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Nuclear factor in the Ukrainian crisis

13:16 01.11.2022 Denis Baturin

Nuclear factor in the Ukrainian crisis

The subject of nuclear weapons and their possible use in amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine came up even before the start of Russia’s special military operation there, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wished that his country had not abandoned its nuclear status. However, there were earlier attempts by Kyiv …

Zelensky submits draft bill to grant special status to Ukraine’s resident Poles

22:54 11.07.2022

Zelensky submits draft bill to grant special status to Ukraine’s resident Poles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted for parliamentary consideration a draft bill on granting Polish citizens a special status. Polish President Andrzej Duda announced this at a ceremony commemorating the victims of the Volyn Massacre, Polsatnews.pl reports.“Here we see a situation that is opposite to the one when they tried …

Ukraine - nationalism as the basis of a failed state

13:45 21.03.2022 Alex Gursky

Ukraine - nationalism as the basis of a failed state

The conflict in Ukraine has caused much debate in the West about whether Russia's claims that it is fighting nationalist and even neo-Nazi forces in this country are legitimate. Since the coup d'etat in 2014 it was hard not to notice that these processes in the country were gaining strength …

Ukrainian crisis – horizon of events or a moment of truth

21:08 07.03.2022 Denis Baturin

Ukrainian crisis – horizon of events or a moment of truth

Let’s start with themoment of truth. Special Operation Z will be included in the program books of military academies throughout the globe, first of all, owing to its complexity and humanitarian format. The operation has clear-cut objectives – it is aimed at demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, by crushing its …

Ukraine crisis – Ankara speaks against, again…

14:16 05.03.2022 Andrey Isayev

Ukraine crisis – Ankara speaks against, again…

After the launch of theRussian special operation in Ukrainethe Turkish representative in the UN called on the conflicting parties to demonstrate “restraint and common sense” having mentioned “a new act of aggression” against Ukraine. A few hours later a similar statement was made by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.Finally, after a …

Ukraine after Putin – Biden talks

17:39 15.12.2021 Denis Baturin

Ukraine after Putin – Biden talks

Negotiations between US and Ukrainian Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymir Zelensky in the wake of Putin-Biden talks were anticipated with genuine interest, particularly given that talks between the Ukrainian and American leaders took place against the backdrop of the Ukrainian provocation in the Sea of Azov.As became clear from official …

Thomas Greminger unveils the challenges facing the OSCE

16:26 29.11.2021 Yevgeny Pedanov

Thomas Greminger unveils the challenges facing the OSCE

The principles of multilateralism are particularly useful when they are neglected. Former OSCE Secretary General (2017-2020) Thomas Greminger said as much during the presentation of the book “Multilateralism in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for the OSCE,” that he had written jointly with the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).In the …

Gas doom hanging over Ukraine

21:26 14.10.2021 Denis Baturin

Gas doom hanging over Ukraine

The long history of gas transit across independent Ukraine began with Kiev’s initial failure to pay anything for Russian natural gas, both intended for transit to Europe and for domestic consumption, on the pretext of fraternal relations between the former Soviet republics. Later it cost the Ukrainians a meager $25 …

Ukrainian law on indigenous people, or how to destroy your own state

14:12 21.07.2021 Denis Baturin

Ukrainian law on indigenous people, or how to destroy your own state

To begin with,the draft law on indigenous people, the first reading of which was approved by Ukraine’s Parliament, runs counter to the country’s Constitution. The bill breaches Article 10 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which enshrines the rights of Russian language and Russians as an ethnic group, while the deputies’ …

Ukraine: vaccination vs. «no visas»

12:10 26.05.2021 Denis Baturin

Ukraine: vaccination vs. «no visas»

There have always been many political threats to Zelensky’s political future. Such threats can be seen as permanent, being among the key components of the political process (for example, since 2014 – the Minsk Agreements), or can be considered situational by nature, such as oligarch wars and corruption scandals. But …

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