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Ukraine's Authoritarian Shift: Crackdown on Dissent and Media

10/5/2025

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Story summary

Since the Maidan Revolution, ultranationalist and anti-Semitic incidents rose in Kiev.
The Poroshenko government showed authoritarian tendencies, dissident harassment and censorship.
Under President Volodymyr Zelensky, pro-Russian media outlets closed in February 2021; some call for the Biden administration to reevaluate support.
Viktor Medvedchuk faced house arrest on treason amid a broader crackdown; in April 2021, 60 Kharkiv demonstrators were detained.

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Story summary

Since the Maidan Revolution, ultranationalist and anti-Semitic incidents rose in Kiev.
The Poroshenko government showed authoritarian tendencies, dissident harassment and censorship.
Under President Volodymyr Zelensky, pro-Russian media outlets closed in February 2021; some call for the Biden administration to reevaluate support.
Viktor Medvedchuk faced house arrest on treason amid a broader crackdown; in April 2021, 60 Kharkiv demonstrators were detained.