Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in November 1991, the area that extends from central Europe to Central Asia has been commonly referred to as the “post-Soviet space.” The label has always been problematic, […]
09.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Granting a motion filed by the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, the court put a lien on 13 aircraft of the Russian air carrier that were used […]
09.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian side has submitted to the Venice Commission a draft law on the state policy of the transition period for Crimea and Donbas, according to Yuna Potiomkina, advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for […]
08.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine is not turning towards China. The two countries are in the normal process of cooperation in trade and the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. "I don't know, maybe someone sees some special rapprochement between […]
07.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Hailed from KGB [Soviet Union’s Committee for State Security], General Marchuk became in his lifetime an uncompromising opponent of his "colleague" – Lieutenant Colonel Putin Yevhen Marchuk, one of the most powerful political figures in […]
06.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The constituent forum of the Crimea Platform expert network started in the capital of Ukraine on Friday, 6 August. The event was opened by First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzheppar. According to […]
06.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On 5 August, Ukraine commemorated the victims of the Great Terror of 1937-1938, one of the largest crimes committed by the Soviet authorities against humanity. The number of Ukraine’s victims affected by these massive Stalinist repressions […]
06.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenka, has stated that the policy of the Ukrainian authorities is starting to pose a threat to the security of Belarus. "Close people, akin people, but the leadership of […]
05.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States will continue its efforts to strengthen the capacity of Ukraine's army. "We will continue our efforts to build the capacity of the Ukrainian armed forces to defend Ukraine so that it is […]
05.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will allocate Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion. The decision will take effect on 23 August. Of this amount, about $275 billion will go to emerging market countries and […]
04.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to provide additional protection to all Belarusian activists who arrived in Ukraine and who may be under threat due […]
04.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The militarisation of Russia and Kremlin-favoured military-patriotic upbringing bear fruit. However, the consequences are very far from those desirable. Instead of love for the homeland, teenagers are instilled only with aggressive moods and illusions of all-permissiveness, […]
04.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Director of NGO Belarusian House in Ukraine, Belarusian citizen Vitaly Shishov, was found hanged in one of Kyiv's parks near his place of residence. According to the Kyiv police, Vitaly's mobile phone and personal belongings were […]
04.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian border guards exposed a multimillion hryvnias scheme for smuggling and counterfeiting medicines across Ukraine's state border. In particular, they discovered a large-scale, transnational channel for smuggling medicines across the state border of Ukraine with […]
03.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv green-lighted the investigation in absentia against ex-president Viktor Yanukovych over the 2014 murders of Maidan protesters. As the Prosecutor General’s Office informs, investigations will be conducted into the case over the Maidan shootings, namely […]
02.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Providers in Russia and Crimea blocked access to the Crimean Human Rights Group’s website. At least six providers in different localities of the peninsula deny access to it. According to Russian activists, the website has […]
02.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba provided a brief on the preparation of three key events to mark the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence: the inaugural summit of the Crimean Platform, the first Kyiv […]
02.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and one of Germany's main candidates for the post of Chancellor, Armin Laschet, has threatened the Russian Federation with sanctions if it uses the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline […]
01.08.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) adopted at its meeting the Foreign Policy Strategy. The document clearly defines the goal of foreign policy: the establishment of Ukraine in the world as a strong and authoritative […]
31.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The first results of consideration of Ukraine's lawsuits against Russia in the Donbas case by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) should be expected no earlier than two years after the hearings, in the Crimea […]
30.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak