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
Ukraine proposes to finalise the Minsk agreements as it is impossible to implement them in the current form, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said. "We are not […]
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
The District Court of The Hague is considering the case over the downing of the passenger flight MH17 over Donbas. During the hearing on Thursday, 17 June, the court made public the analysis of the tactical situation […]
17.06.2021 • 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
The war in Donbas is one of the greatest threats to the European security system and the principles of the OSCE participating States. The dire humanitarian situation of the civilian population in these areas needs […]
15.06.2021 • 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
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
The U.S. Department of Defense approved the second part of security assistance to Ukraine totalling $150 million. “The new $150 million package for Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative includes training, equipment, and advisory efforts to help […]
12.06.2021 • 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
The occupation “authorities” of “Donetsk People’s Republic” restricted the departure of children aged 14 and older, who do not have passports of citizens of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, passports of these countries for travelling abroad, […]
10.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs recently published a draft report with recommendations for the EU leadership on how to build relations with Russia. The document sets out five principles to underpin the cooperation of the […]
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
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held telephone talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, discussing a solution to the situation in Donbas. As the press service of the German Foreign Ministry informs, […]
08.06.2021 • Bohdan Marusyak