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Stories and comments about how different countries and people support Ukraine.
Ukrainians love the Turkish combat drone Bayraktar so much they wrote a song about it
Bayraktar song The original version on Borovok’s channel is age-restricted; view it here. Ukrainian text by Taras Borovok Transliteration…
“After the third shock, my brain exploded”: Crimean Tatar activist says FSB tortured him with electricity to obtain “confessions”
On 21 December, Nariman Ametov, a Crimean Tatar activist and the father of three minor children, reported on…
International NGOs urge Zelenskyy to finally sign law on punishing war criminals
Contents What is the law on war criminals about?Why is the law delayed?What do the five international organizations…
Hundreds of victims of war criminals in Russian-occupied Donbas await justice. Here is what can help them
Contents What is universal jurisdiction?And what about Ukraine? What can be done?Read also: What is universal jurisdiction? To…
(No) right to a fair trial, or a manual to Russia’s conveyor of repressions in Crimea
Seven years ago, Russian Special Operations Forces with no badges yet equipped with Russian weapons took over a…
Ukraine’s Territorial Defense volunteers prepare to support army in case of Russian invasion
[editorial]In 2014, volunteers who went to war in Donbas saved Ukraine from further incursion by Russian troops. Seven…
The price of Russia’s war is too heavy for Ukraine to lift alone – report
On 25 June 2020, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) presented online its study on the…
Truth Justice, Reconciliation Commission: Russia/Ukraine/EU. 36 proposals for peace between Ukraine & Russia
PREFACE We, the undersigned, members of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission state our firm conviction that there…
Donetsk-born teenager recalls years of her living in occupied city
[editorial]When Russia unleashed war in the east of Ukraine almost six years ago, local residents didn’t have that…
Ukrainian parliament extends law on special status for Donbas for another year
The bill was submitted two days ago by representatives of the ruling party Servant of the People, Davyd…
Ukrainian and Russian positions at Normandy Four talks in Paris
Today, the office of the Ukrainian President has confirmed that the Normandy Four meeting was scheduled for 16:00…
“Ukrainian Doctrine of Security and Peace” proposed as alternative plan to Minsk protocol
[editorial] Since the very moment when Ukraine and Russia signed the Donbas peace plan known as the Minsk…
Troop disengagements with Russia work only after capitulation to Russia: lessons from Georgia and Moldova
The disengagements of troops in Moldova and Georgia took place under interstate agreements on a ceasefire signed between…
Zelenskyy plans total troop withdrawal in Donbas while Russia gives no guarantees
Contents Disengagement at Stanytsia LuhanskaZolote and PetrivskeTotal disengagementRisksDisengagement at Stanytsia Luhanska Three disengagement zones in the Donbas were…
Zelenskyi team proposes referendum on peace deal with Russia. Here’s why that’s a problem
On 21 May, newly-appointed Ukrainian Presidential Administration head Andriy Bohdan stirred up controversy with Ukrainian political commentators when…
Why Europe’s security depends on a strong response to Russia, immediately
This “parallel legal reality” is not limited to Russian missiles which violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.…
Traps of the Transnistrian conflict
Whenever the connection of Russian military personnel to events in Transnistria, the separatist-controlled territory of Moldova, or in…
Everything you wanted to know about the Minsk peace deal, but were afraid to ask
Contents What are the Minsk Agreements?Who came up with these Agreements?Who are the sides of the Minsk Agreements?What…
Will a UN peacekeeping operation finally unfold in the occupied Donbas?
Contents Why are the UN peacekeepers not still deployed in the conflict zone in the Donbas?What is the…
A month of freedom: released hostages tell about captivity and torture in occupied Donbas
Read the prisoner swap story: Largest prisoner swap in Donbas: 73 Ukrainians released from captivity of Russian-run “republics” Contents…