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Russia is not going to end the war and leave Donbas

Russia is not going to end the war and leave Donbas

Russians are definitely not going to end the war and leave Donbas. This is stated by the blogger Denis Kazanskyi. Since the beginning of summer, the “DPR” militants have undertaken to strengthen and rebuild checkpoints on the demarcation line with the Ukraine-controlled territory. In fact, instead of temporary checkpoints, a fully-featured border is being built now. On the one hand, […]

Putin is not going to end the war in Ukraine: Moscow rejects Zelensky’s peace initiatives

Putin is not going to end the war in Ukraine: Moscow rejects Zelensky’s peace initiatives

Russia does not show a desire to meet the peaceful initiatives of President Zelensky. It was admited by Yuriy Butusov. Below, he presents some of the current Russia – Ukraine war not solved issues. – The initiative of the President of Ukraine to repair the bridge in Stanitsa Luganskaya has been blocked by the Russian military command. The troops of […]

The nine aspects of why the Black Sea becomes a “Russian lake”

The nine aspects of why the Black Sea becomes a “Russian lake”

Events in the Black sea are unfolding at such a speed that traditional foreign policy cannot keep up and requires an urgent careful and creative re-thinking. The analysis made by Andrii Klymenko, associate fellow, Crimea Department, Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Editor-in-Chief of the BSNews is aimed at anyone who cares about the region. The author stresses that it is important […]

Does shelling in Donbas means some kind of loss of some kind of control over mercenaries by Russia?

Does shelling in Donbas means some kind of loss of some kind of control over mercenaries by Russia?

Appeal to the press office of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on its latest scandal statement. Dear press office of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine who believes that shelling in Donbas means some kind of loss of some kind of control over mercenaries by Russia. You know better, of course. But there are a few things that are painfully obvious […]

Activists call on responsibility for war crimes liable

Activists call on responsibility for war crimes liable

Activists call on the Ukrainian Parliament to pass the law to hold those responsible for war crimes liable. On June 6 the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s Parliament) passed in the first reading the draft law no.9438 “On amending some legal acts of Ukraine to harmonize the criminal legislation with provisions of the international law”. The draft law brings criminal liability for […]

Russia tries to influence the Internatioanl court of Justice

Russia tries to influence the Internatioanl court of Justice

While considering objections in the case brought by Ukraine to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Russia tries to influence the court and make it consider the case on their own terms instead of jurisdiction issues. This was announced by Olena Zerkal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for the European Integration and Agent of Ukraine in […]

Highest court backs Czech hotelier’s response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea

Highest court backs Czech hotelier’s response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea

The hotel owner who introduced the rule shortly after the annexation of Crimea five years ago went through a series of court trials to finally get the decision by the highest court issued in his support. “Crimea is Ukraine” is a mandatory statement for Russian guests wishing to stay at the Brioni Boutique Hotel in the Czech Ostrava. The hotel […]

Putin simplifies Russian citizenship for LDPR residents

Putin simplifies Russian citizenship for LDPR residents

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the simplified procedure for the obtaining of Russian passports by residents of the temporarily occupied Donbas. The decree comes into force from the day of its official publication. The corresponding decree was published on the Russian president’s website. “To establish that persons who permanently reside in the territories of certain districts of […]

Russian passports mass distribution starts in occupied eastern Ukraine

Russian passports mass distribution starts in occupied eastern Ukraine

Russian passports mass distribution starts in occupied eastern Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin has signed on April 24, 2019 a decree, simplifying the procedure to grant Russian citizenship to Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied Donbass - Luhansk and Donetsk oblast of eastern Ukraine

Ukraine judges complain about Poroshenko’s pressure

Ukraine judges complain about Poroshenko’s pressure

The panel of judges, which upheld the claim of the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and overrode the decision to nationalize Privatbank, complained to the High Council of Justice, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigations about the pressure of the head of state. This is reported by the press service of the court on April 23. The report […]

Poroshenko vs Putin – a new round of election campaign hits the streets of Ukraine

Poroshenko vs Putin – a new round of election campaign hits the streets of Ukraine

One week after the first election round the voters’ attention got caught by billboards and campaign brochures seeing the actual President and one of the two candidates in the second ballot Petro Poroshenko juxtaposed against the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The image also bears the phrase: “April 21 – the decisive choice.” What’s wrong with the billboards? […]

How Russia continues its military buildup in occupied Crimea

How Russia continues its military buildup in occupied Crimea

Konstantin Mashovets on the coastal defense in the occupied Crimea and gives a detailed analysis of land component of the Russian forces The key defense element of the Russian forces in Crimea is the 22nd Army Corps – a unit of the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy. The corps and its headquarters are located and managed in the city […]

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