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Read More 2 minute read Opinion Russian Aggression Moscow’s ‘little green men’ stage provocation in Moldova, republic’s Defense Minister says Moldovan Defense Minister Eugen Sturza says that Russian forces, without identifying markers, have carried out massive maneuvers involving… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 5 minute read Opinion War in Donbas Portnikov: Putin has four Donbas scenarios and will choose worst one for Ukraine Moscow completely controls the situation in the occupied Donbas, Vitaly Portnikov says; and consequently, one should not view… byPaul A. Goble
Read More 12 minute read International More Ukraine Putin suddenly wants armed peacekeepers in Donbas. Why now? What for? Having ignored all previous Ukrainian proposals to deploy UN peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine, Putin now claims that Russia… byYuri Zoria
Read More 6 minute read International More Nagorno-Karabakh: Who is to blame and who benefits? For several days now the media has been discussing the unprecedented renewal of hostilities of the Nagorno-Karabakh. Not… byKseniya Kirillova
Read More 2 minute read War in Donbas “DNR” will shell schools on September 1 and ask for Russian “peacekeepers” — Ukrainian defense official The "DNR" unit of the Russian hybrid military has planned provocative actions for September 1: to fire on… byUkrayinska Pravda
Read More 4 minute read International More Georgian diplomat: If West allows Russia a role in Donbas, Moscow will destabilize Ukraine for decades In their rush to end the fighting in southeastern Ukraine, Western governments are in danger of creating a… byPaul A. Goble