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Mariupol Offensive Suggests Russia’s Ambitions Broad
An armored personnel carrier takes part in a military exercise in Yavoriv, Ukraine, October 21, 2014 (Arseniy Yatsenyuk) Pro-Russian separatists in the southeast of Ukraine launched a new offensive...
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Support for Arming Ukraine Rises, Risks Remain
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko welcomes American vice president Joe Biden in Kiev, November 21, 2014 (Press Service of the President of Ukraine) The United States are rethinking whether to send...
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French, German Leaders Negotiate Ukraine Ceasefire
Presidents François Hollande of France and Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine walk with German chancellor Angela Merkel to a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, February 11 (Press Service of the President of Ukraine)...
View ArticleIt’s Too Late to Turn Ukraine Into a Buffer State
Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, scholars who associate with the realist school of international relations have suggested turning the country into a neutral buffer state between East and West....
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Britain to Send Military Trainers to Ukraine: Cameron
British prime minister David Cameron inspects officer cadets at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon, October 12, 2012 (The Prime Minister’s Office) Prime Minister David Cameron said...
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Despite Lull in Fighting, Ukraine Fearful of Rebel Attack
An Ukrainian tank withdraws from the frontline, February 26 (ATO) After a two-day lull in fighting, Ukraine reported on Friday that three of its servicemen had died battling pro-Russian separatists in...
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European Union: Feckless and Threat to Russia?
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko and European Council president Donald Tusk shake hands after delivering a news conference in Brussels, February 12 (The Council of the European Union Peter...
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Frozen Conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas Becoming More Likely
Ukrainian soldiers conduct military exercises in Yavoriv, October 21, 2014 (Arseniy Yatsenyuk) As the war in Ukraine’s southeastern Donbas region seems to be fizzling out, another conflict on Russia’s...
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Russian Troops, Weapons Gather on Ukraine’s Border
Russian army engineers take part in a military exercise, January 20 (Russian Ministry of Defense/Svetlana Umarova) Reuters reported on Wednesday that Russia is massing troops and weapons some fifty...
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Saakashvili’s Appointment as Ukraine Governor Is a Joke
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko hands over an identification card to former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili in Odessa, May 30 (Press Service of the President of Ukraine)Ukraine’s...
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East-West Standoff in Ukraine Likely to Endure
Russian president Vladimir Putin answers questions from reporters at a summit in Ufa, Bashkortostan, July 9 (Presidential Press and Information Office) Russia’s standoff with Western countries over its...
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Europe Facilitates Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal
European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič delivers a news conference in Brussels, flanked by the energy ministers of Russia and Ukraine, September 25 (European Commission) The European Commission this...
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French, German Leaders Give Putin Way Out in Ukraine
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and François Hollande of France meet in Paris, October 2 (Presidential Press and Information Office) French and German leaders compelled Ukraine on Friday to hold...
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Russia Escalates Tit for Tat with Ukraine, Stops Gas Supplies
A road in Crimea, Ukraine, August 16, 2012 (Yuri Shornikov) Russia on Wednesday stopped delivering natural gas to Ukraine days after nationalists and ethnic Crimean Tatars destroyed pylons carrying...
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko Urges Dutch to Support EU Treaty
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, November 21, 2014 (Press Service of the President of Ukraine/Palinchak Michael) Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko urged Dutch voters on Thursday to...
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Ukraine, Russia Walk Back Economic War Over Crimea
Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with ministers in Moscow, December 9 (Presidential Press and Information Office) Russia said on Wednesday it would resume coal supplies to Ukraine a day after...
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Russia Sanctions Ukraine as EU Keeps Russia Boycott in Place
Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, the presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, prepare to deliver a news conference in Brussels, October 18 (European Council) European Union...
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Dutch Would Reject Ukraine Treaty in Referendum: Poll
Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, is welcomed in Amsterdam by Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, January 6 (European Commission/Robert Meerding) Dutch voters would reject the...
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Poll Shows Dutch Support for Ukraine Treaty Rising
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte listens to a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, January 20 (European Parliament) Support for a European trade pact with Ukraine is rising in the...
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Resignation Suggests Ukraine Coalition Breaking Down
President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk of Ukraine attend a remembrance ceremony, November 22, 2014 (Press Service of the President of Ukraine) Aivaras Abromavičius’ resignation...
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