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When writings on the wall are ignored

... possible and that diplomacy prevails again Usually, when big events happen, they catch most people off guard. No matter how probable it was and how many writings on the wall appeared, the decision of Russia to recognise the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk and then to launch a military operation in wider Ukraine has had a seismic effect. It was not inevitable but recent events have shifted the ground. For Russia the option of recognition was in the making for years. Russia considers ...

01.03.2022

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Ukrainian National Unity: An Opportunity Lost

... during the Euromaidan protests and the soldiers who resisted the Russian invasion of Crimea had the potential to contribute to a unifying national narrative in Ukraine. This opportunity was quickly lost, with fighting and rising casualties in Luhansk and Donetsk cementing regional divisions. The failure of President Poroshenko to quickly resolve the conflict or control the rise of independent pro-Kyiv militias has allowed the situation to escalate to a point dangerously close to civil war. National unity ...

04.07.2014

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