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Hopes that the internal pressure in Russia will drive changes are utopian. The only chance is the external pressure to economically weaken Russia.
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Like in any other war, Ukraine is fully entitled to use "active defence" to counter Russia's hybrid aggression, including by banning access to its propaganda media. Although some fear encroachment
on the freedom of speech, others in the West…
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Despite their efforts, the Hungarian authorities' policy on the national minority in Ukraine has been counterproductive and in some ways reflected Budapest's flirting with the Kremlin in
geopolitics.
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In March 2017, Ukraine opened a new "front" of its struggle against Russia, this time in the legal domain. Since the stakes are very high, the Kremlin is expected to use all means to prevent the
court from ruling in favour of Ukraine.
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Denis Voronenkov's murder is yet another reminder that the antiterrorist operation area is not confined to certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. And the battlefield with Russia stretches
to entire Ukraine. The West should understand…
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The confrontation between Putin's Russia and the West is now part of the mainstream, with political and public activists, who openly declare their support for the Russian Federation, bidding
farewell to their reputation in society and even…
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Moscow's repeat allegations about insufficient empathy among Ukrainians, this time prompted by the death of its UN envoy, sound especially cynical amid the ongoing Donbas conflict and may attest
to a provocation ahead of an important UN debate…
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By recognizing the papers issued by Ukrainian separatists, Putin is escalating the situation and raising the stakes in a non-military way. His decree legitimizes Russia as a participant in the
Donbas conflict.
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In Russia, there is a unique situation when proper "patriotic" hackers, wrong "opposition" hackers and any "unknown" hackers at all are operating at the same time, though under a caring eye
of the FSB.
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The occasional salvos of Western sanctions have finally pierced the thick skin of the Russian bear. What is more, their consequences become increasingly more visible. There are signs that, if the
current sanctions are extended and the new…
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As the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union Kyiv is losing a “voice” of a reliable advocate within the European structures. At the same time, leaving the European Union doesn’t mean that
London is leaving Europe and is further going…
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What makes Pinchuk-Filipchuk and others think that they can strike a deal with Russia now if Russia's great friend Yanukovych failed it when there were "close friendly relations"?
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International diplomacy cannot work by means of emotional psychoses of individual politicians. Had Ukraine reacted as emotionally to the facts of a not quite friendly behaviour of
individual representatives of friendly Israel…
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New Moldovan Preident Igor Dodon enters the office with curtailed powers. His political opponents used the time between the election and the inauguration to cut the president's already modest
authority. This benefits Ukraine as it lowers security…
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The travel information and authorisation system, used by the West and soon to be rolled out by the EU, would be a perfect option for Ukraine to set its migration policy straight both with regard
to Russian nationals and other foreigners.