List of political scandals in Ukraine

This is a list of political scandals in Ukraine.

Introduction

The Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine, has been notorious around the world for its brawls when lawmakers could not reach agreement. Probably one of the most notorious became the fight that occurred on April 27, 2010, which involved egg missiles and smoke bombs.

Several major standoffs have developed out of the Russia–Ukraine gas disputes into a real cold war between Ukraine and Russia which took most of Europe by hostage. The gas issues that had existed since the fall of the Soviet Union became really acute in January 2009. Another continuously addressed and scandalous issue is one concerning a state language and status of the Russian language in Ukraine, which is predominant throughout the country. Trying to reverse the process of russification of Ukraine, the Constitution of Ukraine recognizes the Ukrainian language as the only state language concerning government matters, while still granting the Russian language protection as a regional language. There is also an issue with the state borders that has yet to be finalized, while the Mayor of Moscow (Yuri Luzhkov) continues to release statements in 2008 questioning the status of Sevastopol long after the signing of the treaty on peace and friendship in 1997.

1992–1993

1995

1997–1999

2000–2003

2004–2005

2005–2007

2008–2010

2011–2012

Since 2013

See also

References

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