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European defence officials and NATO ministers at security policy meeting

The defence of Europe: Appeasement and the gathering storm
There are times when some men are cast in the role of Cassandra, the ancient Prophetess of Apollo in Troy who’s curse was that none would believe her. In 1930s Britain one such notable ‘Cassandra’ (among many) was Winston Churchill who’s…
Jul 12, 2016
Frenchman building European-style town in Ukraine amazing story on how a frenchman with a Ukrainian passport Michel Tereshchenko became a mayor of hlukhiv in provincial Ukraine

Paris – Hlukhiv: How a Frenchman is building a European-style town in provincial Ukraine
Amazing story on how a frenchman with a Ukrainian passport, Michel Tereshchenko, became a Mayor of Hlukhiv in provincial Ukraine, and is building a European-style town there. By Dmytro Syniak for focus.ua.
Jul 12, 2016
Illustration of Brexit map and Ukrainian flag together, highlighting geopolitical shifts and strategic implications for Ukraine’s future.

Brexit and the Implications for Ukraine
Explore how Brexit changed Ukraine’s strategic landscape — from EU integration and trade to geopolitical risk and shifting global focus — in this authoritative empr.media analysis.
Jun 27, 2016
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Director of war: First ever long interview of Ukraine’s Security Service Head
Highlights from Petr Shuklinov’s interview with Vasyl Hrytsak, Chief of Ukraine’s National Security, published in liga.net.
Jun 24, 2016
Budapest Memorandum 1994 signing and map of Ukraine nuclear arsenal 1991‑1996

Budapest Memorandum or how Ukraine lost the World’s third largest nuclear weapons stockpile
The Budapest Memorandum, designed to appease any reservations Ukraine may have had in acceding to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, was signed in 1994, providing security assurances by its signatories.
Jun 10, 2016
breaking minsk agreement is fake judge of the constitutional court of ukraine says victor shishkin

BREAKING: Minsk agreement is FAKE, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine says
Victor Shishkin, former Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, states that from the legal perspective Minsk agreements fake and wonder why foreigners talk about Minsk Agreements as an international agreement.
Jun 2, 2016
Ukrainian ballot box with broken chains representing the need for electoral reform

Law 3700 and the Need for Electoral Reform in Ukraine
Poroshenko, Kolomoisky, Firtash and Akhmetov all retain directly or indirectly some level of control over the affairs of state and over the electoral process itself. No matter that Firtash is currently in exile in Austria, where Poroshenko and Vitali Klitschko…
May 23, 2016
A Letter from occupied Donbas eastern Ukraineab Donetsk People Republic DPR Makiivka Arseniy Pavlov known as Motorola leader of the Sparta battalion Donetsk airport Zakharchenko Russian Military Forces Kramatrosk

Letters from occupied Donbas: Handing out keys to others’ apartments
Letter from occupied Donbas, war zone in eastern Ukraine, about life of so-called Donetsk People Republic (DPR), new orders and terrible reality for the ordinary citizens. By Sergiy Andryiv, unemployed resident of Makiivka for radiosvoboda.
May 18, 2016
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Armed ‘vacationers’ in Ukraine: Russian MPs case
Different classes of Russians are fighting for in eastern Ukraine as ‘vacationers’. Stop terror team conducted an investigation on Russian MPs case.
Apr 28, 2016
ONUKA singer Nata Zhyzhchenko discussing Chornobyl disaster legacy, cultural impact, and Soviet secrecy in EMPR.media interview

ONUKA on the 30th anniversary of Chornobyl nuclear disaster
“Radiation is invisible—but its impact isn’t.” ONUKA reveals how Chornobyl shaped identity, memory, and truth in one of EMPR.media’s most haunting interviews.
Apr 26, 2016
russia's maneuvering in the absence of strategy causes and consequences analysis on causes and consequences of russian current maneuvering action is set by former KGB officers Cold War Russia and the West Russia's actions will be judged Russian Federation FSB Putin

Russia’s maneuvering in the absence of strategy: Causes and consequences
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Analysis on causes and consequences of Russian current maneuvering, drafted by Valeriy Pekar, founder of Ukrainian civic organization Nova Kraina.
Apr 12, 2016
Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile silo complex in Ukraine representing Cold War nuclear forces targeting the United States

Yevhen Marchuk: USSR missile troops located in Ukraine were pointed to U.S. There are 1,5K of nuclear warheads, 30 Hiroshimas each
At the height of the Cold War, Soviet missile troops stationed in Ukraine aimed thousands of nuclear warheads at the United States—an unseen frontline of global nuclear deterrence.
Apr 11, 2016

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