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Ukraine’s strategic choices vis-à-vis occupied Donbas: striking a balance between the possible and the desirable

One year ago, when Volodymyr Zelenskyy scored a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential elections, his impressive victory was,…

byBohdan Ben

9 minute read

Wagner in Belarus: Ukrainian journalists cry treason as high officials suspected of blowing MID special op

On 29 July reports came from Belarus that the country’s secret service KGB arrested 33 Russian mercenaries from…

byYuri Zoria

6 minute read

East-West electoral divide is a myth, Ukrainian voting patterns since 2006 show

Texty.org.ua conventionally divided all the parties that participated in the parliamentary elections from 2006 throughout 2019 into three…

byTexty.org.ua

12 minute read

How Alyaksandr Lukashenka stole the Belarus presidential election

More and more countries are declaring the 9 August 2020 elections in Belarus invalid, the latest of them…

byAlya Shandra

9 minute read

“Wrong time to relax”: Ukrainian intel chief says no end to hybrid war while Putin in power

Hybrid war, an armed conflict, Russia’s aggressive policy towards internal socio-economic and political processes in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s…

byZN

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Обращение к белорусам, которые организовывают иновещание

Дорогие белорусы! Восхищаюсь вами и поддерживаю вас. Смотря на фото и видео событий с Беларуси, я почувствовала то…

byAlya Shandra

17 minute read

Why the influence of Arsen Avakov in Ukraine will grow

Contents ACT II – INSIGHT: RETAINING POWER BY ALL MEANSAvakov as beneficiary of the policy shift?Power clusters in…

byThink Tank

14 minute read

Telegram: the Russian messaging app at the heart of a major influence operation in Ukraine

Telegram, the Russian anonymous social media giant of Pavel Durov, is the conduit for a massive pro-Russian influence…

byAlya Shandra

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Who is vying for the control of your personal data?

You might think that your activities on the internet are meaningless in the grand scheme of things and…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

12 minute read

A guide to Russian propaganda. Part 6: Spetspropaganda, the secret Soviet art of brainwashing

How can you brainwash people into believing what you want? Russia has it down to a science. In…

byAlya Shandra

9 minute read

Avakov: Master of the People, Servant of the Siloviki

Contents ACT I – LOOKING BACK: ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND POWER DUALISMAvakov’s political optionsA Conflict of Power BlocksAvakov-style Election…

byThink Tank

10 minute read

Sanctions on Russia are working, but they’re not enough

Contents Why Russia was sanctionedSanctions increase Russian spendings on Crimea Russia’s indirect losses from sanctions “hundreds of times heavier”…

byYuri Zoria

21 minute read

How important were the Soviet dissidents: the case of Ukraine

Those who were active in Ukrainian diaspora communities in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s were keenly aware of…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

8 minute read

Lock him up! Political repressions en vogue again as Zelenskyy steps up campaign against Poroshenko

Contents A scandalous exhibition “Lock them up” as a political ideologyA character from the Ancien régime at work16 cases against…

byBohdan Ben

12 minute read

What if Russia wins in Ukraine? Consequences of Hybrid War for Europe (Part 2)

In part one, I conceptualized the Hybrid War. I argued that it is a long term strategy, aimed…

byHans Petter Midttun

5 minute read

Urging to reconsider Russia sanctions: peace at the cost of European integrity

The International Crisis Group (ICG) recently published the report “Peace in Ukraine I: A European War” which recommends…

byHans Petter Midttun

8 minute read

Ukraine is a major battleground for understanding WWII: historian Serhii Plokhii

This year, May 8 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Just prior to…

byRadio Liberty

In a popular collage shared on social media, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen donning a hazmat suit he wore to visit coronavirus patients in Moscow

20 minute read

While nobody is watching, COVID-19 may allow Russia to crush Ukraine

In an article published in March, I conceptualized the Hybrid War, highlighting its two crucial elements: Hybrid War…

byHans Petter Midttun

5 minute read

A guide to Russian propaganda. Part 5: Reflexive Control

Fake news and disinformation receive most of the attention of western security institutions when it comes to examining…

byAlya Shandra

4 minute read

Luxury car hire with chauffeur in Kyiv: from Mercedes Maybach to Mercedes S-class

There are many options for renting a car with a driver in Ukraine. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa, and…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor