Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stopped the illegal activities of a Ukrainian citizen who was recruited by Russian special services. By the order of Russian curators, he tried to establish a channel for the […]
28.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a comprehensive resolution recognising the persecution of Crimean Tatars by the aggressor state, the Russian Federation. The document was supported by the vast majority of […]
24.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The monitors of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe recorded almost 300 ceasefire violations in Donbas over 21 June. A major part of attacks and explosions occurred in the Donetsk region – 254, including 117 […]
23.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Russian President Vladimir Putin published an article in the Die Zeit German weekly on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the German-Soviet war. The article accuses NATO of aggressive enlargement policy. “The bloc’s […]
22.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine and the United Kingdom agreed to jointly build warships and bases for the Ukrainian Navy, the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine informed. “Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksandr Myroniuk […]
22.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Council of the European Union renewed sanctions against Russia over the occupation of the Crimean peninsula for a further year. Thus, the restrictive measures are valid until 23 June 2022, reads the press release published on the […]
21.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed two hidden arsenals of weapons in the Luhansk and Rivne regions. The cache found near Severodonetsk was made by the so-called “First Deputy Prime Minister of Luhansk People's […]
21.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
When Ukraine decided to join the Energy Community in 2010, it was a clear sign of its intention to become part of the European energy market and to build a competitive market with strong interconnections […]
21.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The UN Secretary-General's interim report on the human rights situation in Crimea occupied by Russia, which will be presented at the 21 June session of the UN Human Rights Council, records torture and persecution. "The report […]
20.06.2021 • 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
On 16 June, U.S. President Joe Biden and President of Russia Vladimir Putin met in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of a bilateral summit. The meeting was held behind closed doors and ended at about 17:05 […]
17.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Putin's regime cleans familiar oppositionists out of the realm and thus prepares the ground for new figures. Putin can no longer pretend to be a "democrat." He has neither time nor opportunity to do so. The […]
16.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held talks with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Ann Linde during her second visit to Ukraine this year. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office […]
16.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke about Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance at the NATO summit in Brussels on 14 June. Biden did not rule out Ukraine's accession to NATO in the distant future […]
15.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukraine opposes the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and the condition for its launch should be the de-occupation of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories and Ukraine’s energy security. “Nord Stream 2 is primarily a threat […]
14.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed and detained a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the pre-trial investigation data, he was recruited by the “Ministry of State Security […]
14.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian activist and former political prisoner Edem Bekirov was sentenced in absentia by the occupation court of Simferopol to seven years in a penal colony and a fine of RUB 150,000. He was convicted on […]
09.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
Ukrainian diplomats state that Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies is not unexpected for Ukraine and other parties to the Treaty. “In that way, Moscow’s course deliberately launched back in the mid-2000s reaches […]
09.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe recorded mass ceasefire violations, including shelling and 41 explosions, over the weekend of 4-6 June. In particular, the OSCE SMM spotted 148 ceasefire violations, including 72 violations in […]
08.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The “Russian world” poses a threat not only to countries with a Russian-speaking population but also to Russia itself. A corresponding statement was made by participants in an expert discussion on the topic of “Russian […]
07.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak