Election Project in the News
The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation Election Project received significant media coverage (names of Former Congressmen, Former European Parliamentarians, or USUF staff are given in parentheses):
March 2006
DeNardis optimistic after Ukraine visit. New Haven Register March 31, 2006. (DeNardis).
January 2005
Eye Witness Report #2 from Ukraine. Common Cause. January 1, 2005. (Swett).
A Country Waiting to Be Born. Idaho Falls Post Register. January 8, 2005. (Hansen).
A Prayer for Freedom. Idaho Falls Post Register. January 8, 2005. (Hansen).
Ukraine Needs Our Help to Consolidate Gains. East Valley Tribune. January 9, 2005. (Coppersmith).
Ex-Legislator a Witness to ‘Refreshing’ Revolution in Ukraine. San Diego Union-Tribune. January 10, 2005. (Packard).
Gloucester man International Monitor in Ukraine. Stoke Sentinel and Cheltenham Echo. January 11, 2005. (Moreland).
Richard Mallary Reports on Ukraine Election. The Herald in Randolph, VT. January 12, 2005.
December 2004
Ukraine Parliament Votes Out Government. The Associated Press. December 1, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
Ukraine Rivals Reach Compromise Deal. The Associated Press. December 1, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
Ukraine Opposition to Life Blockade. Fox News. December 1, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
Rival Start Talks with Mediators. Fox News. December 1, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
Ukraine Opposition to Lift Blockade. The Washington Post. December 1, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
New Election in Ukraine is Victory for Freedom. The Kansas City Star. December 5, 2004. (Slattery).
Flowers for Freedom. Newsweek. December 6, 2004. (D. Potyekhin/Znayu).
Hartford Rally Draws Several Hundred in Support of Orange Revolution in Ukraine. The Hartford Courant. ABC/CBS/NBC state stations. December 12, 2004 (L. Denardis).
Thone Chooses Family Holidays. The Lincoln Journal Star. December 12, 2004. (Thone).
From Election Candidate to Election Monitor. Rocky Mountain Bullhorn. December 16, 2004. (Schaffer).
Pressler to Leave this Week to Monitor Elections in Ukraine. The Associated Press. December 19, 2004. (Pressler).
Former Idaho House Member Traveling to Ukraine for Vote. The Associated Press. December 20, 2004. (Hansen).
Ukraine Court: Voting Rules Unconstitutional. Fox News/The Associated Press. December 25, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
A Tense Election for Ukraine Today. The Star Tribune, Mineapolis. December 26, 2004. (Erdahl).
Roundup: Ukraine’s Yushchenko Declares Victory in Presidential Elections. Xinhua News Agency. December 27, 2004. (Pressler).
Politician to Oversee Poll in Ukraine. Yorkshire Evening Post. December 27, 2004. (McGowan).
Eye Witness Report #1 from Ukraine. Common Cause. December 29, 2004. (Swett).
November 2004
Doubts Expressed for Free and Fair Election in Ukraine. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. November 4, 2004. (Ritter/Van Putten mentioned)
Observing the Ukraine Elections. The Washington Times. November 14, 2004. (October delegation mentioned)
Ukraine’s Presidential Election: The Turning Point? Helsinki Commission. November 16, 2004. (Slattery).
Funding of Election Monitors a Concern. The Washington Post. November 20, 2004. (Ritter/delegation).
Ukrainian Security Service Raids and Searches Znayu. BBC Monitoring Service. Kanal 5. November 22, 2004. (October delegation)
Ukraine Poll Fraud Claims Occupy Observers. The Financial Times. November 22, 2004. (Tydings/Mica)
Witness To History. The Denver Post. November 23, 2004. (Schaffer).
Updates from the Ukraine. The Rocky Mountain News. November 23, 2004. (Schaffer).
Schaffer has Window Seat for Ukraine Upheaval. The Denver Post. November 24. 2004. (Schaffer).
Four Angry Men. The Kyiv Post. November 25, 2004. (Schaffer)
Americans Should Ponder Ukrainian Election Woes. The Arizona Tribune. November 28, 2004. (Coppersmith).
Interview with Petro Koshukov, co-founder of Znayu, at National Public Radio. The program is titled Ukrainians Await Court Decision on Election. November 29, 2004.
Interview with Nadia McConnell at BBC Radio. November 30, 2004.
Ukrainians Deserve Fair Election. The Denver Post. November 30, 2004. (Schaffer).
Go Orange! The National Review. November 30, 2004. (Schaffer).
The Radicals with Vested Interest in Orange Victory. The Guardian. November 30, 2004. (Bilynskyj).
October 2004
Chicago-area Congressman Visits Kyiv with his Constituents. The Ukrainian Weekly. October 17, 2004. (Bilynskyj mentioned)
Ukraine, Voting Sunday, Critical Crossroads for Democracy. The New Haven Register. October 27, 2004. (DeNardis/Torkildsen mentioned)
Ukraine and the World. Radio Svoboda. October 27, 2004. (Coppersmith mentioned)
Ukraine: Former Congressmen Speak about Violations of Democratic Election Process. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. October 30. 2004. (DeNardis/Frey mentioned)
Troubled Ukrainian Election has U.S. parallels. The Arizona Tribune. October 31, 2004. (Coppersmith mentioned)
September 2004
Delegation of former legislators on Election Monitoring Trip to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Weekly. September 19, 2004. (Bates mentioned)