North Caucasians Point out Moscow’s Double Standards on North Caucasus and Ukraine
At a recent conference in Pyatigorsk, experts on the North Caucasus extensively compared and contrasted Moscow’s policies in this volatile Russian region and its involvement... MORE
North Caucasians Point out Moscow’s Double Standards on North Caucasus and Ukraine
At a recent conference in Pyatigorsk, experts on the North Caucasus extensively compared and contrasted Moscow’s policies in this volatile Russian region and its involvement... MORE
Russian Policy Adjusting After Ukraine’s Parliamentary Elections
Russia has adopted a policy of parallel recognition of two sets of elections in Ukraine: the country’s parliamentary elections and the “elections” in the Russian-occupied... MORE
Kremlin’s Policy Boomerangs With Ukraine’s Parliamentary Election Results
Russian President Vladimir Putin exuded confidence about his Ukraine policy during the Valdai Club discussion in Sochi on October 24. Conceding that Ukraine is a... MORE
Conflict Forces Coal-Rich Ukraine to Import More Coal to Ease Shortfalls
On October 22, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk delivered the grim news to his constituents that, by the end of the year, Ukraine will be... MORE
Germany Reconsiders Its Russia Policy in Light of Russia-Ukraine War
The German government’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine—and by extension, Berlin’s assessment of Russia—is undergoing some reconsideration. Moscow has shaken Germany’s “trust” once more... MORE
Chancellor Merkel Insists on Russian Observance of Armistice in Ukraine
The German government has come round to the view that Russia’s actions against Ukraine potentially threaten the “European peace order.” Policy debates in Germany reflect,... MORE
Upcoming Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine: Old Faces in New Rada?
As October 26, the date of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine, approaches ever closer, many current legislators are finding themselves in increasingly dire straits.... MORE
Serial Summits in Milan Fail to Budge Putin on Ukraine
Presidents Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin of Russia met with top European leaders in several overlapping formats on October 16–17, in Milan. The... MORE
Russia-Ukraine War’s Impact on European Energy—A Net Assessment of Developments in Europe’s Energy Security Strategy Since the Start of 2014
The Russia-Ukraine war has presented the most serious threat to European energy security since the end of the Cold War. Almost half of the Russian... MORE