Elections 2014: Ukraine Votes For Its Future

On May 25, Ukraine will hold its first Presidential elections since former President Yanukovych fled to Russia, as well as mayoral elections in 38 cities, including Kyiv. There have been extensive preparations by the Ukrainian Government in voter registration, printing and distribution of ballots, the forming of local election bodies, and the deployment of election observers. This hangout is an opportunity to hear directly from the government of Ukraine and various monitoring organizations about the efforts to ensure the elections are credible, transparent, and peaceful.

The U.S. Representative to the OSCE will also discuss how the United States is working with allies to support these efforts.  

List of participants:
• Ambassador Dan Baer, U.S. Representative to the OSCE
• Danylo Lubkivsky, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine
• Ambassador Olexander Motsyk, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States
• Peter Novotny, Head of ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) 
• Svitlana Zalishuk, Coordinator, Chesno Movement for Fair Elections 

Ask your questions now and join the conversation on Google+ and Twitter by using  #UkraineVotes and #UnitedforUkraine .

[trailerfitter]

Owch.  free debates on TV channels?  Who are you kidding.    Okay at this point one must remind the Ukraine of the banning for Russian TV channel and restrictions on Russian Journalists in the Ukraine.    

[seanpan]

If Kiev didn't like the result, they can always have a revolution. Give WW III another chance.