Ukraine qualifies for new IMF loan, but at the expense of the oligarchs
It has again taken Ukraine many months to break down the domestic opposition of vested interests in order…
Moscow orchestrates controversy between Bulgaria and Ukraine to weaken Kyiv
Last week (May 20), pro-Russian legislative deputies in Bulgaria and pro-Moscow ethnic-Bulgarian politicians in Ukraine protested a decision…
Critical water shortage in Crimea may prompt new Russian attack against Ukraine
The Crimean Peninsula has long suffered from water shortages, but these are now often exacerbated by the ever-more…
Russia pushes to complete Nord Stream 2 challenging US sanctions
While the United States struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, Russia has deployed two pipe-laying vessels to the Baltic…
The politics of reform: Saakashvili’s Odesa mission
Georgia’s former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has accepted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to chair the Executive Committee of…
Kyiv and Moscow square off over legal arrangements for the Black Sea
Moscow’s continuing efforts to reduce the Black Sea to the status of a de facto Russian lake (see…
The E40 waterway: Economic and geopolitical implications for Ukraine and the wider region
On April 24, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a first reading of the bill “On Inland Water Transport,” finally…
West, Russia face off in Belarus over Baltic–Black Sea waterway project
Plans for a new Baltic–Black Sea waterway, passing through Ukraine, Belarus and Poland, have the potential to revolutionize…
The political dimension of Russia’s spy war in Ukraine
Since the beginning of the undeclared Russian-Ukrainian war in early 2014, the secret services of both countries have…
New Ukrainian naval base ‘East’: A countermeasure against Russia’s hybrid strategies in the Sea of Azov?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an official visit to the southeastern coastal oblast of Zaporizhzhia, on April 11.…
Moscow worried about Ankara’s plans for canal bypassing Bosporus Strait
In early March 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Ankara would soon call for bids on…
EU emerges as leading donor for Partnership countries in fighting COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences
On March 30, the European Union announced it would provide substantial support to the six Eastern Partnership (EaP)…
Kremlin employs Cossacks, Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine against Kyiv
For as long as official cases of COVID-19 have remained manageable inside the Russian Federation, Moscow was able…
Revival of Ukrainian space sector: A viable new prospect?
On March 12, the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration hosted a retreat session of the Ukrainian parliament’s Committee on…