Portnikov: Breathing lighter without Lega
Europeans can breathe easy for the first time in several years: Italy, one of the leading economies of…
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Portnikov: A cup that cracked
The Church of Greece became the first after the Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize the Ukrainian autocephaly. At…
Portnikov: Ukraine’s development will resume after crisis caused by Zelenskyy
Today's 40-year-olds have lost the chance to see a truly sovereign and successful Ukraine. If they are lucky,…
Portnikov: Crimea and the Big Seven
President of the United States Donald Trump talks about the advisability of Russia’s participation in what was called…
Putin has outlasted ‘cowardly and corrupt Western leaders,’ Skobov says
Since the beginning of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been obvious to all but the blind…
Portnikov: Putin’s return must be resisted
The proposal by US President Donald Trump to return his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the G8, of…
No stable Ukrainian-Russian peace possible until Putin convicted of war crimes, Shulipa says
Many have been speculating about what steps Russia and Ukraine must make to achieve a stable peace, but…
Portnikov: Kremlin wants Ukraine’s capitulation, Putin expects a “concrete result”
Assistant to the President of Russia, Yuri Ushakov, recently stated that the summit of leaders of the Normandy…
Portnikov: Putin won’t pity us
The news of the death of another Ukrainian warrior - the victim of a virtual ceasefire between the…
Portnikov: It’s not about ‘negotiation formats,’ it’s about Russia
The President of Ukraine's new representative in Crimea, Anton Korynevych, speaks about the need to find an international…
Kyiv working via courts to ‘return Russia to framework of international law’
The Ukrainian government has been working quietly but consistently through international courts to “return Russia to the framework…
Russian aggression in the Azov Sea has been ongoing since May 2018
The situation in the Azov Sea started aggravating in May 2018, when Russian border guards began detaining merchant…
Moscow now shifting Navy vessels from Pacific and Arctic to Kerch Straits
In a move that gives substance to Ukrainian fears that Moscow will close the Sea of Azov to…
Moscow’s blockade of Sea of Azov intended to force Kyiv to lift its own on Crimea, Samus says
By blocking water transit on the Sea of Azov and in the Kerch Straits, Moscow is pursuing two…
Hacked military docs reveal how the Russian 18th motorized brigade invaded Crimea
The Russian occupation of Crimea started back in 2014, four years ago, following the three-month long Euromaidan protests…
Hague court rules Russia must compensate Ukrainian investors $159 mn for Crimea losses
"On 2 May 2018, having deliberated, the Tribunal issued its unanimous Award on the Merits, addressing issues pertaining…
Poll: What country is under danger from Russia the most?
Russia attacked Moldova in 1992 turning its Transnistria region into a puppet "state". In the same year, Russia…
Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea saved Ukraine from going back to its old ways, Kazarin says
Many commentators have pointed out that Stalin was the greatest state builder in Ukrainian history because he added…
Ukraine publishes video proving Kremlin directed separatism in eastern Ukraine and Crimea
On 22 August 2016, Ukraine’s General Prosecutors Office (GPO) released a video it says proves that top officials of…
Ukrainian politicians denounce Trump’s readiness to legitimize Putin’s Crimean anschluss
Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk have denounced the declaration by Donald…