Under Biden, sanctions against Russia will be more consistent and stable, their “architect” says
In this interview with Valentyna Samar, editor-in-chief of the Center for Journalistic Investigations, and Julia Kazdobina, head of…
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Zelenskyy accused of usurping power following sanctions streak
According to Ukrainian legislation, sanctions can be applied to people involved in terrorism. When the first list of…
Sanctions breach suspected as Siemens & Grundfos equipment spotted at water station in occupied Crimea
A new water conduit station near Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula which Russia occupied in 2014,…
It is high time for Ukraine to create a domestic sanctions policy
Ukraine has announced preparations for the Crimean Platform summit, scheduled for 23 August 2021. Amongst its objectives, Ukraine…
Ukraine sanctions “Putin’s point man” Viktor Medvedchuk and wife
Ukraine has sanctioned pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense…
Derkach’s seven: the Russian-linked Ukrainians sanctioned by US over election interference
On 11 January 2021, the US Department of the Treasury reported that the US Department of the Treasury’s…
Austrian company secretly continued Crimean opera project after public denials
The Austrian architecture company Coop Himmelb(l)au, which designed an opera theater complex in Russian-occupied Crimea, had secretly worked…
Ukraine prepares sanctions against Austrian firm over flagship opera house in occupied Crimea
The Crimean story of the Vienna-based architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au began in January 2019 when the Russian occupation…
Boosting the price of aggression. Ukraine updates its sanctions policy against Russia
All the aforementioned events constitute a good reason for Ukraine to hold serious discussions with its western partners…
To help Belarus, recognize Tsikhanouskaya as the legitimate president-elect
The response of the international community to the state violence that we are currently witnessing in Belarus, will…
The toxic myth of “understanding and engaging” Russia
Recent western attempts to help “solve” the conflict in Donbas Russia’s war against Ukraine in Donbas is understandingly…
Sanctions on Russia are working, but they’re not enough
Why Russia was sanctioned It was the US who imposed the first batch of the Ukraine-related international sanctions…
A compromise with Russia that respects core Western principles is an illusion – James Sherr
Six years after Russia annexed Crimea, a number of articulate and influential people in the West have become…
Urging to reconsider Russia sanctions: peace at the cost of European integrity
The International Crisis Group (ICG) recently published the report “Peace in Ukraine I: A European War” which recommends…
Pandemic adding to burdens sanctions have imposed on Moscow for seizing Crimea, Umland says
The logic of the sanctions regime the West imposed on Moscow after Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimea was not…
Russia’s occupation of Crimea, Donbas war not “serious violations” in Council of Europe’s new sanctions procedure
On 5 February, the Council of Europe announced that it was finally ready to punish the worst offenders.…
Consequences of restoring Russia’s voting rights in PACE
What the confirmation of Russia’s voting right means Yelyzaveta Yasko, head of the Ukrainian Delegation to PACE, names…
Freeing Ukrainian Navy sailor POWs part of West’s deal to return Russia to PACE – media
In November 2018, Russia attacked three Ukrainian warships heading to their port in the Azov Sea and took…
Russia’s return to PACE is bad news for the human rights situation in Russia – Nikolai Polozov
The Russian delegation’s return to PACE without fulfilling the obligations imposed by the resolutions of this organization, as…
PACE destroys sanctions mechanism, allowing return of Russian delegation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a decision to change its sanctions mechanism, in which…