Talk:Politics of Ukraine

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What about all these place names with apostrophes in them? Surely, the English word for Kiev is Kiev, not Kyyiv?

• I believe that the various apostrophes and so forth are intended as guides to either the Cyrillic spelling or the actual pronunciation of the city names. -- April

• April is right, apostrophes mean different (soft) pronounciation and/or spelling of the letters preceding them. I'm not sure whether it's correct to write so in English but I do (aiming to show the actual pronounciaton). For general differences between Slavic and English phonetics, see respective articles (can`t explain since I'm no linguist). --AlexPU 18:22, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The apostrophe is a common way to transliterate the Soft sign (indicating palatalization, or 'softening', of the preceding consonant) from Ukrainian, Russian, and other Slavic languages. See romanization of Ukrainian and transliteration of Russian into English for details.

"Kiev" is transliterated from the Russian spelling Киев, "Kyiv" or "Kyyiv" from the Ukrainian Київ (using two different transliteration systems). Since Ukraine has become independent from the USSR and adopted Ukrainian as its official language, there has been debate about how to spell the name in English. —Michael Z. 20:10, 2004 Nov 23 (UTC)

ATTENTION PEOPLE!

As a Ukrainian journalist and one of Yushchenko's supporters, I insistently ask all of you TO AVOID P.O.V. PUSHING, UNBALANCED WRITING AND OVERINFORMING, not only on his page, but also everywhere regarding Ukraine. He is not a Saviour, and Ukraine is not an ideal nation as some of you are likely trying to show. This is an encyclopedia, not a newspaper. If we don't keep ourselves in neutrality limits, less informed readers may consider us the propagandists of a loosing side. And please, be more professional in updating serious non-event articles like Politics of Ukraine. Best wishes, AlexPU

(Article in NY Times)

On November 28, 2004 over 10,000 IM (Internal Ministry) troops mobilized to put down the protests in Independence Square in Kiev according to their commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Popkov. The SBU (Ukrainian Security Service, successor to KGB) warned opposition leaders of the crackdown. Oleksandev Galaka, head of GRU (military intelligence) made calls to "prevent bloodshed". Col. gen. Ihor P. Smesko (SBU chief) and Maj. Gen. Vitaly Romanchenko (military counter-intelligence chief) both warned Popkov to pull back his troops, which he did. Senior officers known as the siloviki were successful in preventing election fraud, bloodshed and possibly averted civil war.

The NY Times article: How Top Spies in Ukraine Changed the Nation's Path.

Here's a more concise edit. Still needs work. Did I get the right head with the right agency? Who are siloviki (sylovyky?)?

On November 28, 2004 over 10,000 of the Internal Ministry's militia mobilized to put down the protests in Independence Square in Kiev, according to their commander Lt. Gen. Sergei Popkov. Senior officers of Ukraine's security and intelligence agencies (called sylovyky) informed opposition leaders of the impending crackdown, and warned off Popkov, who held back the militia. By their actions, Ihor Smeshko of the SBU, Oleksander Galaka of the HUR, and Maj. Gen. Vitaly Romanchenko of the SZR prevented election fraud, bloodshed, and possibly averted civil war.

—Michael Z. 01:00, 2005 Jan 18 (UTC)

I'll fix it, Michael. No you didn't get the right bureaucrats - all listed are SBists. Sylovyky is a political jargonism meaning the leadership of law enforcement, prosecutor office and Armed Forces - as a kind of distinctive collective political force. It is also (and mainly) used in Russia. Pryvit, AlexPU

On November 28, 2004 over 10,000 of the Internal Ministry's troops mobilized to put down the protests in Independence Square in Kiev, according to their commander Lt. Gen. Serhiy Popkov. Senior officers of Ukraine's security and intelligence agencies informed opposition leaders of the impending crackdown, and warned off Popkov, who held back his forces. By their actions, the leaders of SBU and HUR helped to prevent election fraud, bloodshed, and possibly averted civil war.

Michael, here is my edition to your text. My suggestion is to accept this as a preliminary version since the story is complicated and unverified. The NYT article looks like a cheap scoop and/or SBU promotion ad for me. Facts listed need to be proved first. What I can tell right now, is:

• They possibly meant "Internal Troops" (внутрішні війська), not police. To understand the difference, see my recent contribution to militsiya and also elder passage at Military of Ukraine. BTW, if you will have more questions after reading militsiya, please list them on the talk - I need such reaction to improve the logic of the content for non-CIS readers. Your copyedits would also be great.
• I think the incident described has a little to do with the prevention of electoral fraud itself. It would be blasphemous to praise the sylovyky for it - they first made the fraud possible by ignoring its preparation, then withdrew reacting on the revolution. That's why I suppose the article was a promo action for Smeshko.
• My mistake - Halaka indeed is a HUR Chief and a close ally to Smeshko. Hence, this doesn't mean that the whole military leadership has been cooperative with opposition. But, Генерал-майор Виталій Романченко is a head of SBU's "управління військової контррозвідки" - directorate/department of military counterintelligence (while SZR is going to be an independent foreign intelligence agency).
• The original article tends to state that SBists kind of frightened Popkov. This is likely to be a bullshit. Unlike Soviet times, MVS now is a domestic competitor for SBU, not a subordinate. Legally, in case if a state of emergency put in force, Popkov would be in charge with thousands of heavily armed men, not Smeshko. That's why I suppose some passages of Chivers are a crap. They are more likely to have convinced him with the help of the President.

What I suggest is to place a generalized and NPOVed passage, study the case and wait for the critical reaction on the NYT article (it's already happening on Ukrainian media). If the facts listed prove - we need to reflect them more widely - not only here, but also on MVS and Orange Revolution pages.

BTW, Michael, this is just another cause to start a kind of Wikiproject regarding Ukrainian military/law enforcement (actually started by our edits to SBU, Mel'nychenko etc.) And the detailization of MVS Internal Troops could be the first practical objective. And your interest to Morozov tanks would also be useful. BTW, this summer we are going to have a big military Ukrainian occasion - the troops withdrawal from Iraq with the natural summing up of their mission. So, are you in? AlexPU

Absolutely, Alex. I'll just try to keep up.

You noticed the Morozov article! I'm afraid it's largely culled from propaganda on their own web site; I don't think it differentiates Morozov and Malyshev well enough, and probably leaves out a lot of relevant information about the other factories. I have to start going through my Zaloga books to straighten it out a bit.

I'm also hoping to do some reading and fill out the articles on UNR, Symon Petliura, etc. I'll ask you to have a look when I get started.

Cheers, Michael Z.

Stub Message Removal

I'm removing the stub notices from this article. While I understand that the page is by no means an exhaustive work, it has sufficient length and information that it's really too good to be considered a stub. I think the page is well on its way and doesn't need the extra notice for people to work on it. I just thought I'd share my reasoning in case anyone disagreed. I don't think the stub notices are necessary any longer. --BDD 02:28, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Government vs. Cabinet

I think mixing words government and cabinet is not appropriate. It leads to confusion. We'd better stick to "cabinet" when referring to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The closest term to government is державна влада. I also find currect introductory paragraph unsatisfactory. Dutch lawyer Electionworld spoiled the article in many places and it would take time to keep good innovations while cleaning up the mess. Sashazlv 06:33, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

False and misleading represetation - possibly outdated description in main article

The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The President nominates the Prime Minister, who must be confirmed by parliament. The cabinet is de jure appointed by the President on submission of the Prime Minister, de facto it is appointed by the President upon negotiations with major political parties and parliamentary factions.

Article 114 of Ukraine's Constitution states

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is composed of the Prime Minister of Ukraine, the First Vice Prime Minister, Vice Prime Ministers and Ministers.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine is appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upon the submission by the President of Ukraine.

The name of a candidate for the office of the Prime Minister of Ukraine is put forward by the President of Ukraine upon the proposal by the parliamentary coalition formed in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as provided for in Article 83 of the Constitution of Ukraine or by a parliamentary faction whose People’s Deputies of Ukraine make up a majority of the constitutional membership of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upon the submission by the President of Ukraine; the other members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upon the submission by the Prime Minister of Ukraine.

The Prime Minister of Ukraine manages the work of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and directs it for the implementation of the Programme of Activity of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

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The government section of the "Outline of Ukraine" needs to be checked, corrected, and completed -- especially the subsections for the government branches.

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Done at Outline_of_Ukraine#Government_and_politics_of_Ukraine - hope that's the right place, it certainly needed updating -- Timberframe (talk) 21:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. The Transhumanist 21:51, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Soon some will not get Visa any more?

I'm waiting for developments, but source is here. — Mariah-Yulia • Talk to me! 18:09, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

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Orphaned references in Politics of Ukraine

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Reference named "BBCESR":

• From Ukrainian presidential election, 2014: Q&A: Ukraine presidential election, BBC News (7 February 2010)
• From Petro Poroshenko: "Q&A: Ukraine presidential election". BBC News. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

Reference named "Runners and risks":

• From Petro Poroshenko: "Ukraine elections: Runners and risks". BBC News Online. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
• From Ukrainian presidential election, 2014: Ukraine elections: Runners and risks, BBC News (22 May 2014)

Reference named "CEC election results":

• From Petro Poroshenko: "Poroshenko wins presidential election with 54.7% of vote - CEC". Radio Ukraine International. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  "Внеочередные выборы Президента Украины" (in Russian). Телеграф. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• From Anatoliy Hrytsenko: "Poroshenko wins presidential election with 54.7% of vote - CEC". Radio Ukraine International. 29 May 2014.
  (in Russian) Results election of Ukrainian president, Телеграф (29 May 2014)

Reference named "Ukraine crisis timeline BBC":

• From Ukrainian local elections, 2014: Ukraine crisis timeline, BBC News
• From Petro Poroshenko: "Ukraine crisis timeline". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

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1710

There was mention on the news tonight that Ukraine had the three branches of government (executive, legislative, judicial) in 1710. This article seem to miss out on many years of Ukraine politics. Gah4 (talk) 07:57, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Odessa § Requested move 11 July 2022

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Odessa § Requested move 11 July 2022. Rei (talk) 00:19, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

where is "Fundamental Freedoms" on a country that bans political parties?

Instead of citing a legal text, there should be the neutral point on view on the subject. 190.27.163.146 (talk) 23:07, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Also, as well bans on political parties, there are MSMedia reports that the Ukrainian press is under a form of Govt control. Given this, should not concerns about the growing danger to freedoms be highlighted in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.166.193 (talk) 09:46, 30 September 2023 (UTC)