Portnikov: Why Berlin saves Putin’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
The German tabloid Bild informed its readers about the decision by the Bundestag's ruling coalition to change the…
Portnikov: President Zelenskyy is deceiving himself and Ukrainian people
Zelenskyy claims that his agreeing to the implementation of the "Steinmeier formula" was necessary solely to unblock a…
Vitaliy Portnikov: the Kremlin wants to see Ukraine’s collapse
The fact that Ukraine agrees to Russian terms and conditions so that a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting can be organized…
Portnikov: With Putin, Zelenskyy can speak freely
Volodymyr Zelenskyy seemed genuinely perplexed by the very possibility of making public his telephone conversation with Donald Trump.…
Portnikov: Yanukovych must not return
Vitaly Serdyuk, the lawyer of the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, said that Yanukovych is preparing to…
Portnikov: Why Putin and Zelenskyy won’t get together
Despite the obvious and oft-expressed desire of the presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
Portnikov: The oligarchs are “educating” the Ukrainians
The arson of the house of the former head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Valeriya Hontareva, as…
Portnikov: “Unity” for robbery just like in Russia
When Vladimir Putin became the new president of Russia in 2000, he was opposed by a strong institutional…
Portnikov: The goals of Zelenskyy and Putin for the “Big Exchange”
Putin succeeded in securing alleged MH17 accomplice Tsemakh, discrediting the Ukrainian position in the West, and continuing the…
Portnikov: Breathing lighter without Lega
Europeans can breathe easy for the first time in several years: Italy, one of the leading economies of…
The release of “DNR” fighter Tsemakh is Ukraine’s gift to Putin, says Portnikov
The release of Volodymyr Tsemakh, “DNR” fighter and suspect in the downing of MH17, by the Kyiv Court…
Major MH17 witness Putin’s trump card in Ukrainian prisoner exchange – Portnikov
First, it may be urgent and important for Putin to accelerate the lifting of sanctions and Russia’s return…
Portnikov: A cup that cracked
The Church of Greece became the first after the Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize the Ukrainian autocephaly. At…
Portnikov: Crimea and the Big Seven
President of the United States Donald Trump talks about the advisability of Russia’s participation in what was called…