The date of the new meeting in the Normandy format can be decided in the nearest future, because all parties do not mind it. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. "We understand […]
21.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
In the current circumstances, the question of possible modification of the Minsk agreements is beside the point, said Michael Emerson, Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), the first EU […]
21.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Mass protests have come over in Russia: the Russians were outraged by the "all-Russian voting" on amendments to the Constitution in a single set that allowed Putin to legitimize the usurpation of power in the […]
21.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Psychological violence is a rather complex phenomenon in the former CIS countries’ legal fields. It is considered only as a component of the other violence types (physical, economic, sexual) qualification. At the same time, common […]
20.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The agreements reached in Minsk remain the only basis for a peaceful settlement of the "conflict" in Donbas. They ensure respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. These agreements should […]
18.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the downing of flight MH17, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed its condolences to the victims’ families and promised to do everything possible to get justice […]
17.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Toretsk is a city located close to occupied Horlivka. In summer of 2014, it was made free of illegal armed groups. Although, unlike the liberated Slovyansk or Kramatorsk, Toretsk did not become a peaceful settlement […]
17.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
A Russian-made, non-contact explosive device NVU-P 'Okhota', prohibited by the Ottawa Convention, was found in the Joint Forces Operation area. According to the SBU press-service, pro-Russian rebels near the Novotoshkivka village in the Luhansk region […]
17.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Court of Human Rights was informed that they had previously received lawsuits against Russia about the downing of MH17 aircraft from private individuals, relatives of the victims of the aircraft crash. And this […]
16.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Minsk agreements and the situation in Donbas during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This news is posted on the Chancellor's website. However, the German side did […]
15.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Pro-Russian militants in the occupied Donbas do not let applicants to Ukrainian universities into the Ukrainian-controlled territory. The Donetsk representative in the Tripartite Contact Group journalist Denis Kazansky announced this on his Facebook page. According […]
15.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Donbas cannot have free and fair elections in the foreseeable future; there is no framework for this, says Dr Natalia Mirimanova, international consultant, and director of Eurasia Peace Initiative, one of the biggest conflict resolution […]
15.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
A settlement to the conflict in eastern Ukraine is a precondition of the EU-Russia strategic relations resumption. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas stated this from the floor of the European Parliament during his presentation of […]
14.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga will pay a state visit to Ukraine on 20-23 July at the invitation of the Head of State. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, two […]
14.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
There is no point in changing the amendments to Ukraine's Constitution in order to consolidate the legal status of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. This was stated by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. […]
13.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 12 July, Russian Federation illegal armed groups violated the ceasefire agreement 16 times, using 152- and 122-calibre artillery systems which had been prohibited by the Minsk agreements, 120- and 82-mm mortars, as well as […]
13.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
Safe reintegration of the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts can take at least 25 years. This opinion was expressed by Vice PM, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Oleksiy Reznikov. He […]
12.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Dutch government said it would file a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights over MH17 the Malaysian Airlines flight shot out of the sky over Donbas. This decision was […]
10.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
To resolve the conflict in Donbas, Ukraine needs to embark on a direct dialogue with the Russian Federation. This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba. He also added […]
09.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Security Service of Ukraine announced the detention in Kyiv of a GRU agent (GRU – the Main Intelligence Directorate, Russian Federation), who during 2014-2020 served as one of the “curators” of the "DNR fighters." The […]
08.07.2020 • Bohdan Marusyak
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