The case for Ukraine’s NATO membership – Taras Kuzio
I’m going to put a case forward for Ukraine’s membership in NATO. It’s difficult to discuss these requirements…
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Trump may negotiate with Putin for the same reasons he’s talking with Kim Jong-Un, Novoye Voennoye Obozreniye suggests
The editors of Novoye voyennoye obozreniye, the military affairs supplement to Nezavisimaya gazeta, suggest that the trajectory of…
Will Syria’s Ghouta survive the long proxy war?
The Damascus suburb of Ghouta has developed into a rebel stronghold preventing the regime, Iran, and Russia from…
Moscow preparing to replace its forces in Donbas with ‘private’ military ones, Kyiv analyst suggests
The Russian State Duma will soon be taking up draft legislation regularizing the status of nominally “private” military…
Russia is preparing for big war and with each new conflict increases its capabilities, Shmulyevich says
The best explanation for Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria has been the improvement of the capabilities of the…
Bellingcat publishes interactive map of Russian artillery strikes across Ukrainian border
In July 2014, Ukrainian armed forces launched an anti-terrorist operation (ATO) against pro-Russian forces which controlled large parts of…
Arming Ukraine: capability requirements—a view from Kyiv
Much of the recent discussion in NATO capitals focuses on whether Ukraine should be supplied with “lethal aid”…
Putin’s preparations for war reflect total bankruptcy of his system, Melnikov says
Recent days have featured a drumbeat of developments suggesting Russia is preparing for war: Moscow has boosted its…
Terrorist threat to Crimea: Russian ties to the Islamic State
Rabbi Abraham Shmulevich, president of the Institute of Eastern Partnership (Israel) evaluates the accuracy of this report and…
Russian military having serious problems retaining contract soldiers, new data show
Vladimir Putin said this week that he remains committed to moving to an all-volunteer military, even though budgetary…
Russian attack helicopter violates Ukrainian airspace first time since 2014
On 5 September, Facebook user Viktor Vyshnivetskyi shared three photographs and a video of a military helicopter flying…
Zapad-2017 – anything but a joint Russian-Belarusian exercise, Sivitsky says
Moscow has advertised Zapad-2017 as a joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise, but it is anything but as it includes…
Past due bills for housing forcing Russian defense ministry to cut weapons acquisitions
Last year, the Russian defense ministry has taken eight billion rubles (120 million US dollars) out of its…
Democracies should prepare for the long fight against Russian disinformation warfare: study
In February 2013, a year before Russia invaded the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and unleashed war in eastern Ukraine, General…
Military expert Starykov: Zapad-2017 war games in Belarus designed to demonstrate Russia’s military power
“The Vienna Document stipulates that there cannot be more than 12,000 troops participating in military exercises, but there…
Three years after deadliest battle in Donbas, official investigation skims over guilt of Ukrainian command
The investigation into the responsibility of Ukrainian commanders is highly important not only for the sake of historical…
Zapad-2017: military games with an unpredictable ending
Just weeks remain until the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 take place. It is expected that they will be held…
Under our noses, Russia has geared up for a western offensive
In the last few months, I have repeatedly warned about Putin’s shifting approach to Russia’s involvement in eastern…
Russian outpourings into the Caucasus
It is restless again on the Russian Federation’s (RF) southern border. This unrest should not be a surprise…
Why did the Russian-militant forces attack Krasnohorivka? Latest flare-up in Donbas, explained
The last week in Ukraine was marked by a sudden announcement by the chief of the unrecognized “Donetsk…