Putin, Syria and the 9 of May
March 16, 2020
The West loses the fight for humanitarian values and international norms to the Kremlin.
Natalia Lygachova: “The state of Ukraine should respect its commitments to the Crimeans, to all Ukrainians interested in the return of Crimea and the well-established Crimean Tatar TV-channel ATR cannot be left to fail”.
Manipulations of Russia in the UN failed
February 28, 2020
The UN has not given in to Russia’s manipulation on Donbas matter
Ideology and information attacks - how the Kremlin builds its informational sovereignty
February 23, 2020
The concept of “informational sovereignty” represents the double standards of the Russian approach – “saving sovereignty” at the cost of sovereignty of other states by “interference in their internal affairs”.
Borys Tarasyuk: It is naive to hope that Russia will change after returning to the PACE
February 18, 2020
Moscow is actively convincing European capitals to accept its version of the events around Russia; the Council of Europe lacked Kremlin membership contributions; France and Germany changed their stance on Russian aggression.
Malosse: "I am not anti-Ukrainian"
February 12, 2020
I have always been supportive of a dialogue between the European Union, Ukraine and Russia. Even in the hottest times of the Maidan. As you know, I was the first president of a European institution on the Maidan square.
Expert: Iran is obsessed about losing control
February 6, 2020
Iranians have a different culture. Their leaderships like to keep things under control, says Amanda Paul, a Senior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre.
PS752: Released intercepted tower communications show that Iran knew about the missile launch from the beginning
February 2, 2020
The airport tower in Tehran was informed of the shooting down of Ukraine International Flight PS752 in real time by other pilots approaching and departing the airport. In the published recording it becomes clear that an Iranian pilot witnessed everything from the launch of the missile to the second it hit the Ukrainian airplane. Confirmed by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Coerced negotiations – how Putin regains his power
January 29, 2020
After 5 years of resisting the breach of international law by the Kremlin Western politicians have eventually intensified bringing Russia back on the table of their decision-making.
Last week “Interparliamentary dialogue for peace: Ukraine-Russia-Germany-France” took place in Paris. It was initiated by Viktor Medvedchuk but in fact, most probably – by Putin himself as Medvedchuk is only his proxy in Ukraine. This week Russian lawmaker Petr Tolstoy was elected a as vice-president of the PACE despite his anti-Semitic and anti-Western views, and even despite the fact that Russia claims supremacy of internal law over international agreements.
Burisma under hackers' attack
January 27, 2020
The tensions in the world keep running high. Recent frequent reports of hacking wars and virtual world hacking attacks also add anxiety.
Roman Sushchenko: “Ukraine changed a lot in the last three years when I was in prison”
January 27, 2020
A former Kremlin political prisoner, Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko visited Brussels for the second time since his release in September last year.
Marta Barandiy: Whom do Macron-Putin relations serve?
January 22, 2020
By not being tough enough Macron & co have empowered Putin even more.
As soon as Ukraine started giving up its claims against Russia, the West used this “weakness” of a new Ukrainian government to invite Putin back on the table.
PS752 flight: non-military losses of an undeclared war
January 14, 2020
«When I found out what had happened, I wanted to die.» An aggravated tension between the United States and Iran has caused the deaths of innocent people.
Appeasement Emboldens
January 14, 2020
Angela Merkel gave a sign that she refused to admit that Putin was intentionally part of the problems they discussed: Syria, Ukraine and gas.
Giving in to the Kremlin’s Rules of the Game
January 13, 2020
Till the last year geopolitical interests of Ukraine on the international stage equated the interests of international liberal community. And the European leaders seemed to understand it and even voiced it in all possible meetings and press-conferences.
Why is it not Beneficial for Russia to Organize Cyber Operations, and why Should Programmers Reject Working for the Kremlin
January 9, 2020
Nowadays, governments, private entities and hacktivists are becoming more skilled and have gained more tools to expose those behind cyberattacks. When it comes to large-scale attacks, experts often identify Russia.
Exchange of Zelenskyy 2.0: values, rule of law and sovereignty
December 29, 2019
Terrorists and suspects of crimes against Euromaidan activists were exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners of war held by (pro)Russian fighters. Much of Ukraine’s civil society has opposed such unequal exchange.
EU vs. Russian Disinformation: from Mogherini to Borrell
December 27, 2019
EU vs. Russian Disinformation: from Mogherini to Borrell
North Stream-2: Consequences for Ukraine and the EU – the Ukrainian Perspective
