Putin succeeded in securing alleged MH17 accomplice Tsemakh, discrediting the Ukrainian position in the West, and continuing the “constructive” negotiation process. The liberation of Ukrainian citizens, many of whom...
On 7 September 2019, a prisoner exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine. took place. 35 Ukrainian citizens held in Russia on trumped-up charges, 11 of them – Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin and 24 Ukrainian Navy...
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has granted the appeal filed by Tsemakh’s defense team, changing his pre-trial restrictive measure from detention to personal recognizance by the ruling issued today, September 5. The ruling is...
The release of Volodymyr Tsemakh, “DNR” fighter and suspect in the downing of MH17, by the Kyiv Court of Appeals on September 5, 2019 is a perfect illustration of how the Ukrainian authorities are planning to resolve the...
First, it may be urgent and important for Putin to accelerate the lifting of sanctions and Russia’s return to the Group of Seven, and improve relations with Kyiv. Second, he may not actually want to spend any more money on the...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
