Read More 3 minute read International Opinion CIS no longer expecting Ukraine to return, ‘Kommersant’ says Ukraine’s slow-motion exit from the Commonwealth of Independent States has led some in Moscow to think it might… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read Opinion Russia Ukraine cuts more of last remaining links with post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States In his critical commentary, Russian observer Fyodor Koloskov says that most people think Ukraine began to leave the… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read Opinion Russian Aggression Poroshenko calls for Ukraine to formally leave the CIS Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Kyiv is preparing the documents necessary to formally leave the Russian-dominated Commonwealth… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 4 minute read International Opinion There is no place in Putin’s world for the non-aligned, Portnikov says During the first cold war, Moscow and Washington tried to recruit as many countries to their respective sides… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read History of Ukraine More Belavezha Accords didn’t destroy the USSR: it had already ceased to exist, Shtepa says As Russians and others approach the 25th anniversary of the Belavezha Accords, many of them are certain to… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 11 minute read International More “Moscow can’t find builder for new military base on Ukrainian border” and other neglected Russian stories Putin’s Rating Falls as Russians Trust Their Own Eyes More and His TV Less. Polls show that Vladimir… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read Culture of Ukraine International Language More Ukraine War against Ukraine: the second humanities front As you surf Ukrainian sites, you can see maps of different “hot spots” in Ukraine. As a rule,… byUkrainian media sources
Read More 5 minute read International Lukashenko kicks the wounded lion At the meeting on economic issues on December 18, Alexandr Lukashenko demanded that the government of Belarus calculated… byRadio Liberty
Read More 4 minute read Ukrainian politics The CIS summit. On Ukraine without the President of Ukraine Despite the fact that President Petro Poroshenko did not go to the summit in Minsk, a lot was… byRadio Liberty