The war with Russia has shaped Ukraine’s internal politics for the last five years. Needless to say, this issue will guide in one way or another how Ukrainians vote as they weigh who among the presidential candidates can best stop or win the war in the east. Observers often formulate their answers to this...
In the last week, the Kremlin-controlled outlets still focused very much on the incident in the Sea of Azov, as the European Union’s analysis shows. Apart from trying to blame Ukraine for the incident wherein Russian forces in fact attacked Ukrainian ships, the fresh line of the Kremlin’s propaganda accuses Ukraine of preparing an...
Russia’s attacks on three Ukrainian naval ships in the Kerch Strait this past Sunday, blatant violations of international law, and an agreement between Ukraine and Russia over the Sea of Azov from 2003, all represent the Putin regime’s latest effort to destabilize and provoke Ukraine. A firm response from the international community condemning Russia’s...
On November 25, Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, chaired by President Petro Poroshenko, unanimously decided to introduce martial law after an emergency meeting, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine (Article 83). The Verkhovna Rada convened to approve the presidential decree on Monday, November 26 , albeit a scaled down version of only...