The logic of the sanctions regime the West imposed on Moscow after Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimea was not only to underscore its opposition to this blatant violation of international law but also to raise the price on Moscow of...
A new independent report released on 22 March 2017 shows that US sanctions against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have been generally effective and have had a minimum impact on the American economy. The report,...
The issue is not that Ukraine cannot deal with corruption. The issue is that it is the West that cannot deal with it. And that is much more dangerous because it can lead to the collapse of the European Union. When I hear statements that...
German politicians from the ranks of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) are increasingly inclined to the idea of restoring mutual understanding with Russia even if the aggressive nature of the Putin regime continues. And now the...
Andriy Parubiy, the first deputy speaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, discussed the Russian threat to global security and the need to maintain sanctions against Russia during an interview with Voice of America, February 25, during...
Even if Vladimir Putin succeeded by some miracle in his current effort to get Western sanctions on his country for his aggression in Ukraine lifted, Konstantin Borovoy says, there are six reasons why even that would not prevent the looming...
A measure of Moscow’s tone deafness or perhaps of the callous disregard by elites in the capital of anything that affects others but not themselves is provided by what a “Nezavisimaya gazeta” article today is the...
The Iskander nuclear-capable missile systems that Russia has deployed in Kaliningrad are capable of reaching many European capitals, even Berlin, said the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite in Brussels, March 19, reports Espreso...
How Russia’s embargo influences the fruit and vegetable market in EU countries According to Eurostat as of the end of September, most EU countries have seen quite a significant price decrease on the vegetables and fruits that had...
The ‘January 1’ law also affects all Apple users who will be unable to use their iPhones and iPads. According to Russian Internet rights spokesman Dmitry Marinichev, neither Apple nor any other company will have enough time...
First stereotype: Ukrainians are very poor Some Europeans viewed Ukraine as extremely poor. Many Ukrainian refugees were surprised to learn that. “They perceived us almost like we are cave people who do not know and have not seen...
