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Vox Populi with Maria Romanenko: Will Ukraine manage to regain control of the Russian-occupied territories in 2017?

Petro Rizanov, retiree “It’s a very serious issue in general, and the important questions are whether Ukraine wants to return Donbas, and whether the …
Maria Romanenko

The Guardian: Ukrainian librarian under Russian house arrest takes case to court of human rights

Natalya Sharina, a Ukrainian librarian held under house arrest in Russia since October 2015, has taken her case to the European court of human rights …
The Guardian

Michael Bociurkiw: In its fight against Putin, Ukraine feels abandoned by the West

When Nikki Haley delivered her maiden speech before the UN Security Council last week, a collective dropping of jaws might have been heard both in …
Michael Bociurkiw

Foreign Policy: Backing into World War III

Think of two significant trend lines in the world today. One is the increasing ambition and activism of the two great revisionist powers, Russia and …
Foreign Policy

RFE/RL: Date set for Crimean journalist’s trial

A date has been set for the high-profile trial of journalist Mykola Semena in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian region of Crimea. Semena’s lawyer, Emil …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Poroshenko: Elections in Donbas in presence of ‘occupation forces’ inadmissible

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the holding of elections in separatist-held territories of Donbas in the presence of the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ilya Yashin: Russia’s gradual swallowing of Ukraine

In recent days, Russia has resumed deadly attacks in its de facto war with Ukraine. Perhaps this is an early test of President Trump by Russian …
Ilya Yashin

Jakub Janda, Ilyas Sharibzhanov: Six outrageous lies Russia peddled about Europe in 2016

Russian disinformation is working overtime to undermine European democracies. Much of the disinformation in 2016 came from original Russian sources …
Jakub Janda
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Ilyas Sharibzhanov

The Economist: Ukraine’s leaders may be giving up on reuniting the country

From her roadside stall in eastern Ukraine, Svetlana Tsymbal watches the cars creep past the Mayorsk checkpoint. This used to be a peaceful provincial …
The Economist

Defense ministry says no loses among Ukrainian soldiers over past day

No soldiers of the armed forces of Ukraine killed or injured for the past day in in the east of the country, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry …
Interfax-Ukraine

Associated Press: Kremlin says no Ukraine ‘deal’ with US possible

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman is rejecting suggestions that the Kremlin and the Trump Administration may try to negotiate a …
Associated Press

Jennifer Rubin: Why ‘spheres of influence’ bring war closer

In his never-ending glorification of strongmen and his indifference to Russian invasion of neighbors and military intervention in Syria, President …
Jennifer Rubin

Reuters: Kremlin says east Ukraine unlikely to be part of deal with Trump

The Kremlin said on Feb. 9 it was unlikely that the situation in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists are ranged against the Ukrainian …
Reuters

Klimkin says Normandy format ministerial meeting may take place at G20

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is considering different options of the meeting in Normandy format, including on the sidelines of the G20 …
Interfax-Ukraine

Brian Fitzpatrick: The US-Ukraine relationship in the Trump era

During my 14 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I traveled across the country and around the globe working counterterrorism, …
Brian Fitzpatrick

Bloomberg: Russia warns against east Ukraine escalation after rebel killing

Russia warned against a further escalation of the situation in war-torn eastern Ukraine as the government in Kyiv and separatists traded blame for the …
Bloomberg

New York Times: As Ukraine rebel chiefs die far from front, the blame ricochets

MOSCOW – All died far from the front lines in circumstances unrelated to military action. They died in elaborate ambushes, car bomb attacks and, in …
New York Times

Halya Coynash: Who needs witnesses of Russian war crimes in Donbas eliminated?

The violent killing of Mikhail Tolstykh or ‘Givi’, one of the most identifiable militants involved in the Kremlin-backed fighting in Donbas was …
Halya Coynash
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