Russia Writes, US Approves UN Security Council Resolution on Ukraine
On February 18–19, Ukraine decided to request the United Nations Security Council to authorize a peacekeeping contingent or police mission that would discourage further advances... MORE
Minsk Two Armistice Rewards Russia’s Aggression, Mortgages Ukraine’s Future (Part Three)
*To read Part One please click here *To read Part Two please click here Unlike the Minsk One ceasefire agreements of September 2014, the Minsk Two... MORE
Without Lips Teeth Feel the Cold? Chinese Support for Russia in the Ukraine Crisis
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, China has been remarkably forthright in its consistent opposition to the imposition of sanctions against Russia following the... MORE
Minsk Two Armistice Rewards Russia’s Aggression, Mortgages Ukraine’s Future (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. The capture of Debaltseve in Ukraine on Wednesday (Interfax, February 18) by Russian and proxy troops, following prolonged... MORE
The War and the Orthodox Churches in Ukraine
On January 28, a village parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate) in Ternopil province published a letter to the Ukrainian... MORE
Minsk Two Armistice Rewards Russia’s Aggression, Mortgages Ukraine’s Future (Part One)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have jointly prevailed on Ukraine to sign another armistice with Russia’s proxy... MORE
Surprising Results of Russian Public Opinion Poll on War in Ukraine
By Richard ArnoldThe results of Russian public opinion center VTsIOM’s recent poll, published on February 2, concerning the war in eastern Ukraine make for an interesting... MORE
Putin-Merkel-Hollande Meeting Yields Worse Armistice Terms for Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow during the night of February 6–7. Merkel... MORE
Diplomacy Delivers Another Pause for Struggling Ukraine and Sinking Russia
The week of February 2 registered an explosion in political intrigue around the war in eastern Ukraine, and some sort of pause in hostilities is... MORE
Ichkerian Commander Isa Munaev Killed in Eastern Ukraine
The death of one of the most famous Ichkerian generals from the two wars in Chechnya, Isa Munaev on February 1, again drew public attention... MORE