Ukraine’s slow-motion exit from the Commonwealth of Independent States has led some in Moscow to think it might eventually return, but the organization’s latest meeting shows that no one in the Russian capital has any such...
In his critical commentary, Russian observer Fyodor Koloskov says that most people think Ukraine began to leave the grouping of post-Soviet states only after 2014, but that is not in fact the case. Although it was nominally one of the...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Kyiv is preparing the documents necessary to formally leave the Russian-dominated Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), thus making official what has long been a de facto condition and...
During the first cold war, Moscow and Washington tried to recruit as many countries to their respective sides as possible but accepted the notion that some countries would remain non-aligned or neutral at least for some time to come....
As Russians and others approach the 25th anniversary of the Belavezha Accords, many of them are certain to say that that agreement between the presidents of the RSFSR, Ukraine and Belarus was the death knell for the USSR. But in fact,...
Putin’s Rating Falls as Russians Trust Their Own Eyes More and His TV Less. Polls show that Vladimir Putin’s rating is falling even though it remains high relative to other Russian institutions and international standards....
As you surf Ukrainian sites, you can see maps of different “hot spots” in Ukraine. As a rule, they’re clearly marked along the demarcation line in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts. In fact, front lines should also be...
At the meeting on economic issues on December 18, Alexandr Lukashenko demanded that the government of Belarus calculated the cost of goods that are exported to Russia in USD or Euros. According to him, if Belarus pays Russia for oil and...
Despite the fact that President Petro Poroshenko did not go to the summit in Minsk, a lot was said about Ukraine there. Ukraine was represented at the summit by the Ambassador in Belarus Mykhaylo Yezhel. Belarus President Alexandr...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
