Lilia Shevtsova
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Warrant Out for Arrest of Missing Ukrainian President Yanukovich
Only the first stage of revolution in Ukraine is over. The serious challenge for Ukraine is how the common people will be involved in controlling the new power.
Source: RTÉ's News At One
RTÉ talked to Carnegie Moscow Center’s Lilia Shevtsova about the political landscape in Ukraine.According to Shevtsova, only the first stage of revolution is over. Now everybody, including the old opposition—the opposition from the previous 2004 Orange Revolution—are fighting for power, and they’re forgetting about people on the street, the Maidan. There is a really serious challenge for Ukraine—how the people will be involved in controlling the new power, Shevtsova added.
About the Author
Former Senior Associate, Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program, Moscow Center
Shevtsova chaired the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, dividing her time between Carnegie’s offices in Washington, DC, and Moscow. She had been with Carnegie since 1995.
- Putin Has Fought His Way Into a CornerIn The Media
- How Long Russians Will Believe in Fairy Tale?Commentary
Lilia Shevtsova
Recent Work
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