Ukraine’s Servants of the People coming out of the closet as ‘Servants of Russia,’ Portnikov says
The scandal arising from Yevhen Shevchenko’s suggestion on Moscow TV that Ukrainian defenders rather than Russian aggressors are…
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Documentary “My Father” tells story of fallen war hero and helps heal wounds of war
Larysa Artiugina, one of the directors of My Father, did not choose a hero. Rather the hero chose…
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…
“The whole town was on their knees the day of her father’s funeral… Today the country weeps for Yaroslava…”
Yaroslava’s father, Serhiy Nykonenko never knew his own father, who had abandoned his family; Serhiy’s mother died after…
Putin won’t accept Zelenskyy’s capitulation even if Ukrainian president offers it, Portnikov says
Both those who want Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to live up to all the provisions of the "Steinmeier…
Peace in Donbas and deoccupation of Crimea are possible and necessary: Paris declaration of intellectuals
First of all, the world must recognize that a hybrid war is being waged by Russia against Ukraine…
Ukrainian opposition to “Steinmeier formula” capitulation is nationwide
While the protest in Kyiv not unexpectedly attracted the most attention, the fact that Ukrainians came out in…
North Caucasus expert: Moscow’s actions in Abkhazia and Chechnya justify fears about ‘Steinmeier formula’
Those in Ukraine and elsewhere who fear that the Steinmeier plan will end by becoming the Putin plan…
Portnikov: President Zelenskyy is deceiving himself and Ukrainian people
Zelenskyy claims that his agreeing to the implementation of the "Steinmeier formula" was necessary solely to unblock a…
Moscow commentator: Kremlin believes Ukraine is about to surrender
Valery Solovey, the former MGIMO professor and current Moscow commentator, says there are seven reasons why the Kremlin…
“We’re scared for our lives!” Pro-Ukrainian population near demarcation line against disengagement of Ukrainian troops in Donbas
Such statements were noted recently on Facebook by Maksym Potapchuk, participant of the 2014 winter-spring events in Donetsk,…
Portnikov: Yanukovych must not return
Vitaly Serdyuk, the lawyer of the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, said that Yanukovych is preparing to…
Portnikov: Why Putin and Zelenskyy won’t get together
Despite the obvious and oft-expressed desire of the presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
Piontkovsky: Ukraine is being prepared for disguised surrender to Russia
Q: Perhaps one of the most significant international events of the autumn was the statement of the French…
Portnikov: The goals of Zelenskyy and Putin for the “Big Exchange”
Putin succeeded in securing alleged MH17 accomplice Tsemakh, discrediting the Ukrainian position in the West, and continuing the…
Portnikov: Breathing lighter without Lega
Europeans can breathe easy for the first time in several years: Italy, one of the leading economies of…
Letter from Vitaliy Markiv: “My fight is ongoing!”
Vitaliy remains optimistic and writes that the fight for Ukraine continues on all fronts, and he is also…
Portnikov: A cup that cracked
The Church of Greece became the first after the Patriarchate of Constantinople to recognize the Ukrainian autocephaly. At…
Yuriy Stasovsky: selections from “My War”
August 9 My Ilovaisk began five years ago... From the very start of the day, there’s been a…
Portnikov: Ukraine’s development will resume after crisis caused by Zelenskyy
Today's 40-year-olds have lost the chance to see a truly sovereign and successful Ukraine. If they are lucky,…