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Kremlin knew Chornobyl was an accident waiting to happen 3 years before 1986 disasterThe Soviet government knew that the Chornobyl atomic power plant was an accident waiting to happen at least three years before the 1986 disaster and, when it did, Moscow tried... -
Under Biden, sanctions against Russia will be more consistent and stable, their “architect” saysDaniel Fried is a legend. He is called the father or architect of US sanctions against Russia imposed due to Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine when Fried headed the US... -
Ukrainian motion designer’s millennial-friendly videos of Chornobyl disaster’s secret history go viralAfter the Euromaidan revolution, Ukraine embarked on a long-awaited journey to open its KGB archives, finally shedding light on its totalitarian Soviet past. Some of the most resonant documents that... -
Indigenous leader accuses Russia of ethnocide at UN ForumUkraine has used its quota at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to give a platform to Syres Boliayen, an elder of the Erzya, an indigenous people of Russia.... -
Amidst seemingly easing tensions, Putin leaves much unsaid in speech to parliamentPresident Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the Russian Federal Assembly (parliament), delivered last Wednesday, April 21, following a long delay, was anticipated to present a whole host of major surprises;... -
Putin may have pulled back from Ukraine border but he did not back down, experts warnOn 22 April, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued an order to pull back troops deployed to the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula (southern Ukraine), near the occupied eastern regions, and near... -
Chornobyl Deadly Legacy: 35 years onOn April 26, the world marks 35 years since the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. The world stands with Ukraine in honouring the memory of the victims and remembering the..."" -
Translate Ukraine: new grant programs open Ukrainian literature to the worldIn 2020, the State launched two programs that facilitate the translation of Ukrainian literature into other languages. The Translate Ukraine grant program, established by the Ukrainian Book Institute, provides financial... -
Moscow pushing even more expansive claims on ArcticIn advance of Russia’s assumption of the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council in May, Moscow is calling on the United Nations to approve its claims to even more... -
Russia’s challenges for Ukraine and world, First Lady fashion diplomacy, 2021 Europe prize| Week in reviewKYIV NOT KIEV prepared a news digest about how Ukraine spent last week, covering the most interesting domestic political, diplomatic, and cultural events. Topics of this news digest are rising... -
Zelenskyy seeks a summit with Putin againFollowing United States President Joseph Biden’s example, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also blinked to the Kremlin. The US president solicited a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on April... -
Four lessons learned from Russia’s Ukraine buildupThe world breathed a sigh of relief as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia would pullback a portion of its troops from the Russo-Ukrainian border. Over the past... -
Deconstructing Putin: it is time the West learned to be boldA state in decline is a dangerous thing. An autocrat in decline is even more so. Putin’s provocations have caught the West off-balance for too long, resulting in a series... -
Russia effectively seizes control of Sea of Azov, threatening UkraineThe international community has focused on Moscow’s buildup of forces on land adjoining Ukraine, concerned that such a concentration of Russian military power will be used against its neighbor (see... -
Ukraine teams up with Qatar in the gas sectorOn April 5, Ukraine’s acting minister of energy, Yuriy Vitrenko, and his Qatari counterpart, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, signed a bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) on enhancing energy cooperation between the... -
Ukraine’s security service detains alleged provocateurs aiming to detabilize region close to Russian war campThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported that they have detained more than 60 "titushki" - provocateurs aimed at inciting civil unrest. Those detainees reportedly tried to enter the... -
Zelenskyy accused of usurping power following sanctions streakPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recently been using sanctions to block activities considered harmful to Ukraine. On 15 April, the National Security and Defense Council, the coordinating body for national security... -
NATO prepares to attack, says Kremlin propaganda amid record Russian troop buildup at Ukraine borderAfter a failed "Gleiwitz boy" incident, when propaganda claims that a Ukrainian drone killed a boy in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine turned out to be physically impossible, Russia is escalating a... -
Putin’s aggression against Ukraine part of broader effort to destroy international rules of the game and force West to recognize his right to do so, Skobov saysVladimir Putin has so many motives for his actions against Ukraine that it is often the case that those watching him fail to see the forest for the trees and... -
Russia violating international law by closing Kerch Straits to naval vessels until October, Kyiv saysThe international community has focused on Russia’s buildup of forces on territory adjoining Ukraine, concerned that such a concentration of military power will be used against its neighbor. But as...
