Escalation in the Donbas: Ukraine Fights for the Status Quo
Instead of implementing the deeply unpopular Minsk Agreements, Kiev has used the conflict as leverage to secure external support from the West and promote solidarity and unity at home. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Kleptocracy Daily: February 8, 2017
News Russian anti-graft activist Alexey Navalny was convicted of embezzling timberin a retrial, barring him from running for president in 2018. (BBC) U.S. states’ plans to change beneficial ownership rules are “more of a political response than an effective response.” (Bloomberg) Faced with an unpredictable U.S. president, foreign countries...
2 IWP experts entered the Ukrainian-Polish Partnership Forum
Alyona Getmanchuk, a director of the IWP and Kateryna Zarembo, a deputy director of the IWP, entered the Ukrainian-Polish Partnership Forum. …read more Source: Institute of World...
New Romanov Empire Planned for Equatorial Island
Previous attempts from Putin foe to restore Russia’s last dynasty were dismal failures. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bombing Claims Second Rebel Leader in Ukraine
Merkel urges Putin to pressure Ukrainian rebels as violence returns to the Donbas war zone. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Trump’s tango wih Putin
US-Russia relations have been on a downward spiral since the 2008 Georgian war with Russia. Then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s acerbic remarks on the 2011 Russian parliamentary elections added to the downward momentum. The Ukraine crisis in 2014 saw relations plummet further. The current nadir was reached after WikiLeaks made public...
The truth (Pravda) about recruits
By Grigorij Mesežnikov. Photo: Slovenskí branci.Russian Pravda (Truth) considers the projects of the Polish militia hostile. What would it write about recruits in Slovakia?The course of the current Russian leadership to the confrontation with the West, which was presented in its outlines by Vladimir Putin in his Munich speech in 2007 and was...
The truth (Pravda) about recruits
By Grigorij Mesežnikov. Photo: Slovenskí branci.Russian Pravda (Truth) considers the projects of the Polish militia hostile. What would it write about recruits in Slovakia?The course of the current Russian leadership to the confrontation with the West, which was presented in its outlines by Vladimir Putin in his Munich speech in 2007 and was...
Making sense of Putin’s visit to Hungary
Making sense of Putin’s visit to HungaryRussian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary signals strengthened ties, but his American counterpart Donald Trump holds some of the cardsRussian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary signals strengthened ties, but his American counterpart Donald Trump holds some of the...
Making deals with Moscow
The future of economic sanctions against Russia for its ongoing attack on Ukraine has become a litmus test for the foreign policy effectiveness of President Donald Trump. Lifting sanctions without any tangible benefits to the security of the United States and its allies would make Washington more likely to become embroiled in a future...
