Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Battleship: Russia vs. Ukraine
A naval skirmish between Russia and Ukraine in the Sea of Azov further strains an already strung-out relationship. Ultimately, Moscow cannot afford to escalate the tensions-neither can Kyiv. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Eskalation im russisch-ukrainischen Konflikt: Ukraine verhängt zeitweises Kriegsrecht
…read more Source: Konrad Adenauer...
Ukraine’s new front is Europe’s big challenge
There’s plenty Europe should do to push back against Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
Ukraine’s third front is Europe’s big challenge
There’s plenty Europe should do to push back against Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
Black Sea Face Off: Is Ukraine Provoking War With Russia?
Why does it seem like each time Presidents Trump and Putin look like they might start communicating there is a “crisis” that threatens war? Are the neocons manipulating things? The latest dust-up between Ukrainian gunships and the Russian military in the Kerch Strait comes just as Trump and Putin are set to meet on the sidelines of...
Azov Sea – EU Calls for De-Escalation
Editor’s note: In an interview with Euronews, Bruno Lete discusses the European Union’s call for de-escalation in the Kerch strait. The European Union has called for de-escalation in the Kerch strait. On Sunday Russian naval ships attacked Ukrainian ones accusing them of illegally entering Russian territorial waters. The president of...
Martial law in ten regions of Ukraine
After a heated discussion, the Ukrainian parliament adopted a law during an extraordinary session late in the evening of 26 November approving a decree by President Petro Poroshenko introducing martial law for 30 days (from 9am on 28 November) in ten regions located along the border of Russia, the coasts of the Azov Sea and the Black Sea, and...
Beware the Lure of Sanctions for Russia’s Latest Aggression
It’s Monday, which means that Russia is again antagonizing its neighbors to the west. But instead of little green men, Wagner “private” security forces, or Russian regulars acting under another flag, this time the FSB—Russia’s internal security service—openly fired upon and captured three Ukrainian naval vessels attempting to traverse...
Another Ukraine Crisis Tests US Resolve
The seizure by Russian forces of three Ukrainian naval vessels near the Sea of Azov on November 25 highlights Moscow’s strategy of broadening its “creeping annexation” beyond Ukraine’s land borders and into the Black Sea. Russia’s refusal to abide by agreements providing Ukraine rightful passage and access to the Sea of Azov is...
An Opportunity for the EU to Give Ukraine a Helping Hand
Russia’s attack on Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait and the blockade of the Sea of Azov threaten a dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine. As before, Russia’s goal in Ukraine is not so much to hold or conquer territory but to demonstrate that it has the capacity to put further pressure on the Ukrainian government with impunity,...
