Are Russian oligarchs serving as Putin’s ‘little green men’ in Belarus?
In the wake of the political changes in Yerevan, Belarusian analysts are saying that Moscow would not react…
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Fearful of Moscow and his own people, Lukashenka fails to crush pro-Russian march in Minsk on Victory Day
Despite his heavy-handed approach to any and all demonstrations that he and his regime have not approved in…
Putin planning to interfere in Belarusian elections to replace Lukashenka, Sivitsky says
Russians already now are “considering scenarios of a so-called ‘transit of power’ in Belarus” in the parliamentary and…
Everything you wanted to know about the Minsk peace deal, but were afraid to ask
What are the Minsk Agreements? The Minsk Protocol (later known as Minsk-1) with the Minsk Memorandum of September…
Struggle for Belarus: Minsk is promoting Belarusianization; Moscow, re-Sovietization
Minsk is promoting the Belarusianization of Belarus while Moscow is pushing its re-Sovietization. But because both are being…
Appointment of US Special Representative for Ukraine positive for war in Donbas
America’s freshly appointed “Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations” Kurt Volker visited the war zone in East-Ukraine in late…
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…
Freedom Day in Belarus: crackdown on mass protests, detentions
Today Belarus marks Freedom Day (Dzen Voli), an unofficial holiday to commemorate the creation of Belarusian People's Republic…
Why Avdiivka is the most vulnerable spot for the Russian-separatist army in Ukraine
At least 11 Ukrainian soldiers are reported to have died repelling the deadliest yet 2017 attack from combined Russian-separatist…
After the Glazyev Tapes: what Moscow’s interference in Ukraine means for the Minsk Agreements
What are the origins of the armed conflict that has been raging in eastern Ukraine since 2014? Which…
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…
Avdiyivka. Have you heard about the ceasefire?
Over the last week, Ukrainian media were full of fierce discussions regarding the removal of military units’ at…
Red lines Ukraine can’t cross in the Minsk process
A new meeting of the leaders of the countries in the "Normandy Four" could take place on 19…
Carl Bildt on Minsk Agreements: We have to struggle along and see if it works at some point
I meet Carl Bildt at the airport on his way from Stockholm to Kyiv where he will be…
Putin’s Crimean miscalculation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande’s refusal to have a trilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin…
Ukraine Security Service expells Russian Head of JCCC from Ukraine citing “DNR” ties | VIDEO
Ukraine's security service reported on 22 June 2016 that it expelled Vladimir Cheban, Chief of Staff of Russian…
Borovoy: Kyiv Shouldn’t Have Taken Part in Minsk Talks and Should Renounce Them ASAP
Staunton, June 5 – The Ukrainian government should not have been drawn into the Minsk talks, and its…
Occupied Donbas holds military parade with weapons banned under Minsk agreement
Donetsk and Luhansk, occupied by combined Russian-separatist forces, held a military parade with heavy weapons banned by the…
Turning East? French involvement in Ukraine
On 21 November 2013, the Ukrainian president V. Yanykovych decided to suspend the negotiations on the Association Agreement…
Putin’s crony in Ukraine proposes new “compromise” plan ahead of Minsk talks
The Ukrainian pro-Russian politician Medvedchuk told the Spanish magazine El Pais that, if the Minsk agreements cannot be…