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Chronic illegitimacy of Ukraine’s powers-that-be, or will they hold elections?

12:07 13.03.2024 Denis Baturin

Chronic illegitimacy of Ukraine’s powers-that-be, or will they hold elections?

Vladimir Zelensky’s presidential term expires on May 20. Past that date, his legitimacy will be called into question, leading up to a constitutional and legal conflict. Moreover, the legitimacy of the entire Ukrainian government will become questionable too, since the Ukrainian presidency, as an institution, is an integral part of …

Corruption in Ukraine as a supporting element of power

11:19 24.10.2023 Denis Baturin

Corruption in Ukraine as a supporting element of power

Ukrainian corruption came along concurrently with the establishment of the Ukrainian state and existed both on an international level - gas transportation, arms trade, etc., and within, serving as a supporting element of both government and society, a necessary condition for the social contract. The Ukrainians have first-hand knowledge and …

Ukraine and the West – war and elections

11:42 07.09.2023 Denis Baturin

Ukraine and the West – war and elections

The western version of what caused the explosions on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 is being provided with more and more details which prove that Ukrainians are behind the blasts. Why is it? At the beginning, they pointed to some obscure characters, Ukrainian business people, with no connection …

Hungary remembers about Transcarpathia Region (in connection with Hungarian president’s visit to Kyiv)

11:54 30.08.2023 Vladislav Gulevich

Hungary remembers about Transcarpathia Region (in connection with Hungarian president’s visit to Kyiv)

The recent visit by Hungarian President Katalin Novak to Transcarpathia Region in Ukraine for a meeting with Hungarian irredenta and for subsequent participation in the Crimea Platform summit in Kyiv seem, at first glance, ideologically incongruent actions (1). In Transcarpathia, Novak called on Hungarian compatriots to demonstrate unity saying that …

Geopolitical dancing over Minsk Protocol – or the sad outcome of the talks

17:31 15.02.2022 Denis Baturin

Geopolitical dancing over Minsk Protocol – or the sad outcome of the talks

Diplomats, intelligence chiefs, presidents and chancellors have become frequent visitors to Moscow of late. According to reports on the outcomes of President Vladimir Putin’s talks with top foreign officials,he made the West understand that the Minsk Protocol is a document of principal importance.Right after visiting Moscow, the high guest of …

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 …

Zelensky dreaming of Ukraine NOW

9:48 03.09.2020 Denis Baturin

Zelensky dreaming of Ukraine NOW

In an Independence Day address to the nation and a video message to foreign countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expanded on his country’s new reality. [i] Just how one would like to present Ukraine to the outside world is one thing, and what really is happening there is quite another. …

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