Russia hopes for a U-turn in the EU’s energy policy
The current situation in the European market is unprecedented. Both natural gas and electricity prices have soared dramatically…
Zapad 2021 suggests, in event of war, Moscow could seize Baltics but lose Kaliningrad
Military exercises not only make known what a government believes could happen but become an occasion for its…
Ukrainian anti-oligarch law inadvertently shines spotlight on Russian-linked members of presidential entourage
On the same day of the attempted assassination, President Zelenskyy delivered a speech to the 76th session of…
The curtain falls on a Russian-OSCE charade in Ukraine
The OSCE had mandated the OM in 2014 to watch the cross-border traffic, which at that time and…
Russian gas, German elections, and US sanctions
Two high-resonance processes have been simultaneously unfolding in Europe in the last few weeks: the sharp increase in…
Are Chechens being purposefully pitted against Crimean Tatars?
Dozens of individuals were detained after clashes in Yevpatoria, in Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimea, on the night of September…
Russian elections in Ukraine’s Donbas: Annexing people before annexing territory
The voting in the Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (DNR, LNR) marked the first time that local residents—legally…
Weak response to Russian Duma elections in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
From the standpoint of international law, these territories belong to Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine, respectively; and their residents…
Kyiv airing disappointment with Western policies
A fresh outreach to the Kremlin looks incongruous with Zelenskyy’s messages during his recent visit to the United…
The Russian elections and hidden regionalist politics
The 20-year-old ban on regional-level political parties, put in place when President Vladimir Putin came to power in…
Nord Stream 2 сonstruction сompleted, but gas flows unlikely in 2021
On September 10, the project company Nord Stream 2 AG informed that the last weld has been finished,…
US-Ukraine strategic partnership gets another lease on life (Part 2)
The Joint Statement on the US-Ukraine Strategic Partnership was released during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Washington visit (Whitehouse.gov, President.gov.ua,…
US-Ukraine strategic partnership gets another lease on life (Part 1)
Read also: Ukraine and USA sign joint statement on strategic partnership Initiated during the presidencies of George W.…
Lukashenka says no to Russian military base and deeper integration with Russia
Time and again during his over-eight-hour-long press conference, Lukashenka extolled “Belarus’s independence and sovereignty as highest values.” He…
