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…
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Francois Hollande
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Four key points of the new Minsk process roadmap
The Normandy Four meeting with the participation of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany took place in Berlin on…
François Hollande and Russia’s threat
French President François Hollande may say that Russia is not a threat but a partner “who sometimes uses…
Kyiv must reject West’s calls to change Constitution and hold elections in occupied Donbas, Piontkovsky says
Kyiv must reject calls by Berlin and Paris to change the Ukrainian constitution and allow elections in the…
12 months of Minsk-2. Examining a year of violations
On 13 February 2016, the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany, and Russia will once again meet to discuss…
France, Germany now openly collaborating with Russia
No, this is no longer appeasement. Few have dared to call German and French negotiation strategies with Russia…
‘The Normandy Four’ has dissolved into ‘three plus one,’ Portnikov says
The Normandy Four in which Moscow has placed so much faith as a way of advancing its interests…
Russian occupation threatens very existence of Crimean Tatar people, Chubarov says
In an appeal to the leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine who are meeting in Berlin tomorrow, Refat…
Putin’s misreading of situation behind hardening of West’s position on Ukraine, Portnikov says
The toughening of the West’s position on Ukraine, very much in evidence at the G7 meeting, reflects the…
Merkel, Hollande, Poroshenko ‘deeply concerned’ over Debaltseve bloodbath
“Let me guess… Frau Merkel believes the Minsk peace plan is ‘damaged but not dead’. Monsieur Hollande vows…
American Senators: Obama, Merkel, Hollande legitimize unprecedented dismemberment of European state
US Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statement on developments in Ukraine on…
Polish writer: If US doesn’t arm Ukraine, Putin will move against Baltic countries
If President Obama follows German Chancellor Merkel and doesn’t arm Ukraine, the US president will not only “be…
Putin’s incredibly shrinking “Russian world” – 3 reasons he insisted on Minsk for talks
Despite his success in intimidating some European governments into inaction or even willingness to come to terms with…
European Parliament VP: Germany and France ‘sacrificed Ukraine’ for own national economic interests
In what Vladimir Putin may see as an additional benefit and others as collateral damage, the Minsk agreements…
Lithuanian leader: Minsk ‘much worse than Munich’
Many including the author of these lines have compared what happened in Minsk this week with what happened…
The Minsk agreement — dangers for Ukraine
Despite the fact that at the end of the negotiations in Minsk all the parties made statements (and…
From a Munich in Moscow to a Munich in Minsk: How Europe has come to Putin’s aid
In the 1930s, Hitler pursued a simple policy: he simply said one thing and did another. Putin has…
Peace with the Newts. Will Donbas turn into a new Munich?
The Karel Čapek novel War with the Newts was written two years before Munich. And it describes in…
Merkel, Putin, and peace. Why the sudden change of plans?
Thoughts from Kyiv – 7 February 2015. Social networks and the global media are buzzing: what’s the plan? Are…
War and the Putin negotiations
by Vitaliy Portnikov The unprecedented trip of Merkel and Hollande to Kyiv and Moscow No matter how the…