... understanding that this expansion would run in parallel with the implementation of the entire package of Minsk Agreements. While no such mechanism has formally been written into the Minsk Agreements, it would not run counter to them. After all, the Minsk Agreements provide for the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the entire territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics and the reestablishment of control over all sections of the Ukraine–Russia border upon the conclusion of the conflict.
The international peacekeepers could ...
... increase in pressure on Russia will gain additional points.
REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Yulia Nikitina:
The Post-Soviet Space in 2017
Moscow is interested in imposing a long-term freeze on the conflict and promoting reintegration of the two republics with Ukraine on the condition that they receive special status in complying with the Minsk Agreements. But we cannot expect this to happen in the foreseeable future. Under the existing circumstances, two responses to the escalation are possible. First, a large-scale offensive by the DPR and LPR armies to rebuff the Ukrainian force, inflict ...
... and socio-political situation inside Ukraine.
REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Anton Naychuk:
Domestic Policy-specific Characteristics of
Constitutional Process Implementation in
Ukraine
The way out is tedious work to look for a new balance of interests inside Ukraine. Today the implementation of the Minsk agreements is more an internal than an external problem for Ukraine. The delay in compliance with the Minsk agreements is undoubtedly prompted by expectations of US Administration change. If substantial progress in the implementation of the Minsk ...
... informational capabilities and diplomatic contacts, Russia will attempt to convince Europe that it was the Ukrainian side that broke the Minsk agreements. What is more, Moscow will try to further fragment Europe politically by emphasizing cooperation with individual ... ... maintaining close ties with the Kremlin. Moscow will attempt to lobby for the construction of a Nord Stream 2 that would bypass Ukraine and thus eliminate Russia’s dependency on the country. It will be extremely important for Kiev in this case to step ...
... not those who already carry heavy economic or social loads. It is the obligation of policymakers on any side of the crisis to lighten these loads whenever possible, rather than to add to them for the sake of political affectation. In the case of the Ukraine crisis, those elderly who depend almost entirely on pensions (not to mention a functional banking system) are being asked to carry an incredibly large share of an unnecessary weight. Fortunately, the Minsk Agreements include a number of provisions aimed at remedying human rights concerns in the conflict zone. Among the resolution’s many military-focused items there are sections addressing local election modalities, amnesty for involved parties,...
