Archives: July 2016

The International Republican Institute (IRI) has published a survey of political opinion in Ukraine showing overwhelming dissatisfaction with the current government. The survey, which was funded by the Canadian government, uses polling data stretching collected between May 28 and June 14 this year, with comparisons with data from as far back as 2011. 2,400 eligible […]

US-based Russian commentator Kseniya Kirillova says that Kremlin propagandists are currently exploiting five vulnerabilities to spread their message among Americans with remarkable success.

The Ukrainian military claims that Russian-backed fighters conducted 41 attacks yesterday

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Some Ukrainians were disappointed that NATO’s Warsaw Summit did not move further toward integrating Ukraine and Georgia into the Western alliance, but they should take heart from signs NATO has “come out of its coma.”

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, four more, plus one civilian, were wounded.

The Anti-Maidan movement has appealed in a public statement to the Ministry of Justice to investigate the Levada Center, a respected polling organization, for failing to register as a “foreign agent.

Trudeau visited Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Babi Yar and the Holodomor memorial.

The Russian journalists’ community as well as many bloggers have been avidly discussing a transcript leaked from a meeting of the new management of RBC with the staff.

Kommersant reports citing sources in the Defense Ministry that the helicopter downed Friday, July 8 was a Russian aircraft and two lieutenants, a commander and a pilot were killed in the crash.