Ukraine’s new naval doctrine: a revision of the mosquito fleet strategy or bureaucratic inconsistency?
In November 2018, Kyiv adopted the “Strategy of the Naval Forces of Ukraine Until 2035” (Navy.mil.gov.ua, January 1,…
Zelenskyy ready to frame Poroshenko on criminal charges
Zelenskyy had threatened to send Poroshenko to prison during the presidential election campaign in 2019; and Zelenskyy’s team…
Outreach to Putin, crackdown on Medvedchuk: A hard stretch for Zelenskyy
At the same time, however, Zelenskyy persists with his quest to meet personally with Putin in order to…
Russia’s Armed Forces test combat readiness close to Ukraine’s border
On April 30, Army General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff, said the exercises involved over…
Moscow to drill for fresh water under Azov Sea, not to help Crimea but to back its claims
The Crimean Peninsula has suffered increasingly serious water shortages ever since Russia illegally occupied and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea…
New reservists law in Ukraine: A forced step forward
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the reserve system reforms introduce a number of key changes (Army Inform,…
Blinken’s debut in Ukraine: A case for managing expectations (Part 2)
To read Part 1, please click here President Zelenskyy has decided that Ukraine would ask the North Atlantic…
The thorny road to the Kremlin’s desired Yalta-2021
In turn, Western leaders, including US President Joseph Biden and his Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, have been…
Blinken’s debut in Ukraine: A case for managing expectations (Part 1)
Should the Joseph Biden administration confirm the containment goal as part of its overall strategy in Europe, it…
Ukrainians fear Moscow may use their co-ethnics in Russia in provocation to restart war
Five days ago (April 29), the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported it had arrested 16 members of a…
Role of airborne troops in Russia’s military buildup in occupied Crimea
Exactly when the aforementioned units’ deployment to Crimea took place is somewhat hazy. To judge from the various…
One-on-one with Putin: A reckless adventure for Zelenskyy (Part 2)
To read Part 1, please click here. Elaborating on Putin’s pre-conditions (see EDM, April 28, 29) to such…
Meeting one-on-one with Putin: A reckless adventure for Zelenskyy (Part 1)
Unwittingly, Zelenskyy’s public statements and actions are conveying his vulnerabilities. Disappointed by the Franco-German mediation’s conclusive failure in…
The Kremlin sets insuperable preconditions to meeting with Zelenskyy
The war scare has sent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sliding down from the mid-point of his learning curve…