Russia’s ruling party starts campaigning in occupied Donbas for upcoming Duma elections
Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 23 June – 22 July 2021 Russian election campaign begins in Donetsk and…
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Putin’s fixation on Ukraine is demagogic, delusional and dangerous
One impression from the lengthy and stylistically incoherent text is that the author is deeply involved with the…
US-Germany Nord Stream 2 agreement — a victory for Russia
At the same time, European gas storage levels are at only 53 percent of their capacity, or nearly…
UN releases data on Donbas war victims starting from 2014
In response to a request from RFE/RL, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has…
Putin’s new article – ‘ideological justification for a future war,’ Pastukhov says
As such, Putin’s article is a kind of justification for action, “although Putin doesn’t understand this,” the London-based…
Why the West should be paying close attention to Putin’s article
This thinly veiled ode to Pan-Slavism attempts to bind the fate of Russia and Ukraine together in a…
Digital sleuths name soldiers from Murmansk and Chechnya who fought against Ukraine in 2014
For the seventh year now, starting from the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine's Crimea, the…
MH17 trial: Donbas “rebels” sent targets for Russia’s artillery attacks on Ukrainian bases
The regular court hearing in The Netherlands in the case of the downing of flight MH17 where these…
Putin’s penchant for drawing and crossing ‘red lines’
One area where a significant step forward was supposed to be made in Geneva is cybersecurity, and Moscow…
Putin offering Ukraine same deal Stalin offered West Germany in 1952, Piontkovsky says
Adenauer at the time replied that he preferred to remain the chancellor of half of Germany than become…
Information warfare at sea
Not a day goes by without news from the south of Ukraine. Russia has recently deployed all of…
Putin believes only annexing Ukraine will allow Russia to be a superpower without harm to its ethnic Russian core, Eidman says
When Vladimir Putin said during his “Direct Line” broadcast that his “main achievement” lies ahead, he provided a…
Torture and imprisonment is the price of freedom of speech in Russia-occupied Crimea
While the first victims of Russian repressions in occupied Crimea were pro-Ukrainian activists who openly resisted occupation, today…
How Czechia became a leader in convicting ex-mercenaries who fought against Ukraine in the Donbas
Mercenaries from more than 30 countries took part in Russia's war against Ukraine in the Donbas, but only…
Russia prepares for Zapad 2021, keeps heavy armed forces close to Ukraine
On June 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Moscow had withdrawn around 10,000 troops from the border…
Win for Ukraine as PACE adopts strong resolution in support of Crimean Tatars persecuted by Russia
1. To begin with, a PACE resolution focusing on the issue of Russia-occupied Crimea and the rights of…
The struggle ongoing to prevent an environmental catastrophe in war-torn Donbas
This February, in order to draw public attention to looming natural, environmental, and industrial disasters in the Donbas,…
Ukrainian president admits special op to detain Wagner mercenaries existed, tells Ukraine was “drawn in” by other countries
In what appears to be a sensational confession during an interview with Ukrainian TV, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
“I do not want my children to live in a country of terror.” Four inspiring letters from Crimean Tatar political prisoners not broken by Russia
Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the Russian occupation authorities have established a highly repressive regime on…
Donbas “People’s Republics” are heading for de facto annexation by Russia, monitors say
In late April, Berlin-based project Civicmonitoring.org issued the annual report "Towards de-facto annexation? Current developments in the 'People’s…