Past three days in the war zone Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation Staff reported two attacks by Russian-hybrid forces on 14 January, namely near Prychepylivka, Luhansk Oblast & Vodyane, Donetsk Oblast. JFO reported no attacks to...
The United States and the European Union are no longer considering disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT international payment system if aggression against Ukraine intensifies, the German newspaper Handelsblatt reports, citing government...
Last week, the international community anxiously observed Russia’s sessions with various Western representatives. Over the span of four days, Russian delegates met with officials from the United States, NATO, and the Organization...
Russia is “attempting to maintain its global role with military threats to undermine the status quo at any time and in any place on the globe,” Lilia Shevtsova says, an approach designed to “compensate for its...
Ukraine’s fifth president Petro Poroshenko, the main political rival of current president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, returns to Ukraine, where he faces treason charges. He returned after a series of international meetings “to defend...
A chemical leak in Russian-occupied Donbas may become a pretext for a Russian invasion into Ukraine, Ukraine’s intelligence believes. In a statement published on its Facebook page on 15 January, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence...
For four reasons, the Russian economy is on the brink of panic, something that threatens stock prices, ruble exchange rates and indeed all economic activity because it introduces elements of uncertainty that no one involved can afford to...
Today, more than 150 years after the end of the Russo-Circassian War (1763-1864) ended, and despite all the twists and turns of Russian policy, there are almost exactly the same number of Russian troops in the North Caucasus as there were...
Past 24 hours in the war zone JFO report 2 attacks by Russian-backed militants, namely near Prychepylivka, Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast. As of 19:30 Jan 12, OSCE SMM recorded 187 violations, incl 94 explosions in Donetsk Obl; 148...
Messages expressed by Kremlin negotiators before and after the NATO-Russia talks differ significantly. Before, Russian negotiators were presenting Russia as a powerful state defending its “sphere of influence” like in the...
European security has greatly deteriorated in the last months. Europe is experiencing a Russian-induced energy and migration crisis. Belarus is in the process of being integrated into the Russian Federation, potentially losing its...
