Revolution of Dignity – Johnson's Russia List

Second Anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity

February 22, 2016 JRL Russia List Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

(US Department of State – February 20, 2016) US Department of State Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC February 20, 2016 Today, we join the people of Ukraine in honoring the memory of their Revolution of Dignity and those who gave their lives to build a more just, democratic, and European Ukraine. They braved sniper fire […]

Making Good on the Promise of the Maidan

February 22, 2016 JRL Russia List Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

(US Embassy Kyiv Blog – U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt – usembassykyiv.wordpress.com – February 19, 2016) Two years after the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine’s leaders – spurred on by an active, engaged, and committed civil society – have pressed forward on difficult political and economic reforms to bring Ukraine closer to its chosen European future. They have done so in the […]