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Nikolai Pavlov
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Mikhail Pogrebinsky
Ukraine
Political Scientist; Political Technologist; Director, Kiev Centre of Political Studies and Conflictology (since 1993).



Previous positions: deputy, deputy chairman of the commission for economic reforms of Kiev city council of deputies (since 1990); member of Kiev city executive committee (since 1991); assistant to the deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (since 1993); deputy head of the Department of Internal Policy of the Presidential Administration (since 1994); As a manager and adviser he participated in several election campaigns; member of the Council of Experts on Internal Policy under the President, adviser to the Prime Minister (1998–2000), adviser to the Head of Presidential Administration (2002).

Research interests: analysis of the current political situation; formation of civil society institutions; Russian-Ukrainian relations; election campaigns.
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Ukraine: What Changes With the New Verkhovna Rada
Poroshenko’s attempts to represent Ukraine as an outpost of the struggle of European civilisation with ‘Russian barbarism’ did not find support either in Ukraine itself or among its Western partners. This means that a revision of the nation’s course of action is inevitable. But this does not mean that the West intends to give Russia the opportunity to win the battle for Ukraine.
24.07.2019
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Reformatting the Ukrainian Political Landscape
The situation in Ukraine is developing very dynamically, the process of reformatting the Ukrainian political landscape has already been launched by the very fact of the crushing defeat of Poroshenko. What scenario this reformatting will have is not quite clear.
24.05.2019
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Election in Ukraine: Don’t Expect Warming in Relations with Russia
From the presidential election in Ukraine, one should not expect a significant warming in Russian-Ukrainian relations, writes Valdai Club expert Mikhail Pogrebinsky, Director of the Kiev Centre for Political Studies and Conflictology.
04.04.2019
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Ukraine 2017 – The Road to Deadlock
Radical nationalists have become one of the key factors in the domestic political struggle for resources. The power clans are actively using them to reach their political and economic goals by illegal means. The opposition remains fractured and it would seem Bankovaya Street may stay calm. However, the awkward actions of the Presidential Administration created “the phenomenon of Mikheil Saakashvili” that is becoming increasingly dangerous for Petro Poroshenko, primarily because of US support.
20.12.2017
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History and Prospects of Ukrainian Crisis Settlement
If the elections take place and gain Europe's recognition, the situation will change dramatically, Donbass will form a legitimate government, and Kiev will have to enter into a dialogue with it. That will be a moment for an intelligible choice.
23.09.2015
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What Ukrainians Think About Their Leaders
Held in 24 regions of Ukraine and in Kiev from March 13-20, 2015, the SMC poll involved 2,800 respondents, providing a detailed panorama of Ukrainian attitudes to the current national leaders.
30.07.2015
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One Step Towards Peace. Minsk-2: Some Results
The February 11−12 Minsk talks will certainly be added to the manuals of diplomacy. It’s too risky to judge so controversial meeting only few days after the event, not in the least because we don’t know whether the Minsk agreements will be implemented or sidestepped without being given a chance.
14.02.2015
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Ukraine Scenarios: Unlikely But Not Impossible That Donbass Joins Russia
The most likely scenario in Ukraine for the this week and half is halting progress in the “counter-terrorism operation” (CTO) to take back the less fortified districts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions from protestors in order to ensure that polling stations are open for the May 25 elections.
21.05.2014
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Russia and Ukraine: Bilateral Relations Now and in the Future
Ukraine’s participation in the Customs Union, in whatever form, is one of the most important issues for its European partners, who hope that Ukraine will not integrate with Russia. An agreement on the lease of Ukraine’s gas pipeline system would upset those who favor an alliance with Europe.
12.03.2013
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Language and Liberals: The Ukrainian Opposition’s Russian Problem
Ukrainians used Russian as their literary language until the second half of the 19th century, when the language spoken by ordinary Ukrainians was elevated to literary Ukrainian under the influence of romantic nationalism.
22.06.2012
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