Supplying off-ramps for Putin will destroy international law – Poland’s Ambassador to UN
If the West allows Putin to save his face and find an off-ramp from the Russian invasion of…
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Ukraine should not become a sacrificial lamb to Putin for our illusion of peace
On March 11, two days after Russia deliberately struck a maternity hospital in the besieged Ukrainian port city…
Macron’s Ukraine diplomacy runs into a Kremlin wall
French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Western leaders have made Putin into a Superman to avoid facing up to their own mistakes, Inozemtsev says
One of the most effective ways to conceal from oneself and others his or her failures is to…
Broader coalition backs Ukraine on Crimea than ever supported Baltic non-recognition policy
Representatives of more than 40 countries met in Kyiv and declared they were forming a Crimea Platform to…
Parliamentary Foreign Committees of nine countries oppose Nord Stream 2
The Foreign Affairs Committees of nine countries issued a joint statement in opposition to the recent agreement between…
German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen: Crimean Platform good for getting more countries to support Ukraine & sanctions
Valentyna Samar: Ms. Ambassador, thank you very much for agreeing to answer the questions we would like to…
Biden-Putin summit sparks political confrontations inside Ukraine
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland sought to reassure the Ukrainian side that Washington…
Four setbacks to Western credibility in Ukraine (Part 2)
* * * To read Part 1 of the analysis, please click here * * * NATO has…
Four setbacks to Western credibility in Ukraine (Part 1)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has scrapped the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine and NATO-Georgia commissions that had…
Blinken’s debut in Ukraine: A case for managing expectations (Part 2)
To read Part 1, please click here President Zelenskyy has decided that Ukraine would ask the North Atlantic…
The thorny road to the Kremlin’s desired Yalta-2021
In turn, Western leaders, including US President Joseph Biden and his Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, have been…
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…
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…
Upcoming Paris meeting on Ukraine threatens to become a new Munich, Piontkovsky says
Two days ago, Aleksey Chesnakov, a Moscow commentator known for his close ties to the Kremlin and opposition…
Piontkovsky: Frozen conflict in Donbas – ‘lesser evil’ for both Kyiv and ‘moderate imperialists’ in Moscow
In an important two-part essay, Russian commentator Andrey Piontkovsky argues that there is now a good chance that…
Putin won’t accept Zelenskyy’s capitulation even if Ukrainian president offers it, Portnikov says
Both those who want Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to live up to all the provisions of the "Steinmeier…
Ukrainian opposition to “Steinmeier formula” capitulation is nationwide
While the protest in Kyiv not unexpectedly attracted the most attention, the fact that Ukrainians came out in…
North Caucasus expert: Moscow’s actions in Abkhazia and Chechnya justify fears about ‘Steinmeier formula’
Those in Ukraine and elsewhere who fear that the Steinmeier plan will end by becoming the Putin plan…