“Wrong time to relax”: Ukrainian intel chief says no end to hybrid war while Putin in power
Hybrid war, an armed conflict, Russia’s aggressive policy towards internal socio-economic and political processes in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s…
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The quick way to quasi-recognition of Donetsk-Luhansk’s armed formations: a play-by-play account
Ceasefire deal While the agreement’s full text has been released by all signatory parties, the page reserved for…
Kozak celebrates diplomatic victory over Ukraine in rude letter to Normandy Forum
Russia’s presidential envoy for conflict-management in Ukraine, Dmitry Kozak, has sent a highly undiplomatic letter to his other…
“Russia has been successful at muddying the waters”: lessons from the Syrian conflict
The war in Syria has been ongoing for over nine years. The war in eastern Ukraine has entered…
Russia threatens to dispatch weapons to Donbas if U.S. clears military aid package
“I believe that if the United States allocates $300 million for military aid to Ukraine, it will open…
New Ukraine ceasefire agreement officializes Donetsk-Luhansk militaries
Russia, Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and ORDLO representatives from Donetsk and Luhansk…
New Donbas ceasefire appears to be holding despite spike in violations on first day
Last week amid a string of strange disparate events in the country, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy announced another ceasefire…
Zaporizhia Oblast: the next flash-point in Russia’s hybrid aggression against Ukraine’s southeast?
“Zaporizhzhia People’s Republic” wannabes On July 9, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested a group of radical…
How Ukrainian society can withstand Russian aggression
Since Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution that toppled pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych from power in early 2014, Russia has deployed…
Pay a fine if you use Ukrainian passport — new rules for Crimeans with double citizenship
The “right to one-off departure” from Crimea On 27 March, the Russian Government authorized more restrictive rules for…
Vitaly Portnikov: Russia has no intention of adhering to the upcoming ceasefire agreement
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy really believes that a genuine ceasefire will be established and observed in the Donbas…
Kyiv considers purchase of 16 US patrol boats Mark VI which might strengthen Ukraine’s maritime security
It should be noted that the March–June 2020 reduction in such artificial delays should not be taken as…
Russian-occupied Crimea: Lessons of hypocrisy
As it was informed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russia’s lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, has…
These four stories show anybody can be jailed in occupied Donbas (and you, too)
Despite the intended all-for-all exchange of prisoners negotiated last fall by the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in Paris…
Putin and Milosevic: Blood brothers
Slobodan Milosevic and Vladimir Putin are cut from the same cloth. Just as the West’s experience with Milosevic…
Bellingcat IDs GRU agent for occupied Donetsk and possible MH17 witness
Read the previous artcile: Ukraine detains deep cover GRU sleeper agent who might be highest ranking MH17 witness…
Russia flexes its muscles on Ukrainian borders, but a full-scale attack will cost too many lives, experts say
Russia continues strengthening its military around Ukraine despite coronavirus lockdown and economic crisis On 9 January 2020, unprecedentedly…
Ukraine detains deep cover GRU sleeper agent who might be highest ranking MH17 witness yet
The man is mentioned in the report by the first letter of his last name as “citizen K.”,…
Northern Ukraine’s vulnerable Sumy Oblast: covert Russian links and Cossack threats
With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings taking a massive hit as a result of the novel coronavirus…
The price of Russia’s war is too heavy for Ukraine to lift alone – report
On 25 June 2020, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) presented online its study on the…
