Ukraine’s president has warned his country there is a “colossal threat” that large-scale fighting could resume in the east, and said the military should be prepared to defend Ukraine against a possible invasion along its border with Russia. Petro Poroshenko spoke in an annual address to parliament on June 4, a day after the heaviest … Continue reading
People are gathering in central Moscow to mark the first anniversary of what they view as a “coup” in neighboring Ukraine. Thousands of people are expected to participate in the pro-Kremlin march, which will be held under the slogan “A Year Since Maidan. We won’t forget! We won’t forgive!” The “Anti-Maidan” demonstration was promoted in … Continue reading
Another state coup can’t be ruled out in Ukraine, with growing popular discontent, including among the leaders of the last year’s protests, Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Sergey Arbuzov told TASS on Friday. “It is not ruled out that another state coup might occur in Ukraine,” Arbuzov said following a meeting of the Center for Studies of Economic and Socio-cultural Development … Continue reading
By BNE IntelliNews Ukraine is teetering on the edge of collapse, but the west is “sleepwalking” in its response to the impending crisis, say observers. The West has made a catalogue of errors since Ukraine’s fateful decision to turn its back on Russia, to which Moscow responded by launching a proxy war that has made Kyiv’s already … Continue reading
By Ben Aris in Moscow BNE On November 20 – almost one year to the day since the start of the Maidan protests that brought down President Viktor Yanukovych – a broad coalition deal was finally signed in Ukraine between the leading pro-European parties. Ukraine’s People’s Front, the Radical Party, Samopomoshch (Self Help), the Petro Poroshenko Bloc … Continue reading