Kozak celebrates diplomatic victory over Ukraine in rude letter to Normandy Forum
Russia’s presidential envoy for conflict-management in Ukraine, Dmitry Kozak, has sent a highly undiplomatic letter to his other…
New Ukraine ceasefire agreement officializes Donetsk-Luhansk militaries
Russia, Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and ORDLO representatives from Donetsk and Luhansk…
Zaporizhia Oblast: the next flash-point in Russia’s hybrid aggression against Ukraine’s southeast?
“Zaporizhzhia People’s Republic” wannabes On July 9, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested a group of radical…
Kyiv considers purchase of 16 US patrol boats Mark VI which might strengthen Ukraine’s maritime security
It should be noted that the March–June 2020 reduction in such artificial delays should not be taken as…
Kremlin lambastes alleged Ukraine’s deviations from Minsk and Normandy processes
Chairing a video-conference of the permanent members of the Russian Security Council, President Vladimir Putin expressed “disappointment over…
Ukraine to decide whether to buy US liquefied natural gas
The idea of Ukraine purchasing LNG supplies from the United States is not new: the very first US…
Northern Ukraine’s vulnerable Sumy Oblast: covert Russian links and Cossack threats
With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings taking a massive hit as a result of the novel coronavirus…
Pro-Russian disinformation operations in Kherson: a new-old challenge for Ukraine’s national security
Primarily, the efforts included fortifying the security and defense capabilities of local water-supply infrastructure objects (such as the…
Ukraine-NATO: Politicians struggle, while military acts
Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have long been complicated, sometimes even uncertain. From…
Ukraine and Hungary move to settle differences over national minority legislation
Kyiv and Budapest have initiated an effort to resolve their differences over the impact of Ukrainian language and…
Drought threatens Ukraine, its relations with Russia, and regional cooperation plans
Water levels in Ukraine’s rivers and reservoirs are the lowest they have ever been since records began to…
The risk of water shortage and implications for Ukraine’s security
An abnormally dry fall, lack of meteorological winter and an early spring drought have nearly turned some regions…
Bessarabia’s ‘ethnographic Harlequin’ in a regional perspective
Ukraine’s ethnic-Bulgarian minority is concentrated in the southwestern part of Ukraine’s Odesa province, an area often if somewhat…
Bulgaria takes issue with Ukraine over minority in Odesa province
The parliament of Bulgaria has adopted a declaration criticizing Ukraine’s policy toward the Bulgarian minority in Odesa province…