Ukrainian parliament extends law on special status for Donbas for another year
The bill was submitted two days ago by representatives of the ruling party Servant of the People, Davyd…
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Why negotiate? Expectations for the Normandy Four meeting
The Normandy Four meeting scheduled for 9 December might very well be one of the most important events…
Minsk protocol and “Steinmeier’s formula” – conflict resolution or conflict conclusion?
Returning peace to Ukraine is the main priority of President Zelenskyy. He wishes to restore negotiations in the…
Minsk-2 is the real problem for Ukraine, not “Steinmeier’s formula” | Infographics
“Steinmeier’s formula,” which specifies that the Ukrainian law on the “special status” of occupied Donbas will come into…
No longer ATO, not yet a war. Ukraine adopts controversial “Donbas reintegration” bill
On 18 January 2018, the Ukrainian Parliament, or Verkhovna Rada, adopted the law on the reintegration of Donbas…
Ukraine’s Donbas-reintegration bill branding Russia “aggressor state” passes first reading
“Donbas laws” Re-integration law The first bill “On the specifics of the state policy to ensure the state sovereignty…
The Kremlin’s chaos strategy in Ukraine and its helpers
The objective of Kremlin’s hybression (“hybrid aggression“) is primarily to create chaos and a controlled conflict, rather than the…
Who is who in the Minsk process | Infographics
The Minsk peace process is so far seen as the only way to stop the war between combined…
Holding elections now will destabilize Donbas
One of the most difficult issues for Ukraine is the problem of conducting elections in the occupied territories…
French MP says Ukraine is responsible for invasion
The proposal by French MP Thierry Mariani to impose sanctions against Ukraine for not implementing the Minsk-II agreements…
‘Reintegration of Donbas will be impossible after five years,’ senior Kyiv official says
Ukraine must move quickly to promote the reintegration of the Donbas because “five years from now,” Heorhiy Tuka,…
Why Minsk II is a trap for Russia
Europe considers Putin-dictator who keeps “all these Russians” under control more advantageous. This is because Europeans prefer a…
Turning East? French involvement in Ukraine
On 21 November 2013, the Ukrainian president V. Yanykovych decided to suspend the negotiations on the Association Agreement…
The West is demanding elections in occupied Donbas by June –sources
If Ukraine fails to hold elections in the Russian-occupied territories of the Donbas by June, the West threatens…
Ukraine needs alternatives to the Minsk II “time bomb” — analyst
Political analyst Taras Stetskiv analyzes the threats represented by the Minsk agreements and discusses possible alternatives in an…
The status of the Donbas “republics”
The proposals put forth by the representatives of the so-called “people’s republics” at the Minsk talks may be…
Minsk Accords are paper equivalents of Putin’s ‘little green men,’ Illarionov says
The Minsk Accords are the diplomatic equivalent of Vladimir Putin’s “little green men,” Andrey Illarionov says. Like the…
Poroshenko has cleverly blocked Putin while satisfying West, Piontkovsky says
With his constitutional amendments on local self-administration, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has blocked Vladimir Putin’s plan to force…
Constitutional change in Ukraine gives Putin three victories, Illarionov says
By including in the Ukrainian constitutional provision specifying that Kyiv will come up with a new law governing…
Minsk-2 accords undermine Ukrainian sovereignty, Illarionov says
Speaking in Kremenchuk, Ukraine this week, Andrey Illarionov said that Ukraine should continue to negotiate in its quest…