All interviews with the President of Ukraine are published on his website. Volodymyr Zelensky, like his predecessors, communicates with foreign press much more often than with domestic outlets. Xinhua Chinese state news agency was also […]
04.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
"Ukraine’s system of crony capitalism: The challenge of dismantling ‘systema’” is the newest publication by John Lough, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme in Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London. The […]
02.07.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Against the background of deteriorating relations, Kyiv and Minsk will seek a compromise between principled position and pragmatism On 28 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus announced that the country suspended its participation in […]
30.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Popasna, Shchastia, and Pisky are toponyms of Donbas that are often mentioned in news about the war in eastern Ukraine. This is only a small part of the 155 settlements […]
25.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russia's interference in early parliamentary elections in Armenia did not help pro-Kremlin projects It is no secret that Armenia does not have a wide choice of allies: the country has long been a kind of […]
24.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
This year's Sea Breeze 2021 international exercises are the largest since 1997. "To participate in the Sea Breeze 2021 exercises, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other security and defence forces will provide: 24 ships (boats), 17 […]
24.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
According to demographic projections, the share of people aged 60 and over in Ukraine will be 43.4% by 2025 and about 46% in 2030. However, unlike Europe, Ukraine has no comprehensive employment programmes for those […]
23.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
To revive and popularise authentic Ukrainian musical instruments - this is the challenge Vadym Viksnin has set himself. This Kyiv master makes hurdy-gurdies, kobzas, tsymbaly, banduras, but he may be prouder of reviving such a […]
23.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
For more than seven years, the war on the Eastern border of Europe has been going on and has already claimed the lives of thousands of citizens - citizens of Ukraine who know exactly what […]
22.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
As the international volunteer network InformNapalm reports, members of NGO "Belarusian Cossacks" conducted large-scale military exercises in Belarus. Although a youth event was declared, the participants were mainly middle-aged men, most of whom appeared to […]
18.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The EU should strengthen economic sanctions against the Kremlin and exclude Russia from Swift, said the German “green” MEP Viola von Cramon-Taubadel in an exclusive interview to Natalia Richardson for Brussels Ukraїna Review. She is […]
18.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
For better chances to join the EU, Ukraine should not only make necessary reforms but also convince those Member States that are more sceptical towards enlargement. It would be also a good idea to include […]
17.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The process of Ukraine’s European integration can be shown in different ways. It is long, demanding, and needs cooperation on both sides of Ukraine and the EU. According to a survey organised by the Center […]
16.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
When Volodymyr Zelensky ran for the president of Ukraine, the commitment to resolve the conflict in Donbas and stop the war was one of his main campaign promises. A large part of Ukrainian society, not […]
15.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The recent visit of the Ukrainian high-level delegation to Brussels has been embraced by the leaders of the European institutions and the Members of the European Parliament. Both prime minister Denys Shmyhal and vice-prime minister […]
14.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
According to the data of the National Bank of Ukraine, Ukrainian labour migrants have transferred $8.5 billion home from abroad this year. Over the past year, they transferred almost $16 billion to their homeland. The […]
14.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
On the eve of the presidents' meeting, the Kremlin is showing the White House an upsurge in repressive policies A few days before the meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin in Switzerland, two events took […]
12.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The presentation of the "Diary of an Illegal Soldier" by Olena Bilozerska, an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a journalist, blogger and public figure, took place in London. The book contains recollections of the […]
11.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the creation of 20 new formations and units in the Western Military District. According to Shoigu, 2,000 units of new military equipment are to be delivered in this district. […]
05.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Kremlin's irrational policy deprives Russia of its allies and brings the West to its senses On the night of 4 June, powerful explosions rocked the warehouses in the Sloboda plant in the Serbian town of […]
05.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak