This is not the first year that PICREADI has been involved in “creative diplomacy.” It brings young European professionals, graduate students and scholars together for Meeting Russia events in Europe and Russia. Promising foreign experts […]
21.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
If you open today any publication of Meduza, a well-known independent online media outlet, you can see the message right below the title of an article: “This message (content) was created and (or) distributed by a foreign […]
21.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Judicial reform in Ukraine is being actively implemented at the request of international partners and the public. The Verkhovna Rada has already passed numerous bills to regulate the activities of the judiciary. However, the legal […]
21.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Since the beginning of 2021, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has opened 328 criminal proceedings over encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, creation of terrorist groups or organisations. A total of 307 people […]
21.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The United States and Germany near a deal on the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that will allow Russian gas to be supplied to Western Europe bypassing Ukraine. According to Reuters, the deal […]
20.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
According to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), more than 60 raids on the offices and apartments of media representatives were conducted in the country over the past 10 days. “Over the past 10 days, 63 […]
20.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
During his working visit to Georgia, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Batumi International Conference. In his speech, he stressed that Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia met today at this level as the European Union associate […]
19.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov craved for U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. Two years ago, he stressed that “the conflict in Afghanistan has no military solution. The only possible way to settle it is to achieve peace through political […]
19.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian Institute is a key cultural diplomacy organisation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the basis of Ukraine’s “soft power.” Having established the Institute three years ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated […]
19.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) summoned Russian defence minister Sergey Shoygu to Mariupol for questioning and served him with notice of criminal charges of creating and heading illegal armed formations. According to the SSU website, the […]
18.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, and the Netherlands made a joint statement on the 7th anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Donbas. The foreign ministers stressed the need to […]
17.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
9 August marks a year of Alexander Lukashenka’s attempts to retain power after an apparent defeat in the presidential election. The usurper president seeks to “hold the ground with his bayonets”. The immediate evidence of this is the amendments […]
17.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed two presidential bills that increase the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by 11,000 people (up to 261,000) and lays foundations of national resistance (creation of territorial defence). […]
16.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine hosted a panel discussion entitled "Building Resilience to Information Influence: Freedom of Speech as a Component of Information Security." In particular, in her speech, First Deputy Foreign Minister […]
16.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights unveiled the data on Donbas war casualties from 14 April 2014 to 30 June 2021. "The total number of casualties related to the conflict […]
15.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Putin's article on Russian-Ukrainian relations crowns the failure of the Kremlin's policy in a strategic direction For 30 years of independent Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has been holding senior positions in the Russian Federation for more […]
15.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of the resolution "Cooperation with and Assistance to Ukraine in the Field of Human Rights" by the UN Human Rights Council. The document stipulates that the UN Human Rights Council will continue […]
15.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The ambassadors of the European Union have approved an updated list of countries for which coronavirus-related travel restrictions to the EU should be lifted. Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine are on the list. “EU ambassadors […]
14.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Ukrainian Foundation for Security Studies researched the fight against information influence in Europe and outlined recommendations for the Information Security Strategy. Promote Ukraine publishes its main aspects. A significant number of global trends have […]
14.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission spotted tanks, howitzers, and mortars in occupied Donbas. This is stated in the Mission's daily report dated 13 July. In particular, OSCE SMM recorded three towed howitzers (D-30 Lyagushka, 122mm) in violation of […]
14.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak