On 3 August, the press center of the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Crisis Media Center hosted the presentation of the monograph “The Future of the Donbas according to the Steinmeier Formula.” In his book, legal expert Yuri Shulipa...
As President Zelenskyy traveled to Paris to participate in the first Normandy meeting in three years, a crowd of protesters camped out in front of the President’s Office back in Kyiv and meticulously tracked his every step. Organized...
The exact date of such a meeting was not announced, but the Kremlin took advantage of the telephone conversation between Putin and Merkel to emphasize again: it is necessary to legislatively secure a special status with broad autonomy for...
Returning peace to Ukraine is the main priority of President Zelenskyy. He wishes to restore negotiations in the Normandy format and unblock the Minsk process in order to end the war in Donbas. Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Vadim Prystayko,...
“Steinmeier’s formula,” which specifies that the Ukrainian law on the “special status” of occupied Donbas will come into force after local elections are held there, has become the hottest war-related...
“Steinmeier’s Formula” has since October 2019 become the number one political controversy in Ukraine. This detailing of the way that the political part of the Minsk Protocol should be implemented has sparked a holy war...
In an important two-part essay, Russian commentator Andrey Piontkovsky argues that there is now a good chance that the Donbas will remain “a frozen conflict” rather than be resolved either by the capitulation of Ukraine or by...
Both those who want Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to live up to all the provisions of the “Steinmeier formula” plan he has agreed to and those who are against that because they see it as capitulation, Vitaly Portnikov...
The events of recent weeks surrounding attempts to resolve the Donbas conflict have stirred up Ukrainian society. Persistent attempts to withdraw forces and troops, preparation for the Normandy format meeting and compliance with...
Dissimulating plans and intentions Withdrawal of Ukrainian troops in the Donbas? Why? What happens after? What is the probability of the “gray zone” being occupied by enemy troops after the withdrawal? Organizing meetings in...
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...
