A turn to the past: Ukraine’s troubling government reshuffle
Last week’s government reshuffle and the dismissal of a highly regarded prosecutor general raise serious concerns about Ukraine’s pro-Western course.
Eastern Partnership
Russia’s Ukraine policy: Change to stay the same
The Kremlin is losing long-time Ukraine policy chief, Vladislav Surkov. But his successor has more in common with “Putin’s Rasputin” than first meets the eye
Putin’s Minsk maskirovka: Will the West ‘capitulate’?
Zelensky and EU leaders want the Normandy summit to show they are giving diplomacy a chance. But the risk all lies on their side, not Putin’s
After the French veto: The new scramble for the Western Balkans
Without a credible path to EU membership, the Western Balkans could easily succumb to the lure of regional nationalism – and to generous Russian, Turkish, and Chinese offers in the EU’s own back yard
Trump’s Ukrainegate could help Ukraine
The US president's impeachment process ensures Ukraine stays on the radar of Americans – and this may work to Ukraine's advantage
Ukraine prisoner swap: A sign of hope or desperation?
The West is drawing the wrong lessons from Ukraine’s exchange of prisoners with Russia. It now risks rushing Kyiv into an unstable ‘resolution’ to the conflict in Donbas
Shock to the sistema: Ukraine’s youthful new government
Will Ukraine's young new leaders begin to reckon with their deep state?
Ukraine’s broadening horizons
Zelensky's visit to Turkey signals the growing importance of Turkish-Ukrainian relations
Inside Sevastopol: The maverick city fights back
The most pro-Russian part of Crimea is also the greatest source of headaches for Moscow. Will the Kremlin succeed in extending its writ there?
Too normal? Georgia, democracy, and the ‘Gavrilov crisis’
The sight of a Russian Communist presiding in their parliament has shocked Georgians into demanding greater democracy and circumspection towards Moscow