Section: News & Summaries

      US Sen. Chris Murphy Warns Allies to Be Vigilant About the ‘Quiet Things’ Russia is Doing
      Apr04

      US Sen. Chris Murphy Warns Allies to Be Vigilant About the ‘Quiet Things’ Russia is Doing

      Says Russia funding ‘fight clubs and biker clubs’ in the Baltic States to exploit domestic instability US Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on April 3 warned NATO allies to be “constantly vigilant about the very quiet things that the Russians are doing that could ultimately lead to a traditional military confrontation.” Pointing to Russian support...

      Ukraine’s Presidential Election: How a Comic Secured the Most Votes and Won a Ticket to Round Two
      Apr01

      Ukraine’s Presidential Election: How a Comic Secured the Most Votes and Won a Ticket to Round Two

      The outcome of the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on March 31, in which a TV comedian received almost twice as many votes as the incumbent president, is a reflection of the level of “disenchantment” with the “state of domestic affairs,” according John E. Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and a...

      What Makes an Ally? Sweden and Finland as NATO Partners
      Apr01

      What Makes an Ally? Sweden and Finland as NATO Partners

      When NATO kicked off Trident Juncture, its largest collective defense exercise in decades in Norway in October 2018, militarily non-aligned Sweden and Finland not only contributed substantial troops, they were actively involved in planning the exercise from the start. Over the years, Sweden and Finland have moved closer to NATO, more so than any...

      Ukrinform: Canada extends sanctions against Yanukovych and his associates

      The Government of Canada extended economic sanctions against former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and 15 of his associates. Read more here. The post Ukrinform: Canada extends sanctions against Yanukovych and his associates appeared first on KyivPost. Source: Ukrinform: Canada extends sanctions against Yanukovych and his...

      UNIAN: Naftogaz CEO calls for probe into gas distribution fraud

      Regional gas companies across Ukraine, mostly owned by Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, sold to industrial customers certain volumes of natural gas intended to be distributed to households, Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev told a press conference in Kyiv March 6. Read more here. The post UNIAN: Naftogaz CEO calls for probe into gas distribution...

      Revisiting the Narrative About Hungary’s Relationship with Russia
      Feb09

      Revisiting the Narrative About Hungary’s Relationship with Russia

      Editor’s Note: This article is a response to Stephen Blank’s essay, Putin’s Energy Strategy Is More Ambitious than You Think, which was published by the Atlantic Council’s UkraineAlert blog on January 4, 2019. Since arriving in Washington in the summer of 2017, I have grown somewhat baffled by the narrative about Hungary,...

      International Support Urged For Ukraine in Face of Russian Aggression
      Jan22

      International Support Urged For Ukraine in Face of Russian Aggression

      “There is a war going on in the middle of Europe. A very hot war,” according to Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Ukraine’s vice prime minister for Euro-Atlantic integration, who urged policy makers to confront this “uncomfortable truth” about Russian aggression. Speaking in a panel discussion hosted by Ukraine House Davos in Davos, Switzerland,...

      Ukraine plans to build new naval base in the Sea of Azov
      Dec21

      Ukraine plans to build new naval base in the Sea of Azov

      Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak ordered to prepare the required documentation for the construction of a new naval base in the Sea of Azov. “I have instructed the Naval Commander to send estimates for the construction of a naval base in the Sea of Azov. We definitely should strengthen our presence there. We should respond to the...

      Opposition to Nord Stream 2 Gathers Steam on Both Sides of the Atlantic
      Dec14

      Opposition to Nord Stream 2 Gathers Steam on Both Sides of the Atlantic

      Natural gas pipeline would connect Russia to Europe Opposition to Nord Stream 2—a pipeline that will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany while bypassing Ukraine—is building on both sides of the Atlantic. On December 11, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution expressing opposition to Nord Stream 2. The nonbinding...

      The Negative Consequences of Putin’s Strategy
      Dec13

      The Negative Consequences of Putin’s Strategy

      It has become an accepted line of thought that Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing chess on the international stage while the majority of Western leaders play checkers. His high-profile appearances among other world leaders at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires and the centenary of the end of World War I in Paris were noted by some as more...