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The Kremlin to Ukraine: Steinnmeier Formula is Far From Enough
On October 1, in the Minsk Contact Group, Ukraine agreed with the Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR) to incorporate the “Steinmeier Formula” into... MORE
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Will The OSCE ‘Democratize’ Russia’s Occupation in Ukraine’s Donbas?
Kyiv has co-signed with Russia and the Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR) a commitment to: a) accept the holding of “local elections” in... MORE
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A Dead Soldier and Tanks on the Border—Russian Disinformation Targeting Ukraine
Moscow continues to put pressure on Ukraine by conducting various aggressive psychological operations (psy-ops) designed to ignite panic in Ukrainian society and disrupt military cooperation... MORE
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Russia Entraps Ukraine’s President in the Steinmeier Formula
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yielded to Russia in accepting the Steinmeier Formula, a procedure for implementing the Minsk “accords” on Russian-defined terms (see EDM,... MORE
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Russia Imposes Its Own Terms on Ukraine for Release of Prisoners (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. Vladimir Tsemakh, who topped Russia’s priority list in a recent prisoner release agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, was... MORE
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Russia Imposes Its Own Terms on Ukraine for Release of Prisoners (Part One)
On September 7, Ukraine’s Presidential Office and the Kremlin announced a mutually agreed decision to release 35 prisoners from detention by either side. On the... MORE
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China’s Growing Interest in Ukraine: A Window of Opportunity or a Point of Concern?
During his recent visit to Ukraine, on August 28, United States National Security Advisor John R. Bolton forcefully argued against Kyiv permitting the selling of... MORE
Unleashing the PMCs and Irregulars in Ukraine: Crimea and Donbas
Executive Summary The 2011 Arab Spring and the ensuing civil wars in Libya and Syria compelled Russia’s military-political leadership to reassess the role of irregular... MORE
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Ukraine’s Petroleum-Sector Challenges: Raising Domestic Output and Cutting Corruption
Volodymyr Zelenskyy inherited formidable challenges when he was elected Ukraine’s sixth president this spring, including a Kremlin-backed war with “separatists” in the east, deep-rooted corruption,... MORE
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Ukraine Sets Its Sights on the Arctic: A Viable Prospect, or Wishful Thinking?
Ukraine’s ambassador to Norway, Vyacheslav Yatsiuk, visited the Svalbard archipelago on June 12, where he stated that his country “may become an Arctic player” (Vestifinance.ru,... MORE