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Paul Goble: Putin’s aggression against Ukraine is an effort to destroy international rules

Vladimir Putin has so many motives for his actions against Ukraine that it is often the case that those watching him fail to see the forest for the …
Paul A. Goble

Politico: Merkel urges talks with Russia amid ‘worryingly tense’ Ukraine stand-off

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 20 advocated for dialogue with Russia amid tensions over Moscow’s troop build-up at the Ukrainian border and …
POLITICO

Business Insider: Russia seems to be preparing to invade Ukraine

Russian warships and attack aircraft conducted aggressive exercises off the coast of Ukraine this week adding fears of a blockade to concerns that the …
Business Insider

Politico: 120,000 Russian troops soon stationed at border

Russia is massing 120,000 troops along the Ukrainian border — and may not stop there — Kyiv’s top diplomat warned on April 20. Read more here.
POLITICO

RFE/RL: Ukraine calls for ‘painful’ sanctions on Russia

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called for a new round of economic sanctions on Moscow to make it clear that there will be “dire …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Bohdan Ben: Kremlin propaganda amid record Russian troop buildup

After a failed “Gleiwitz boy” incident, when propaganda claims that a Ukrainian drone killed a boy in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine turned out to …
Bohdan Ben

The Moscow Times: Russia blocks flights over the Black Sea, Crimea

Russia has blocked flights over annexed Crimea and the Black Sea for naval and aviation drills this week, Interfax reported on April 20, citing an …
The Moscow Times

UNIAN: Merkel says Ukraine should remain transit country for Russian gas to Europe

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Ukraine should remain a transit country for Russian gas to Europe, despite Germany’s decision to complete the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Kuleba says the EU not ready for Russian sanctions but Ukraine insists

European Union foreign ministers have not so far shown an appetite for a new round of economic sanctions on Russia, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro …
Reuters

New York Times: Ukrainians alarmed as troops mass on their doorstep

There are the booms that echo again, and parents know to tell their children they are only fireworks. There are the drones the separatists started …
New York Times

Reuters: Kuleba says Russia will soon have over 120,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders

Russia will soon have more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine’s border, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on April 20, calling for new Western …
Reuters

Daily Mail: More than 20 Russian warships stage military exercises in the Black Sea

More than 20 Russian warships today staged naval exercises in the Black Sea after the U.S. condemned its plans to blockade Crimea as ‘yet another …
Daily Mail

Ukraine’s military and police practice counter-sabotage drills near Mariupol (PHOTOS)

On April 19, Ukraine launched large-scale anti-terror drills and inspections for all of its military and security bodies in most regions, amid the …
Illia Ponomarenko
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Pavlo Podufalov

Wall Street Journal: Satellite images show Russia’s expanding Ukraine buildup

Russia has moved warplanes to Crimea and bases near Ukraine to an extent greater than has previously been disclosed, adding to its capability for …
Wall Street Journal

Halya Coynash: Terrorism charges for supporting Ukraine in Russia

Darya Polyudova has been in detention since Jan. 15, 2020. There are strong grounds for believing that persecution of Russian activist is linked to …
Halya Coynash

Associated Press: EU warns ‘spark’ could set off escalation at Ukraine borders

The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on April 19 that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine’s borders, it …
Associated Press

Halya Coynash: Russia remakes trial of Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader

The trial of the Head of the Mejlis Refat Chubarov or representative assembly of the Crimean Tatar people is ending in Crimea. What remains unclear – …
Halya Coynash

UNIAN: Normandy advisers may hold the next meeting on Donbas contact line

Political advisers to the Normandy Four (Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France) leaders have instructed the Trilateral Contact Group’s political subgroup …
UNIAN
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