Ukraine

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Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Eugene Gerden	Ukraine to slash science budget Rapid growth in defense spending has led Ukraine's president, Petr Poroshenko, to announce plans to cut science funding to the bone.
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Eugene Gerden	New law to increase autonomy of Ukrainian universities Ukrainian higher education is on the verge of big changes, prior to a long-awaited adoption of the new law On Higher Education, scheduled for the end of this year.
AskMen.com June 7, 2012 Simon Kuper	Euro 2012 Host: Ukraine As Ukraine prepares to co-host Euro 2012, which begins Friday, the backdrop to soccer in this struggling country of 46 million people hasn't changed much. The game is still a great Ukrainian passion, and still a plaything of oligarchs and corrupt politicians.
Chemistry World April 5, 2012 Eugene Gerden	Ukrainian scientists battle chronic underfunding In recent years, due to the rising cost of Russian gas, the Ukrainian government has been forced to make drastic cuts to its federal spending, including science, which has sparked fierce criticism from the academic community.
BusinessWeek January 14, 2010 Gomez & Krasnolutska	Can Ukraine Say 'Nyet' to Political Squabbles? If presidential elections usher in stability in Kiev, the economy stands a chance of returning to growth
Chemistry World August 11, 2009 Jon Cartwrigh	Yushchenko poisoning study calls for dioxin tests Research into the non-fatal poisoning of Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko in 2004 has revealed the unexpected breakdown of the dioxin used to poison him, and prompted researchers to call for the development of new methods to spot the compound's metabolites.
HBS Working Knowledge March 11, 2009 Garry Emmons	HBS Cases: The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine Students of Harvard professor Rawi Abdelal learn there is nothing black and white when it comes to Russia's energy politics.
Wired November 27, 2007 Peter Savodnik	Covering Chernobyl's Destroyed Nuke Reactor -- For Good This Time When Chernobyl's Number Four reactor blew up in 1986, workers quickly slapped a giant concrete sarcophagus over the site to contain the hazard. Twenty years later, the Ukrainian government is finally planning something more permanent.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Jason Bush	Ukraine: What Crisis? Despite political turmoil, economic growth is roaring in the Ukraine.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007	Ukraine's Delicate Balance Ukrainian Finance Minister Mykola Azarov explains the disconnect between his country's unstable political situation and its impressive economic performance.
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