An unequal exchange: the spies and terrorists Russia got for releasing Oleg Sentsov and 34 other Ukrainian political prisoners & POWs
For Ukraine, the Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap on 7 September was euphoric and touching. 35 men, of them 11…
35 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin, including Oleg Sentsov, finally home. 86 still remain (UPDATING)
On 7 September 2019, a prisoner exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine. took place. 35 Ukrainian citizens…
The Surkovleaks: внутрішня кухня гібридної війни Росії проти України
16 липня 2019 року в Британському інституті королівських об'єднаних служб, найдавнішому в світі незалежному аналітичному центрі оборони та…
Zelenskyy’s consolidation of power: a chance for change or authoritarianism?
Read more: Zelenskyy to form mono coalition and other takeaways of Ukrainian elections How monolithic is Servant of…
Ukraine finally gets a new Election Code. It’s the first step to an effective political system
After 17 unsuccessful attempts, on 11 July the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine finally passed a new Election Code.…
Honeymoon over for Orthodox Church of Ukraine as its “creator” goes into schism
When on 6 January 2019, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) finally received the Tomos of autocephaly from…
Please reject efforts to weaken the Council of Europe – uphold PACE’s sanction powers
OPEN LETTER Dear PACE Assembly Member, Civil society across Europe is receiving worrying signals that PACE might vote…
I leave you, I leave you not. How Russia tricked the Council of Europe into self-amputating its powers
The push to reinstate the Russian delegation in PACE started in 2016 but has really picked up speed…
“You can’t bow down to the offender” – Memorial’s Gannushkina on PACE’s push to lift Russian sanctions
EP: How likely is Russia's exit from the Council of Europe? Having taught probability theory for 30 years,…
Zelenskyi team proposes referendum on peace deal with Russia. Here’s why that’s a problem
On 21 May, newly-appointed Ukrainian Presidential Administration head Andriy Bohdan stirred up controversy with Ukrainian political commentators when…
Stanislav Klykh, heavily tortured Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin, launches hunger strike
Ukrainian political prisoner of the Kremlin Stanislav Klykh has started a hunger strike in a Russian prison, according…
Glazyev tapes, continued: new details of Russian occupation of Crimea and attempts to dismember Ukraine
When Ukrainian prosecutors released audio intercepts that appeared to show the direct involvement of Kremlin top advisor Sergey…
Why Poroshenko lost
Petro Poroshenko conceded his opponent's victory after the first exit polls were in on 21 April. The incumbent…
Ukraine adopts law expanding scope of Ukrainian language
On 25 April, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted law #5670-d "on the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a…