Will Putin face the tribunal for Russia’s “human shields” in Crimea?
The concept of “human shields” in international law International humanitarian law prohibits the use of civilians for military…
Poroshenko’s man in defense industry accused of graft & smuggling: truth or pre-election manipulation?
This is not the first journalistic investigation about corruption in the Ukrainian defense industry, as well as not…
Ukrainian prankers organize rent-a-mob rally in support of serial killer “presidential candidate”
Low-scale political corruption in Ukraine: rent-a-mobs and votes for sale Rent-a-mob rallies Not every rally in Ukraine is…
Rash of arson attacks on Moscow Churches in Ukraine directed from Russia – SBU
When the arsons began As early as at the night of 6 February 2019, unknown persons set fire…
Where are all of Ukraine’s new alternative political forces?
As Ukraine’s presidential campaign is warming up, the motto “Either Poroshenko or Putin” is heard quite often. Some…
Edible packaging and paper from leaves: six green startups from Ukraine
FoodBIOPack Dmytro Bidiuk, a scientist from Sumy, created edible packages. They already decay in a month and taste…
New independent church and Moscow Patriarchate vie for parishes in Ukraine
On 15 December 2018, bishops from the three disunited Orthodox Churches in Ukraine convened to elect the Primate…
The rise and decline of Donbas: How communists tried to make this Ukrainian mining region “the heart of USSR” and how it fell into Russian occupation in 2014
Despite the dominance of the Russian language and the Soviet image of Donbas as predominantly Russian, 56% of people in this Ukrainian easternmost region identified themselves as Ukrainians.
Fifty shades of Ukrainian populism: Tymoshenko, Zelenskyi, and the Chiaroscuro principle
The three-month campaign leading up to the spring presidential elections officially started on 31 December 2018. According to…
History of OUN-UPA: the Bandera controversy that eclipsed 200,000 people who fought for the independence of Ukraine
On 22 December, the Ukrainian President signed changes to the law “On the status of veterans of war,…
New UNGA resolution: Crimea temporarily occupied by Russia, Russia must release political prisoners & stop repressions
On 22 December, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution A73/L.48 titled “Situation of human rights in…
The Resolution of United Nations on the Azov Sea and the diplomatic defeat of Russia
On 17 December, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution A/73/L.47 condemning not only the single fact…
Why Europe’s security depends on a strong response to Russia, immediately
This “parallel legal reality” is not limited to Russian missiles which violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.…
Was Holodomor a genocide? Examining the arguments
Today it’s hardly doubted that at least 3.3 millions of people according to the estimation of the historian…