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New Normal in Russia: Putin Critics Punished with Harsh Prison Terms
In the final days of 2015, as the world’s attention was focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia…
Unpunished for Maidan pacification, Berkut militia becomes Ukraine’s New Police
Ukraine’s glamorous new Patrol Police is only the tip of the iceberg in Ukraine’s law-enforcement system reform. A vast…
Russian ombudsman suggests exchanging Savchenko for captured Russian GRU officers
Russian ombudsman Ella Pamfilova believes that after court’s decision Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko can be transfered to Ukraine…
Putin: The West wants to prevent reconstruction of the USSR
[quote]The position of our Western partners, European and American ones, is not connected with protecting Ukraine’s interests, but…
A guide to Putin’s 2015 Q&A press conference newspeak
1. Russia never denied its military presence in Ukraine 17 December 2015: “We never said there were not people there…
Thousands protest vote-rigging in Kryvyi Rih, demand to change oligarchic rule
The falsified results of mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih have led to protests with thousands participants. This example has shown that people…
Ukraine-EU Association Agreement endangered by Dutch referendum
It was the delay of the Association agreement with the EU by ex-president Yanukovych in November 2013 that…
Ukrainian society presents demands to President, Prime Minister, and Co
On the second anniversary of the “March of Millions,” the first nation-wide mass Euromaidan protests, a group of Ukrainian…
The USA and Russia won’t be able to jointly act against ISIS – US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
There is no way that Russia and the USA will be able to jointly act against ISIS, given the…
Youngest Ukrainian mayor promises to turn Mykolayiv into “Ukrainian Hamburg”
Oleksandr Senkevych: Mykolayiv will become a major transportation and logistics hub in Ukraine Mykolayiv has elected a new…
Donbas residents comment on collapse of “DNR” and “LNR” election projects
The statements made by the representatives of the “DNR” and “LNR” in Minsk concerning the “postponement of elections”…
Not dead yet: Russia’s opposition rallies in first major protest since Nemtsov assassination
Russians took to the streets this weekend in the first major call to action by opposition politicians since…
Activists in Russia petition international community to investigate Boris Nemtsov assassination
Activists in Russia are circulating a petition on social media in support of an international investigation into the assassination of…
DNR leaks: “Rebel” leader infighting, Ponzi schemes, and Russian intelligence supervisors
Ex-DNR leader’s Denis Pushilin’s and his aide’s messages surface on the Internet “Ukrainian Cyber Army” hackers published messages…
Here’s how Kyiv’s subway would look like with Nazi symbols instead of Soviet ones
Ukraine has been independent for 24 years since the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, but in…
Trolls on tour: how Kremlin money buys Western journalists
Russian ultranationalists are trying to buy Western journalists: who is behind all of this? On 23 December 2013…
Ukrainian civic leaders call for a moratorium on constitutional changes
On August 13, a number of scholars, diplomats, writers, politicians, and Constitutional Court judges openly appealed to President Poroshenko and…
Meet the people behind Novorossiya’s grassroots defeat
Mykolayiv separatist movement organized by local pro-Russian party with Russian money and actors In Mykolayiv, the city administration was waiting to…
Polish-Ukrainian petition calls for reconciliation of nations
The Polish-Ukrainian collective for solidarity with Ukraine is calling for reconciliation of the two nations in a petition…
One year later, what do we know about the MH17 tragedy?
Available in German. On 17 July 2014, the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down above militant-controlled territory…