Search: Minsk Agreements,Russia,LPR,Donbass (2 materials)

The Price of Peace: The Parameters of a Possible Compromise in Donbass

... political bargaining. It is precisely this difficult decision that Russian and Ukrainian politicians must make today in determining ... ... positions with regard to the deployment of the UN Blue Helmets in Donbass. There are at least seven aspects of the possible peacekeeping ... ... hand and the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics (DPR and LPR) on the other. Had the Ukrainian side succeeded during the ... ... the observers are fulfilling their obligations as set out in the Minsk Agreements. Any other use of the peacekeepers would effective ...

02.10.2017

Advance or Contain? How to Respond to the Escalation in Donbass

The current surge of violence in the Donbass conflict zone was expected, but its intensity came as an ... ... out a sweeping political maneuver in relations with the West and Russia. What might the escalation lead to and what is to be expected ... ... Therefore, Ukraine is free to test the strength of the DPR and LPR defenses and achieve small, if visible, successes like occupying ... ... a powerful response. Simultaneously Kiev will torpedo the 2015 Minsk Agreements, which it perceives as imposed by foreign powers ...

28.02.2017

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