Cossack Mace 2021, the first international Ukrainian–British military exercises held in the Mykolayiv region from 12 to 24 July, ended. As the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook, the units of a separate mechanised…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to enact the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on urgent measures to deepen Ukraine’s integration into NATO. The relevant NSDC decision was…
Afghan Key to the East
July 19, 2021
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…
The official closing ceremony of the international military exercise Sea Breeze 2021, the largest in the history of Ukraine’s independence, took place in Odesa. Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, declared the maneuvers…
Russia Announces Test of Its Air Defence System in Occupied Crimea Due to Start of Exercise Sea Breeze
June 29, 2021
The Russian Federation has announced the test of readiness of its air defence system in the occupied Crimea due to the start of the international military Exercise Sea Breeze. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet informed that…
This year’s Sea Breeze 2021 international exercises are the largest since 1997. “To participate in the Sea Breeze 2021 exercises, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other security and defence forces will provide: 24 ships (boats), 17…
The Russian Federation called on the United States and NATO countries to refrain from holding joint Sea Breeze 2021 multinational exercises with Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Embassy of Russia in the United States…
Putin Considers Occupation of Crimea and War in Ukraine a Consequence of ‘Aggressive NATO Policy’
June 22, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin published an article in the Die Zeit German weekly on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the German-Soviet war. The article accuses NATO of aggressive enlargement policy. “The bloc’s…
German MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel: “We should increase the price for Putin for his actions in Ukraine”
June 18, 2021
The EU should strengthen economic sanctions against the Kremlin and exclude Russia from Swift, said the German “green” MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel in an exclusive interview to Natalia Richardson for Brussels Ukraїna Review. She is…
Putin–Biden Meeting Results
June 17, 2021
On 16 June, U.S. President Joe Biden and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of a bilateral summit. The meeting was held behind closed doors and ended at about 17:05…
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke about Ukraine’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance at the NATO summit in Brussels on 14 June. Biden did not rule out Ukraine’s accession to NATO in the distant future…
America Is Back, Putin Stays Put
June 12, 2021
On the eve of the presidents’ meeting, the Kremlin is showing the White House an upsurge in repressive policies A few days before the meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin in Switzerland, two events took…
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are considering various scenarios and intensifying their response, in particular at critical and gas infrastructure facilities due to the launch of Nord Stream 2. Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said…
Ukraine Wants to Have Clear Understanding of Time Frame for Obtaining NATO Membership Action Plan
May 23, 2021
Ukraine wants to hear from NATO a timeframe for obtaining a Membership Action Plan (MAP) and the Alliance membership itself. “We need … to get a clear perspective, and now is the best time to…
An interesting Euro-Atlantic expert and civil society initiative was born in Ukraine A regular NATO summit will take place in Brussels in June, and some optimists expect Ukraine to be granted MAP, the Alliance’s Membership Action…
Russia continues to keep about 80,000 troops and a significant amount of weapons and military equipment stationed near various sections of the border with Ukraine. “Russia does not give up attempts to return our state…
Although Kyiv finally renounced its nuclear status in the early 1990s, the topic of reviving (and actually creating from scratch) its own missile shield periodically pops up in the Ukrainian political space. The latest such…
A possibility of obtaining a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) is currently the most pressing issue for Ukraine, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said during a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “We are…
Since the spring of 2014, about 16,000 square kilometres of the territory of Luhansk and Donetsk regions have been contaminated with explosives due to the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. Russian-occupation forces are actively using…
President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine of 25 March 2021 “On the Military Security Strategy of Ukraine.” The relevant document dated 25…
