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Conflict Escalates Again in Eastern Ukraine: Possible Causes and Consequences
The first quarter of 2017 was marked by a renewed escalation of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. The increased military confrontation began in the... MORE
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European Union Poised to Scrap Visa Requirements for Ukraine
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (a.k.a. the Council) struck an informal deal, on February 28, for Ukrainian citizens... MORE
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Ukraine’s Information Security Doctrine: A Breakthrough or the Veneer of Change?
On February 25, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko approved an Information Security Doctrine to address this specific subset of the “numerous national security threats faced by... MORE
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Ukraine Showcases Advanced New Air-to-Ground Rocket Munition
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced, on February 11, that Ukroboronprom (a state-owned association of multi-product enterprises in the defense industry) has successfully tested a new... MORE
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Ukraine’s Legal Cases Against Russia in International Courts
Ukraine has just concluded its month-long role as rotating president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) during February 2017. Kyiv has specifically pledged to... MORE
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Railway Blockade Wreaks Havoc on Economy of Ukraine’s Donbas
In late January, groups of self-identified veterans and several controversial Ukrainian people’s deputies began blocking railways linking the territory of Donbas (provinces of Donetsk and... MORE
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Donbas Blockade Exposes Political Fault Lines in Ukraine
It has been one month since a group of demobilized Ukrainian soldiers and veterans of the volunteer battalions took it upon themselves (starting on January... MORE
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Russia’s Little War in Ukraine Does Not Help Kremlin to Befriend Trump
The sharp escalation in artillery battles in the Donbas (eastern Ukraine) war zone one day after the January 28 telephone conversation between United States President... MORE
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If Trump Hands Over Ukraine, He Will Make Russia Great Again
Over the course of the past month (January 2017), United States President Donald Trump significantly (by over 25 percent) surpassed President Vladimir Putin by the... MORE
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Ukraine to Begin Producing M16 Assault Rifle in Joint Venture With US Firm
Ukroboronprom, the state entity responsible for Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, announced that it would begin joint production with the United States company Aeroscraft of a Ukrainian... MORE