Is the conflict domestic or international? In December 2018, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Ukraine-related part of their “Report on Preliminary...
Despite Moscow’s insistence to the contrary and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s suggestion during presidential campaign that there is a party of war in Ukraine, Andrey Piontkovsky says, Ukraine “by definition” does not have “a party of...
Critical Analysis of the Draft Resolution Proposed by the Rules Committee On 3 June 2019 the Rules Committee of PACE adopted by 18 to 6 with 1 abstention a Draft Resolution titled “Strengthening the decision-making process of the...
The building was constructed in 1889-1890 at the intersection of Sapiehy (today Stepana Bandery) and Kopernika Streets according to the design of architect Jozef Kajetan Janowski. Built in Neo-Renaissance style, it was originally designed...
Five years after the Euromaidan Revolution, the hopes of Ukrainian society for the renewal of the generation in power started to gradually fulfill themselves. The parties predicted to enter the next parliament have included well-known...
Read also: Everything you wanted to know about the Minsk peace deal, but were afraid to ask Former Ukrainian President (1994-2005) Leonid Kuchma was a chief Ukrainian envoy in the Trilateral Contact Group in 2014-2018. It was he who had...
The miniseries is being watched in Ukraine with particular attention, as there are millions of people who have their own memories of the year 1986. Numerous media have analyzed what is true and what is made up in this film. In 2016, for...
EP: How likely is Russia’s exit from the Council of Europe? Having taught probability theory for 30 years, I can say that it is impossible to evaluate the probability here – it’s not calculated for one-time events, only an a...
Events escalated when two journalists were forced to resign after they had authored an article which relayed inside information about upcoming reshuffles in the top of Russia’s most powerful political circles. Censorship is not a problem...
Election reform is one of the most needed, yet protracted changes in Ukraine. In 2014 both society and politicians were clear – the rules should be corrected to eliminate corruption from the process and to provide for the fair...
Whether being busy with internal power battle or having a purposeful long-term ease-on-Russia-strategy, Ukraine weakens its grip on the conscience of the EU power elites over the basic principles of justice. It results in situations, where...
What it takes to be a Ukrainian oligarch Ukrainian oligarchs are not plutocrats of the billionaire George Soros kind, the type who have a strong influence in world politics via various funds and programs. The plutocrat influence over the...
The PACE Committee recently approved a draft resolution proposing a change in the Council’s Charter so that its members, even if their credentials are contested or revised, cannot be deprived of their voting rights, as well as the right...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in his interview with Russia’s RBK channel warned that it would not be possible to “continue the work of the Normandy Four” “with a clean slate.” Lavrov is demanding that the new Ukrainian...
What Ukraine demands Two groups of Ukrainian accusations and demands to Russia regarding terrorism in Donbas and discrimination in occupied Crimea correspond to two UN conventions against the financing of terrorism and against racial...
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the landings at D-Day and the beginning of the Liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany. As is custom on such an anniversary, world Leaders from the participating nations gathered in Normandy...
The report calls the occupied Crimean peninsula not just one of the world’s largest military bases but also a powerful element of the Russian defense-related industry. “By now, the Crimean enterprises are almost fully...
Estimates on which political parties will make it to the Verkhovna Rada, or Ukrainian parliament, in the 21 July snap elections are ongoing. So far, according to the polls, there are five forces which can safely expect to get seats in the...
On Monday, 3 June, a regular meeting of the Rules Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe took place in Paris. At first glance, this was a routine, insignificant event – PACE is by far not the most...
In theory, the concept of Inosmi.ru could be a good idea. It offers a Russian reader first-hand insights in International Media, and not only from the big media outlets like The Washington Post or the major News Agencies. Here – all...
Is the conflict domestic or international? In December 2018, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Ukraine-related part of their “Report on Preliminary Examination Activities” has repeated the...
