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After Nord Stream-2: how Ukraine can protect its gas transitWhether or not the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline will be completed is no longer a relevant question. The key question in the coming months, and possibly years, will be another:... -
What Europe can learn from Ukraine’s gas woes with RussiaA wise man learns from the mistakes of others. In its gas relations with Russia, Ukraine has made many mistakes, and so today it is in the unenviable position of... -
Russia to screen propaganda movie about Donbas worldwide. Its protagonist defected to UkraineRussia's strategy to openly promote its statelets in eastern Ukraine thorough open fake diplomatic consulates in the EU failed. Apparently, an anti-Ukrainian propagandist movie set in occupied Donbas to be...
Growing pains in the Ukrainian Special ForcesThe Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (UASOF), the newest branch of the country’s Armed Forces, continue their development. Recently, UASOF operators conducted Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) defense training in the...
The 2021 Brussels NATO summit: triumph or defeat for Ukraine?On 14 June 2021, the Capital of Europe hosted the 31st summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In the course of the formal meeting, the Alliance officials reaffirmed that...
Reforming judiciary in focus of Ukraine’s first high-level non-oligarchic international conferenceOn 7 and 8 June, the Democracy in Action Conference, organized by the Anti-Corruption Action Center (a leading Ukrainian NGO fighting corruption), Conference Chair Hanna Hopko, National Interests Advocacy Network ANTS, and...
The limits of compromise for Biden & Putin: Ukrainians’ views of the future of occupied Crimea and DonbasPublic sentiment has always been a reference for the Ukrainian authorities when conducting negotiations and settlement talks with Russia. The current situation is no exception. In the run-up...""
Yevhen Konovalets, a leader who knew how to unite Ukrainians and was assassinated by NKVD14 June 2021 marked 130 years since the birth of Ukrainian Colonel Yevhen Konovalets (14 June 1891 - 23 May 1938), who founded the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and was among the main Ukrainian political leaders of the 1930s who pursued Ukraine's independence at a time when the nation was split under Soviet and Polish rule.
Fact from fiction: the controversy surrounding Ukraine’s Euro 2020 football kitEarlier this week, Ukraine’s newly released football kit sparked outrage in Russia. In response to Ukraine’s new shirt, the Russian Federation lodged an official complaint to the Union of European...
Mitigating the Nord Stream 2 impact on UkraineTwo weeks after the Biden administration waived congressionally mandated sanctions on Nord Stream AG, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the first...
Following Russian intervention, UEFA bans “Glory to the heroes,” Ukraine’s rallying cry for independence, as “political”cFollowing complaints by the Russian Football Union, UEFA has required Ukraine to remove part of a national slogan depicted on the inside of the collar of the uniform in the...
Moscow’s effort to isolate Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia from Finno-Ugric world proves less than fully successfulAngry at the influence Estonia, Finland and Hungary have had on their fellow Finno-Ugric nations within the Russian Federation, Moscow decided to block Finno-Ugric people from attending the world congress...
Biden may lose ability to play around with Nord Stream sanctions: interview with Lana ZerkalLana Zerkal is a familiar name in Ukrainian politics, especially in the field of European integration. As former deputy foreign minister, she was involved in the visa-free dialogue...""
Russian prison system is a ticking time bomb for health of a Crimean TatarRussia’s unlawful occupation of Ukraine’s Crimea, home to the Crimean Tatars, has sent a wave of terror across the peninsula. Russian occupation authorities are jumping through hoops to gag Crimean...
Kremlin propaganda spreads divisions between Hungarians and Ukrainians by exploiting century-old Treaty of TrianonThe most effective disinformation efforts are tailored to the...A century-old peace treaty is giving the pro-Kremlin media ammunition in spreading divisions and polarizing narratives targeting Hungarians and Ukrainians alike. -
Not everyone in the USSR supported the 1939 invasion of Finland, KGB archives showAfter partitioning Poland with Nazi Germany, the Soviets believed that conquering Finns would be easy. Yet, Finland fought fiercely during the 1939-1940 Winter War that lasted only around three... -
Defense reform in Ukraine: The leadership challengeThe Russian military buildup along the Ukrainian border in March–May 2021 was another reminder of Ukraine’s urgent need to reform its defense and security sector. And yet, despite the continued... -
Good old Soviet tradition of coerced public confessions springs up in BelarusHis voice shaky and all tight like a string, bags under his eyes as large and deep as soup bowls, his wrists evince recent scars. On June 3, state-own Belarusian... -
Protasevich’s “confession”: KGB Chairman Andropov’s specialtyProtasevich is in hell, and there is no escape. The Belarussian KGB are faithful heirs to Yuri Andropov, and they will play with him as long as they wish. Robert... -
Four setbacks to Western credibility in Ukraine (Part 2)* * * To read Part 1 of the analysis, please click here * * *Along with United States President Joseph Biden greenlighting Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 project, and...
