... Agreement and the Ways to Settle the Conflict
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Presidential Press Service
Sergey Utkin:
The Ukrainian Crisis: Russia’s Official Position
and How the Situation Can Be Resolved
A ceasefire agreement has now been signed ... ... since there was no advantage to either side in continuing armed conflict both from the military point of view, especially for Ukraine, and also from the political point of view, above all for the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People’s ...
... would then enable them to negotiate more favorable terms with the European Union, using the cumulative economic and political weight of the Eurasian countries.
Donbass
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Alexei Fenenko:
Is Ukrainian Crisis the Last for Russia?
The Ukrainian crisis has been worsened by the armed conflict in Donbass, leading more and more politicians in Russian and Ukraine to think about the need for a speedy settlement, even if this is not on the most favorable terms. Formally, the Russian leadership considers what is happening to be a strictly Ukrainian matter. But that does not mean it is being neutral. Official ...
Despite numerous violations, the cease-fire in Ukraine's Donbass region is largely holding. For very different reasons, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin of Russia have come to lead the parties of peace in their respective capitals. Economic issues clearly top the ...
... set the course for federalization in April, it would have only strengthened Ukrainian statehood. As it is now, Donbass is unlikely to accept federalization and the issue of confederation issue is coming to the fore.
In your opinion, how long will the Ukrainian crisis last?
I'm afraid that it will last at least a few years. So far, this conflict has shown that the Ukrainian statehood proved to be stronger than had been originally thought in spring. Of course, there is the question of how well Ukraine can hold up when winter comes. But I don’t share the rosy anticipations of those who believe that “in winter everything will fall apart.” It’s worth remembering that gas supplies to Ukraine were cut off on June 16. However,...
... hegemony of the US as well.
Kiev is committing economic suicide that will inevitably lead to the collapse of the Ukrainian state and does it exclusively in the interests of the United States. However, the American victory over Russia or the defeat in the Ukrainian crisis will change nothing for Ukraine, since the latter is regarded by Washington as expendable material. Assistance is not being delivered to save Ukrainian statehood and is measured out in doses to extend its collapse for as long as possible, so that Russian resources are tied up ...
... serial of Russian-Ukrainian treaties on the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The Russian-Ukrainian agreement on parameters of division of the Black Sea Fleet signed on May 28, 1997, the treaty on status and terms of deployment of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine (May 28, 1997), the treaty on mutual settlements related with division and stay of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine (May 28, 1997) and the Kharkov agreement on stay of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine signed on April ...
... Currently, the peninsula produces 10% to 30% of its needs, while the rest of the electricity, around 1,400 megawatts, comes from Ukraine. To deal with Crimean energy supplies, Russia plans to build two new power plants. The first one would be built directly ... ... Russia’s Economy?
Beyond economic sanctions adopted by most of the Euro-Atlantic community against Russia due to the Ukrainian crisis, the integration of the peninsula and Sevastopol to the Russian Federation is likely to have a substantial cost ...
... opportunistic interpretation of international law, Russia contributes significantly to the uncertainties and ambiguities which you and I both would like to see cleared up.
LESSON FIVE: The crisis must not be allowed to spiral out of control
IVANOV: Fifth, the Ukrainian crisis is a vivid illustration of what textbooks on international relations describe as "unintended escalation."
For a long time, the problem of Ukraine's associative status in relation to the European Union was seen primarily as a technical issue. But last fall it took on a new dimension, forcing the country's hand in terms of which economic development strategy to choose.
The next twist in the ...
