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…
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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…
Why Obama, Merkel, and Poroshenko remain silent about the fact that the ceasefire does not exist
The day and a half that has passed since the moment when the ceasefire for Donbas was announced…
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…
Moscow commentator: Putin has no interest in peace in Ukraine now or ever
Vladimir Putin may organize short-lived ceasefires for various reasons, few of which have anything to do with Ukraine,…
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…
What would Merkel say if Putin were killing Germans?
The politics of “waiting out” the war that has been adopted by the European leadership reveals the fear…
Ukraine’s 10: Dalia Grybaskaite tops ranking of world promoters
Kyiv-based Institute of World Policy has released an annual rating of key figures promoting Ukraine’s cause worldwide. The…
Why Putin will annoy Merkel and escalate the Donbas war
With the approach of a probable meeting in the “Norman” format, and even without it, the conditional truce…
Warum Deutschland nicht mehr Russlands bester Freund im Westen ist
Von Ivan Nechepurenko, The Moscow Times, 2. Dezember 2014 Deutschland ist seit dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion Russlands Schlüsselpartner…
Take Action Now on Ukraine, President Obama
(Op-ed. The opinions expressed in this article represent those of the author) Sadly Europe remains a deer in…
Merkel, Ukraine, and the Second World War
By Robert van Voren When Nazi-Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the Wehrmacht swept through Ukraine with…