Russian invasion caused IDP situation in Ukraine ‘worse than after Chernobyl’
Pavel Rozenko, Ukraine’s social policy minister, says that the number of internally-displaced Ukrainians as a result of Russian…
“DNR” poll finds population doesn’t support Russia or “pro-Moscow militias”
One of the major Russian newspapers “Moskovsky komsomolets” yesterday published the results of a poll conducted by pro-Moscow…
Putin changing tactics in Ukraine but not strategy, Shevtsova says
The current lull in the fighting in the Donbas is “one of the tactical elements in the Kremlin’s…
Moscow propaganda works by confusing fact and fiction, Pomerantsev says
Peter Pomerantsev, the Kyiv-born author of “Nothing is True and Everything is Possible,” says that Moscow propaganda works…
Moscow-forced decentralization of Ukraine seen involving real risks
Many Ukrainians in the regions fear that decentralization will allow oligarchic clans to take control in some places…
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‘A lie isn’t an alternative point of view,’ Lithuanian FM reminds the West
One of the reasons for the success Vladimir Putin has had in his propaganda efforts is that he…
Putin to destabilize Ukraine from inside while ‘imitating’ a Russian pullback in Donbas
In an effort to get the West to end its sanctions on Russia, Vladimir Putin will continue to…
Putin opening ‘second’ and different ‘front’ against the West in Syria, Felshtinsky says
With the dispatch of Russian troops to Syria, Vladimir Putin has opened ‘a second front’ against the West,…
In Ukraine, General Winter now working against Russia, Felgenhauer says
Russia has often had General Winter as its ally against invaders with mud and cold working against them,…
Russian invasion driving up mortality rates across Ukraine, Kyiv experts say
The Russian Anschluss of Crimea and invasion of Donbas have put strains on Ukraine that have led to…
Neither revolt nor reform inevitable in Russia now, three experts say
In recent months, many analysts and commentators have drawn apocalyptic conclusions from Russia’s current difficulties predicting revolt or…
For Russians, Ukraine is a South Korea to Russia’s North, Zhordan says
In Soviet times, “there was no other Russian country with an alternative system” to which Russians could go…
Putin can’t annex Donbas, two Russian analysts say
Vladimir Putin not only doesn’t want to annex the Donbas but can’t do so, according to Yevgeny Ikhlov;…
Moscow-created ‘illusory Maidan’ in Mensk to set stage for Russian intervention, Kirillova says
Russia is currently seeking to raise the prospect of an “illusory” Maidan in Belarus to set the stage…