“Frozen Conflict” In Ukraine
(NPR – Audie Cornish talks to Robert Orttung) The Ukrainian city of Debaltseve is now firmly under the control of separatists and their Russian supporters. This railroad hub outside of…
Charap: It was clear they couldn’t get a deal on Debaltseve
(NYTimes) Ukrainian soldiers were forced to fight their way out of the embattled town of Debaltseve in the early hours of Wednesday, casting further doubt on the credibility of a days-old…
Charap: Obama can’t seem to hide his disdain for the way Putin views the world
(Bloomberg) The fractured relationship between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin has reached a critical juncture in the conflict over Ukraine, with ties between the two nations more…
Kuchins: US military trainers sent to Ukraine will help them achieve a higher level of effectiveness
(Sputnik) The US Department of Defense (DOD) is sending 600 military trainers to Lviv in order to transform Ukraine’s National Guard into a more professional fighting force and, although the program will start on a very…
Moshes: Russia seems to realize the conflict is not the best way to achieve its objectives
(Bloomberg) The peace agreement in the Ukrainian conflict may be tailor-made to satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin: it keeps the authorities in Kiev under his thumb while avoiding an escalation…
Baev: Russian Arctic threat to Norway is already to a certain degree real
(Views and News from Norway) Russia under an increasingly aggressive President Vladimir Putin has put Norway in an “entirely new situation,” especially regarding its authority in the Arctic, claims one local…
Welt: Supplying Kyiv with US arms might backfire, not just militarily, but also politically
(Deutsche Welle) The heated debate over whether to supply lethal arms to the Ukrainian government to defend against Russian-backed separatists has caused considerable transatlantic friction, particularly during last weekend's Munich Security…
Последний шанс остановить войну
В понедельник вечером завершились предварительные переговоры представителей МИД Украины, Германии, Франции и России в Берлине по Донбассу, которые длились около восьми часов. Никаких официальных заявлений по результатам переговоров сделано не…
Россия в штопоре: какие альтернативы остались у Путина
Через год-два в России придется возвращать честные выборы и реальную политику. Иначе с уходом Путина власть сможет взять любая немногочисленная, но хорошо организованная сила. Статья публикуется в цикле «Сценарии-2020». Назад,…
Kuchins: Obama has long been skeptical of arming proxies in places such as Syria and Ukraine
(New York Post) U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Monday he will wait for the results of high-stakes talks on Ukraine before deciding whether to arm the Kiev government, saying diplomacy…
Kuchins: The threat of a U.S. decision to provide weapons is by itself useful leverage for European negotiators
(The Tribune) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday that he was considering sending lethal aid to Ukraine but was holding back on a decision while hoping that economic sanctions and…
(Times) Мирные инициативы Запада по Украине вряд ли сработают
По мнению аналитиков, Россия сейчас, похоже, настроена на компромисс меньше, чем Запад. Президент Франции Франсуа Олланд пообещал, что он и канцлер Германии Ангела Меркель предложат новую мирную инициативу, которая способна гарантировать полную территориальную целостность…