Putin’s plan for Ukraine
Representatives of presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky say that the expansion of the “Normandy format” negotiations to resolve the…
Putin, Zelensky, and the war in Ukraine
Can Vladimir Putin stop shooting and killing Ukrainians? Of course he can. He doesn’t need any agreements with…
Putin is uniting Europe
The European Union, whose destabilization has been one of the main goals of Putin's foreign policy, exists and…
The logic of terror: what the Ruban case means
A segment of the public may distrust the information on the detention of Volodymyr Ruban, head of the…
Corruption and the triumph of populism
When the fight against corruption is accompanied by systematic discrediting of state institutions, this can only lead to…
Maidan was an uprising for independence
But now we have to decide what kind of Ukraine we will have. When Maidan is mentioned today,…
Putin’s Cook and other indictments
"Cook of spicy dishes" was how the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin once characterized his successor Joseph Stalin. An…
The Saakashvili saga — folly and disrespect for the rule of law
The entire history of the arrival of the former Georgian president in Ukraine up to his deportation from…
The main difference between Ukraine and Russia
A Radio Svoboda listener asked me how Russia differs from Ukraine. The answer was self-evident -- by the…
Polish law and Ukrainian response
After the Polish Senate passed the scandalous amendments to the draft law on the Institute of National Remembrance,…
Ukraine’s Donbas law and Russia’s outrage
Russian President Vladimir Putin convened a special meeting of the permanent members of the Russian Security Council to…
Putin’s “hybrid peace” is a Kremlin trap for Ukraine
The Kremlin "peacemaker" During a recent meeting with editors from Russian mass media, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed…
Ukrainians travelling to Russia are playing Russian roulette
After yet another detention of Ukrainian citizens in Russia, Ukrainian officials began to speak again about the danger…
Crimea and the depletion of Russia’s resources
At first glance it is difficult to find a connection between the disappearance of funds in Russia's Reserve…