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
The information about Washington’s alleged halt to a military aid package to Kyiv worth up to $100 million, as Politico reported the day before, is not true. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. […]
19.06.2021 • 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
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
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
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
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
Nord Stream 2 will start to be filled with gas on 11 June as the offshore section of the gas pipeline’s first string is technically complete, Russian media reported with reference to the Nord Stream 2 operator. "The offshore part of one line […]
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
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
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
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