The toxic myth of “understanding and engaging” Russia
Recent western attempts to help “solve” the conflict in Donbas Russia’s war against Ukraine in Donbas is understandingly…
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Nature hates a vacuum, and autocracies don’t tolerate weak democracies: Kyiv Security Forum 2020
Lack of trust Lack of trust was the key thesis of the 15 May 2020 online discussion. Anne…
Kyiv finds an alibi to step back from Kozak-Yermak plan on Donbas
The COVID-19 coronavirus emergency gives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a non-political excuse for stepping back from the plan…
Kozak-Yermak plan on Donbas: The fine print
The meeting of the Minsk-based Contact Group, held by videoconference on March 24–26, had been expected to officially…
Ukrainian volunteer medic lives outside President’s office, protesting Russian peace push
https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1242491504972750850 Chornohuz supports the Capitulation Resistance Movement, as well as those NGOs and political parties who stand against…
Russia to drastically expand its influence over Ukraine, rest of post-Soviet space
In recent months, the Kremlin dramatically stepped up efforts to push its interests and political agenda across the…
Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy turns blind eye to Putin-Medvedchuk scheming
On March 10, in Moscow, Ukraine’s leading Russophile politician Viktor Medvedchuk conferred with Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
Shady agreements legitimizing Russia’s puppet “republics” likely signed in Minsk
It’s March 2020, and updates about the coronavirus fill the newscasts and grab all the attention. Meanwhile, Viktor…
Portnikov: Next Normandy Four summit won’t be soon
Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko expresses doubts about the possibility of holding a summit of the Normandy…
The basis for a peaceful resolution of the war in eastern Ukraine – trends at the end of 2019
As we try to predict the future, second-guessing what’s is taking place inside the head of President Putin,…
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…
Zelenskyy’s first Normandy and the illusion of progress
As President Zelenskyy traveled to Paris to participate in the first Normandy meeting in three years, a crowd…
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…
Dismantling Putin’s regime, not flirting with it, can end war in eastern Ukraine – appeal of Donbas NGO
The implementation of the so-called Steinmeier formula – which, despite resistance from a substantial part of Ukrainian society,…
Zelenskyy’s three closest advisors working for the Kremlin, Piontkovsky says
The collapse of Kyiv’s position at home and abroad over the last six months reflects the fact that…
Portnikov: Only Ukraine is at risk
The exact date of such a meeting was not announced, but the Kremlin took advantage of the telephone…
“Ukrainian Doctrine of Security and Peace” proposed as alternative plan to Minsk protocol
Participants of the “No Capitulation” protests against the signing of the so-called “Steinmeier Formula” by Ukraine in the…
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…
Experts urge to scrap term “Minsk Agreements” as they are not a treaty, use “Protocols” instead
A number of experts specializing in hybrid war have appealed to the Ukrainian authorities to stop using the…
Piontkovsky: Frozen conflict in Donbas – ‘lesser evil’ for both Kyiv and ‘moderate imperialists’ in Moscow
In an important two-part essay, Russian commentator Andrey Piontkovsky argues that there is now a good chance that…