NEWS OF POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
Amnesty International provoked outrage earlier this month with a controversial and misguided press release that accused the Ukrainian armed forces of endangering civilians. The fallout is ongoing. The head of Amnesty’s…
A series of audacious recent Ukrainian attacks in occupied Crimea and across the Russian border in Belgorod have signaled a new stage in the war, with Ukraine increasingly seizing the…
Six months since the start of Russia’s brutal invasion, Ukraine is still standing tall and remains an inspiration for the world. As the words of its national anthem proclaim: “Ukraine…
August 24 is Ukrainian Independence Day. For the first time in three decades since Ukraine regained its independence, there was a real danger this year that the holiday would not…
In the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the Ukrainian military has conducted a stout and stirring defense, inflicting heavy casualties on Russian units and contesting every foot of ground.…
Six months ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, Russia has occupied 13% more of the country, killed thousands of Ukrainians, leveled major cities along with countless…
More than four hundred representatives of the Belarusian opposition gathered in Vilnius on August 8-9 for an event that highlighted a mood of increasing militancy as the movement responds to…
In summer 1941, as the outside world first began to learn of the mass murders accompanying the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill memorably declared,…
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the six-month mark, pressure is mounting on the Biden Administration to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The move enjoys bipartisan backing…
Ukraine has made tremendous progress during its three decades as an independent state. In recent months, the country’s remarkably resilient response to Russia’s invasion has served to highlight how far…