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President Zelensky’s evolution: one step forward, two steps back

11:03 03.03.2020

President Zelensky’s evolution: one step forward, two steps back

President Zelensky’s course is levelling off – it is evolving to match the "traditional Ukrainian reality." However, Zelensky started his presidency by swimming against the current, which became clear from his election statements.From the very outset, the voices of those who believed in him, who admired the novelty of his …

“Gas context”: in the run-up to “Normandy Four” summit

11:43 29.11.2019

“Gas context”: in the run-up to “Normandy Four” summit

The participants in the forthcoming summit of the Normandy Four, which includes Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, have approved the text of a final resolution in the run-up to the event, which is scheduled for December 9th. Reports to this effect have become an official confirmation of the meeting and …

Surprise signing of “Steinmeier formula” – causes and consequences

11:11 07.10.2019

Surprise signing of “Steinmeier formula” – causes and consequences

The news about the so-called “Steinmeier formula” having been signed by all members of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) came as a big surprise. All the more so, since the September 4 agreement by the political advisers to the presidents of the Normandy Four countries to endorse the proposal made …

Why does Ukraine fret so much about Russia’s return to PACE?

9:52 03.07.2019

Why does Ukraine fret so much about Russia’s return to PACE?

Ukrainian politicians and experts blame PACE’s decision to restore the Russian delegation's voting rights on President Volodymyr Zelensky and his administration, and also on the leadership of the Council of Europe for allegedly wanting to ensure the resumption of Russia’s annual contribution of 30 million euros to the Council’s budget. …

Munich Neglect - Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements

12:46 26.02.2019

Munich Neglect - Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements

The 55th Munich Conference on security issues featured no separate panel on Ukraine. The statement by NATO’s former Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen that “from the strategic point of view, Ukraine plays a very big role” was an attempt to make the pot sweeter.What did they say about security at …

What UK defense minister was doing in Odessa, or a taste for farce

10:51 10.01.2019

What UK defense minister was doing in Odessa, or a taste for farce

History repeats itself. This popular maxim also rings very true today. Many episodes of the Crimean War are still fresh on the memory of Russians, French and the British. Disregarding the sanctions and "annexation," Britons and French nationals keep coming to Sevastopol to take part in a historical festival, donning …

Dismantling Yalta system, or Ukraine as an instrument of destroying the world order

10:59 10.12.2018

Dismantling Yalta system, or Ukraine as an instrument of destroying the world order

Ukraine’s recent provocation in the Black Sea has become another pretext for unraveling the Yalta system of international institutions and legal accords, which has been actively and openly done since 2014. Before that, it was Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, a bungled attempt to do the same in Syria, as well as …

Why No Questions Asked About Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline Project

23:09 25.11.2018

Why No Questions Asked About Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline Project

November 19 saw the completion of the offshore section of the 1,800-kilometer Turkish Stream pipeline to supply Russian natural gas to Turkey. Mentioning the project’s geopolitical significance in a speech during the completion ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “Projects of this kind and this project in particular, are …

Hungarian Interest, Ukraine and European Values

14:41 05.10.2018

Hungarian Interest, Ukraine and European Values

Diplomatic conflicts that have recently arisen between Hungary and its neighboring countries and the European Union as a whole most clearly show the new trend in European politics. This trend is committing to national and state values of a specific European country, doubting the priority of supranational interests within the …

Poroshenko, his "Praetorians," Dobrobaty and Oligarchs - a New Combination of Ingredients for the Pre-election "Broth"

17:36 06.09.2018

Poroshenko, his "Praetorians," Dobrobaty and Oligarchs - a New Combination of Ingredients for the Pre-election "Broth"

When looking at the series of events happening in Ukraine - the authorities’ actions, statements by politicians and officials - the question arises as to how manageable is the political process in the country on the banks of the Dnieper?Most of the authorities' actions are currently subordinated to the main …

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