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Ukraine Liveblog Day 237: While World Speaks Of Russian Promises, Grad Rockets Rock Donetsk
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Disconnect Between Russia’s Economic Problems and Support for Putin Reflects ‘Authoritarian Trap,’ Illarionov Says
Staunton, October 13 – All major economic indicators in Russia have been in negative territory this year but popular support for Vladimir Putin remains at an all-time high, a situation that could be described as “’Putin’s scissors,’” Andrey Illarionov says, and one that highlights just how far Russia has fallen into an authoritarian “trap.” In […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 236: Ceasefire Monitors Hit More Roadblocks From Russia
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‘Russia Doesn’t Have a Majority in the CIS on Ukraine,’ Baranov Says
Staunton, October 10 – While the Commonwealth of Independent States has never been a democratic union of equals, it is nonetheless true that “the CIS is not just Russia,” as Ukrainian parliamentarians point out, and that Russia’s loss of control of this group on an issue so important to it may hasten the demise of […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 235: Lugansk Power Station On Fire Again
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 234: Ukrainians Say They’re At War And They Want Nukes
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21 Ways Life in Crimea has Changed Since the Russian Anschluss
Staunton, October 5 – The Russian occupation of Crimea has affected residents of the Ukrainian peninsula in large ways and small. Now, Novy Region-2 has published a list of 21 ways in which life has changed for all the residents of that region, establishing a useful checklist for all concerned. There are other, more high-profile […]
Kyiv Says Moscow Must Stop Referring to Ukrainians as a ‘Fraternal People’
Staunton, October 5 – At a time when many are unwilling to label Russian actions in Ukraine an invasion lest they offend Moscow or be forced to assume any responsibility for stopping it, a Ukrainian diplomat has introduced some clarity in the situation by demanding that Russian officials end their duplicitous practice of referring to […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 233: The Not-Quite Frozen Conflict
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