The resumption «Minsk format» shows definite progress in the conflict resolving, but Russia imposes its position on Ukraine, which is beneficial to neither the country nor Europe. What are the forecasted consequences of a «special…
The Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman disappeared on the administrative border with Crimea
May 31, 2020
Ukrainian serviceman has disappeared on the administrative border with the Russian-occupied Crimea. According to the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the man was located on the observation post near the…
The Minsk Conundrum: Western Policy and Russia’s War in Eastern Ukraine by Chatham House The Minsk agreements rest on two irreconcilable interpretations of Ukraine’s sovereignty: is Ukraine sovereign, as Ukrainians insist, or should its sovereignty be limited,…
COVID-19 does not abolish sanctions
May 29, 2020
Should sanctions be eased during the pandemic? – this is a title of an article prepared by the European Parliament Research Service. Authors of the publication explain why the EU keeps sanctions in Russia, Belarus,…
Propaganda and misinformation in ORDLO
May 29, 2020
The International Center for Countering Russian Propaganda continues to monitor disinformation and misinformation campaigns in the Russian-occupied territories of eastern Ukraine for Promote Ukraine. In the last article, we focused on the ORDLO occupation administration…
The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs “invited for a talk” Russian Ambassador Sergiy Nechayev due to a hacker attack on the Bundestag in 2015. A Foreign Ministry press release issued on Thursday, May 28th, said…
The “decree” of the occupation administration representative, the self-proclaimed “DPR” leader Denis Pushylin about the use of the city name “Stalino” in parallel with the name “Donetsk”, raised many questions. The International Center on Countering…
The annual national program under the auspices of the NATO-Ukraine Commission for 2020 (ANP) provides for consultations on modalities for the deployment of a peacekeeping mission under the UN auspices in the temporarily occupied territories…
Anti-diplomacy: the Russian Federation's representative interrupted the speeches of experts in the OSCE
May 28, 2020
«An unprecedented step took place at the OSCE in Vienna: the Russian representative was trying to disrupt and interrupt the speeches of Ukraine and another expert on the security situation in the Black and Azov…
Russia blackmails with "irreparable consequences" in the event of a change in the Minsk format
May 28, 2020
Borys Gryzlov, Russia’s representative at a UN Security Council meeting, said Ukraine’s attempts to change the format of the Minsk talks could have “irreparable consequences”. With these words, the Russian official reacted to the statement…
This was stated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a discussion at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, talking about Germany’s priorities during its presidency of the EU Council, Handelsblatt reports. “The basis for this can only…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree “On the Annual National Program under the auspices of the NATO-Ukraine Commission for 2020″. According to the President’s press service, the document defines the strategic goal of…
A resident of Zolote fought in the ranks of the illegal armed group “LNR”, fled to Russia and hid there for 6 years, but recently decided to visit Ukraine. Censor.NET reports about it with reference…
Russia continues to repress Crimean Tatars
May 26, 2020
She is pursuing and prosecuting them illegally, said Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova. “The Central District Court of Simferopol” has ruled that Crimean Tatar Edem Bekirov is wanted. It is entrusted to…
Russian cadets of military schools come to the occupied territory of Donbas and shoot at Ukraine as an exam. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov…
The Russian Federation claims that Kyiv carries out "inhuman military operation against civilians of Donbas"
May 25, 2020
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE, Olexandr Lukashevych, claims that “Kyiv had taken a destructive position, which disrupted the negotiation process between “representatives of Kyiv, Donetsk, and Luhansk,” NV reports. He…
Today, for many people injured in Donbas, being examined, as well as communicating with government officials to obtain disability status, is difficult both physically and psychologically. They told Promote Ukraine their gruesome stories shelling of…
The North Atlantic Alliance could change the terms of NATO membership for the former Soviet Union countries so that they could become members of the military-political bloc without declaring a war on Russia. This idea…
Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression continues in all directions, but recently serious changes on the part of Ukraine have become apparent. First of all, it concerns the strengthening of diplomatic pressure and works on foreign…
The European Union has condemned the occupation of Crimea once again and expressed regrets over Russia’s attempt to legitimize the annexation by holding an international meeting on the situation on the Crimea Peninsula. As it…
