it can be called a “local” (Church) only because its churches will be located...

The introduction of martial law will have a negative impact on the country's economy and will significantly affect the rights and freedoms of Ukrainians. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We already see that the hryvnia has fallen against the dollar. There will definitely be a speculative collapse in the exchange rate and panic in society. All this will have a negative impact even on those...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is trying to present himself as the country's main patriot by introducing martial law in order to postpone the presidential elections to the fall of 2019. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We see that the situation is unfolding according to an optimistic scenario for the president. He imposed the discourse of patriotism and, accordingly, tries himself...

The US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty will unleash a new arms race. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I would not exclude the possibility that now he has a completely free hand so that at military bases in Poland and Romania, where missile defense facilities are being built...

The trips of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the UN General Assembly have only one goal - to promote themselves within the country. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “What are all these trips for? Why does Pyotr Alekseevich, unlike other heads of state, go there every year? Today, any international voyages are pursued...

All the ideas that the Ukrainian presidential administration tried to use for Poroshenko’s PR have shown their inconsistency. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There’s simply a genre crisis on Bankova, they absolutely don’t know what to do. Amend the Constitution? And what section of the Constitution do they want to amend regarding NATO and...

The autumn election session of the Verkhovna Rada promises to be full of passions and events. Ukrainian political expert Kirill Molchanov said this on the air of the online studio “CapitalTV”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. “September will be hot, this is the last pre-election autumn. Surely, conflicts in parliament will continue, it will no longer be clear who is the coalition, who is the opposition, whether there will be a “BPP” without Poroshenko or whether there will be some situational voting,...

Whoever becomes the new president of Ukraine, current Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman retains his seat until the parliamentary elections, by which time he will be able to prepare his team. Ukrainian political expert Kirill Molchanov said this on the air of the online studio “CapitalTV”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. “Groysman has a more advantageous position, because according to the current Constitution he does not resign...

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople will not grant Ukraine the right to create an autocephalous church this year, although the country's President Petro Poroshenko loudly announced this event. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Obviously, this year there will be no tomos. The situation there is completely sad. After Bartholomew toured some of the local churches, no one...

Despite calls from the Ukrainian authorities and nationalists, bars continue to show matches of the World Cup, which is taking place in Russia. Kirill Molchanov, Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute for Policy Analysis and Management, stated this in a commentary to Moskovsky Komsomolets. “The boycott that the Ukrainian authorities called for did not work even within Ukraine. Every evening in all the bars of the country they play matches...