The European Values Center for Security Policy (Prague) and Internews Ukraine (Kyiv) prepared the fourth issue of the monitoring of Russian activities and influence in Belarus.
Olexiy Haran and Petro Burkovskyi from the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation commented on the current tensions around Donbas for PONARS Eurasia.
The European Values Center for Security Policy (Prague) and Internews Ukraine (Kyiv) prepared the third issue of the monitoring of Russian activities and influence in Belarus.
In the new episode of its “Explaining Ukraine” podcast looking at developments in and around Ukraine in April 2021: the buildup of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border; the risk of a full-fledged Russian invasion; the illusion of the withdrawal of Russian troops; diplomatic battles in Central and Eastern Europe after proof of Russian state terrorism.
The Ukrainian government is considering several military scenarios and believes that Russia’s attack on Ukraine is very probable.
During March and April, Russia accumulated at least 90 thousand troops on Ukraine’s border, masking it as a “military exercise”.
Mariia Zolkina, analyst at the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, is more than sure that the war in Donbas will not end according to the Minsk agreements because they are unenforceable.
Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-Director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes, Coordinator of International Projects at the Razumkov Centre, analysed if the solidary support for Ukraine can serve as a deterrent factor for the Kremlin.
The European Values Center for Security Policy (Prague) and Internews Ukraine (Kyiv) prepared the second issue of the monitoring of Russian activities and influence in Belarus.
Mykola Sunhurovskyi, Director of Military Programmes at the Razumkov Centre, analysed amassing of Russia’s troops near the border with Ukraine.