Crimean Tatars in the crosshairs of Russia’s war on Muslims
On 16 September, seven more Crimean Tatars from the Crimean peninsula which Russia occupied in 2014 were predictably…
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Zelenskyy is solving the wrong war
Contents The real or imaginary threat “War in Donbas” Time Space Scope The Hybrid War Time Space Scope…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
Обращение к белорусам, которые организовывают иновещание
Дорогие белорусы! Восхищаюсь вами и поддерживаю вас. Смотря на фото и видео событий с Беларуси, я почувствовала то…
Why the influence of Arsen Avakov in Ukraine will grow
Contents ACT II – INSIGHT: RETAINING POWER BY ALL MEANS Avakov as beneficiary of the policy shift? Power…
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…
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…
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…
Avakov: Master of the People, Servant of the Siloviki
Contents ACT I - LOOKING BACK: ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND POWER DUALISM Avakov's political options A Conflict of Power…
Sanctions on Russia are working, but they’re not enough
Contents Why Russia was sanctioned Sanctions increase Russian spendings on Crimea Russia’s indirect losses from sanctions “hundreds of…
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…
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 ideology A character from the Ancien régime at work…
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…
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…
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…
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…