Ukraine

Ukraine farmers fear for livelihoods as president backs land sales
- RFI
- 27 December 2019
The government initially planned to allow foreigners to buy farmland from 2024, but Zelensky, under pressure from opponents, has promised a referendum on this.
Vente de terres agricoles en Ukraine: violente manifestation devant le Parlement
- RFI
- 19 December 2019
Plusieurs milliers de personnes, des fermiers mais aussi des militants nationalistes, se sont rassemblées à Kiev pour dénoncer un projet de loi visant à autoriser la vente des terres agricoles fertiles du pays.
Protests in Ukraine over lifting moratorium on sale of land
- Oakland Institute
- 18 December 2019
So far dozens have been arrested with one reported fatality among the protestors.
Ukraine farmers who endured Hitler, Stalin now fear markets
- Bloomberg
- 17 December 2019
Ukrainians are concerned that cash-flush foreigners could snap up one of Ukraine’s agricultural lands, leaving many of the country’s 41 million people forced to work for others on the soil they once owned.
Ukranians reject the forced "free sale" of their land
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 December 2019
Open letter to the heads of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
La reforma agraria de Zelensky: otro paso hacia la desintegración de Ucrania
- News Front
- 25 November 2019
Los extranjeros podrán canjear tierras prioritarias, que sus empresas ya alquilan actualmente. Alrededor de tres millones de hectáreas de 42 millones están afectadas por esto
World Bank welcomes "successful first reading" of bill on farmland sale in Ukraine
- UNIAN
- 15 November 2019
"The World Bank Group congratulates the Ukrainian Leadership on the successful first reading of the law to lift the moratorium on agricultural land sales," the Bank said in a statement on Facebook
La Unión Europea avala la venta de tierras a los extranjeros en Ucrania
- Sputnik News
- 14 November 2019
La Unión Europea (UE) expresó su apoyo a la iniciativa del Gobierno ucraniano para levantar la prohibición de la venta de tierras a los extranjeros.
Levée du moratoire sur la vente des terres agricoles en Ukraine – Catastrophe en vue
- Donbass Insider
- 13 November 2019
Parmi les mesures que Volodymyr Zelensky veut faire passer pour « relancer l’économie » de l’Ukraine, la levée du moratoire sur la vente des terres agricoles pourrait se transformer en désastre digne des années qui ont suivi la chute de l’URSS.
Ukraine, the land of quid pro quos
- Common Dreams
- 13 November 2019
If we are to take the matter of quid pro quos seriously, we should take the measure of over US$20 billion of aid forcing Ukraine to privatize its land and its economy for the profit of a few Western interests.
Ukrainian lawmakers vote to lift ban on sale of farmland by 2020
- Reuters
- 13 November 2019
Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to remove a ban on the sale of farmland for the first time in nearly two decades, a move supported by the country’s foreign backers that risks a political backlash.
Ukraine: Vers un référendum sur l'ouverture du marché des terres agricoles aux étrangers
- Reuters
- 11 November 2019
Le président ukrainien Volodimir Zelenski a déclaré lundi que le projet gouvernemental de vente des terres agricoles du pays à des investisseurs étrangers, auquel s'oppose la majorité de la population, serait tranché par référendum.