When Russia annexed Crimea and invaded the Donbas in 2014, it was clear that it was only a matter of time before the issue of an independent Orthodox Church in Ukraine would once again be on the agenda. And so it is… In April, the...
The recruits will travel to their stations by road, rail and air. Military and civil aircraft will deliver some of the men to remote areas of Siberia and the Far East. The recruits will be accompanied by representatives of military...
The student waved the flag out the window in the direction of a March 18 rally commemorating the third anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. First, he hung it from his room window, then – from the stairwell window, where it could...
Ms. Poklonskaya, I am a long way from considering you to be the main inspirer and organiser of the new political repression in occupied Crimea. But, without a doubt, you not only faithfully execute orders from Moscow, but with all your...
Better to be a victim than an aggressor Many experts have recently commented on how Russia benefits from the tragedy in Paris. These attacks fit nicely into Russia’s modern geopolitical strategy, the aim of which is to destroy relations...
“I believe that Russians and Ukrainians form one people.” repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with representatives of public associations in Crimea. In addition, Putin stated that it was shameful and humiliating for...
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine is checking into the visit of a delegation of French deputies to Crimea. This made Thierry Mariani, the head of the delegation, burst out into laughter. The move was initiated by Heorhiy Lohvinsky,...
On June 30, Mikhail Anshakov, chairman of the consumer rights society Public Control (OZPP) filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court over the law on Crimea joining Russia. According to him, the law violates the fourth part of...
UK television channel Sky News canceled the airing of a report on the deaths of three Russian special forces soldiers due to the decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin that has made a state secret of any information on casualties...
Oleg Kashin via Kashin: “When Putin came to the top, to construct his regime of personal power, he could not not to rely on the war myth. The myth of a tough but fair leader relied on the myth of the war, and, as Putin’s regime...
On 11 October, a three-day meeting of the Synod, or church council, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, finished in Istanbul. It gave further confirmation that Ukraine is on the path to receiving church independence from Moscow – and healing...
