Avdiivka was fired upon again. Like in February 2017. Then, the Ukrainian delegation rubbed the nose of Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin in the photograph of the destroyed Avdiivka and the deceased captain, Andriy Kyzyl. […]
30.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Perhaps, the date of a foreign politician's visit to Ukraine has never been more indicative of the visit itself as in the case of Angela Merkel's visit to Kyiv: after Moscow and before (rather than at) […]
23.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies has been researching the issue of sanctions against Russia since they were first introduced, that is, for the eighth year. It is time to […]
18.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The problem of Crimea’s overpopulation is among the reasons that affected the water balance of the peninsula and caused water shortages, along with global warming, last year’s drought, military expansion of the occupier, and failed “management” of the […]
11.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The militarisation of Russia and Kremlin-favoured military-patriotic upbringing bear fruit. However, the consequences are very far from those desirable. Instead of love for the homeland, teenagers are instilled only with aggressive moods and illusions of all-permissiveness, […]
04.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Early parliamentary elections in Moldova opened a new page in the country’s political development. For the first time in history, a stable pro-Western and pro-European mono-majority will emerge in Chisinau, while EU and US could unblock external […]
26.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov craved for U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. Two years ago, he stressed that “the conflict in Afghanistan has no military solution. The only possible way to settle it is to achieve peace through political […]
19.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 1 July 2020, Putin introduced a new time system for Russia. He began the "chronicle of the new time" with the "new" year 1937. Having reset presidential term limits to zero, the now "lifelong" […]
30.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The president and a founder of CEO Club Ukraine and Ukrainian entrepreneur Serhii Haidaichuk talks about cross-border co-operation against global challenges Associations of citizens, entrepreneurs, and like-minded people have more mobility in finding solutions to problems […]
24.06.2021 • Natalia Tolub
The president and a founder of CEO Club Ukraine and Ukrainian entrepreneur Serhii Haidaichuk spoke about climate change in the world The working week in Kyiv starts with the announcement of a three-fold excess of harmful […]
21.06.2021 • Natalia Tolub
Haidaichuk Serhii is president and a founder of CEO Club Ukraine and a Ukrainian entrepreneur. He shared his thoughts on business unification and why it is important. Uniting businesses for greater purposes. Why is it […]
18.06.2021 • Natalia Tolub
Putin's regime cleans familiar oppositionists out of the realm and thus prepares the ground for new figures. Putin can no longer pretend to be a "democrat." He has neither time nor opportunity to do so. The […]
16.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs recently published a draft report with recommendations for the EU leadership on how to build relations with Russia. The document sets out five principles to underpin the cooperation of the […]
09.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 23 April, Russian President Putin signed a decree on the imposition of measures of influence (counteraction) in response to unfriendly actions by foreign states. He ordered to limit or, if necessary, to prohibit the […]
11.05.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
I have a lot of stories about the spring and summer of 1986, suffice for a few short novels. For now, I will limit myself to an excerpt I wrote for the book “Hennadiy Matsuka: […]
28.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
In February 2014, armed men in unmarked uniforms appeared in Crimea, seizing the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, the Simferopol Airport, the Kerch Ferry Terminal, and other strategic facilities, as well as blocking […]
14.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
If Ukraine starts military operations in Donbas, Russia will not leave Donbas residents without help and will send in Russian troops. This harsh statement was made by Deputy Head of the Administration of the President […]
12.04.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 25 February, Antoni Macierewicz, the head of the Committee for the Re-Investigation of the Smolensk Plane Crash, former Polish defence minister and incumbent MP, made a statement at the Polish Sejm, saying that the […]
31.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Marta Barandiy & Maryna Iaroshevych Where are we with Covid-19 today? In the early 2021, the global population, especially in the developed world, received a lot of positive signals about ‘back to normal’ being close. All […]
23.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Tokyo had a busy diplomatic schedule. Visits were made by the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Secretary of Defence. Minister of Defence of Ukraine Andriy Taran also arrived in the capital of Japan, […]
22.03.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak