Donbass - Raam op Rusland

Russia forced them to fight. Ukraine tried them for treason

Russia has forcibly mobilised tens of thousands in Ukraine’s occupied territories to fight. Ukraine persuades them to run, promising
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Kremlin struggles with 'referenda' in occupied Ukrainian land

Once again the Kremlin has miscalculated in the war against Ukraine. The Russians were confident that they would conquer the whole of Donbass this summer and organise 'referenda' in the southern cities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. But the offensive has grinded to a halt. Russia might have to postpone the annexation once again.

by Andrey Pertsev
'If Russia doesn't get success soon, it's going to be a stalemate'

The coming weeks a fierce battle will be fought in Ukraine's east and south. Russia has been repositioning its forces after it
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Can Ukraine really be invaded?

The Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies made an analysis of the possible scenarios invading Ukraine by Russian forces.The
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Ukraine crisis: a case study in modern Kremlinology

Putin has loaded the gun. But will the trigger also be pulled? The West cannot know for sure what is intended. The Ukraine crisis is a kind of quantum politics.

by Mark Galeotti
Russian foreign policy is changing rapidly

The amassment of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border makes the world nervous. Putin's retoric is belligerent and the Kremlin refuses to talk to the Ukrainian leadership. Is it deterrence, bluff or the foreboding of war?

by Dmitri Trenin
Ukraine braces itself for war with Russia

Ukraine is preparing itself for a war with Russia, as Russian troups have been heavily concentrated at the Ukrainian border since March 2021. Hostilities in the Donbas have flared up and president Zelensky is touring the West to find support in case of an attack.

by The Kiev Post
Russia’s Violent Theatre and Theatrical Violence

There are signs that the monopoly on violence in Russia is being shared with thugs. Is it possible to hire tough guys to rough up demonstrators? According to security specialist Mark Galeotti, it is more about the 'theatre of violence', creating an environment to make people think twice to take part in protests.

by Mark Galeotti
Lof en scepsis bij inauguratie van president Volodymyr Zelensky

Op 20 mei werd Volodymyr Zelensky in de Rada, het parlement in Kyiv, officieel beëdigd als president van Oekraïne. Hij zegde in zijn
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Donbass: dangerous escalation or chances for a solution?

US Congress is almost certain to approve a bill to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to help it quell the unrest in the Donbass
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Что делать с Украиной? Подход Путина против планов Навального

Имеющиеся на сегодня неофициальные кандидаты в президенты России, Владимир Путин и Алексей Навальный, активно высказываются на тему
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Little Russia, big dreams

At the third anniversary of the downing of MH17 Alexander Zakharchenko rebaptised his People's Republic Donetsk in
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Minsk II: een vrome leugen

Onder auspiciën van Duitsland en Frankrijk sloten Oekraïne en Rusland twee jaar geleden in Minsk een soort wapenstilstand voor
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