The Ukrainian Week

23 March	World	Russia says Kyiv ‘changing mind’ in peace talks as Putin warned against chemical weapons German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Putin’s comments on US biological weapons seemed like an ‘implicit threat’
7 February	Breaking news	Russia has enough troops ready to take Kyiv, says former Ukraine defence chief White House believes Moscow has amassed at least 70% of firepower needed for mid-February invasion
14 January	Breaking news	Russia and West at impasse as Ukraine urges reversal of troop buildup In a third round of diplomacy on Eastern European security this week, Kremlin officials sounded an increasingly pessimistic note, though they did not close the door on future talks
22 November, 2021	Breaking news	Russia slams Western 'hysteria' over Ukraine The Kremlin said it was "not exactly polite" of the US to accuse Russia of unusual military activity near Ukraine after Washington brought in American soldiers from overseas
16 November, 2021	Breaking news	Russia-Ukraine border: Nato warning over military build-up The head of Nato has urged Russia to be transparent about its military plans after an increase in the numbers of troops on its border with Ukraine
27 May, 2020	Breaking news	Ukraine in UN urges Russia to give up "logic of war" in Donbas Ukraine has also recalled Russia must implement its obligations under the Minsk Agreements
27 February, 2020	World	High hopes and (dis)-heartening Outcomes Who’s to party in 2020 – the Euro-Atlantic community, Ukraine and Georgia, or Russia?
29 December, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine and pro-Russians expected to swap prisoners Ukraine president says exchange should take place on Sunday but details of the planned swap are scarce
28 December, 2019	World	Robert Brinkley: “Ukraine should ensure that Western countries are aware which prisoners are being held by Russia” During the 29th Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland) The Ukrainian Week talked with Robert Brinkley, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Ukraine Forum, Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House about perspectives of Ukrainian relations with West and Russia
26 December, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine opens probe into Russian train on new bridge to Crimea Ukrainian officials have opened a criminal investigation after a passenger train from Russia arrived in Crimea via a new Russian-built bridge, arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border
20 December, 2019	Breaking news	Russia and Ukraine agree to gas transit deal Russian and Ukrainian representatives have met in Berlin for "very intense negotiations" on the current 10-year gas agreement due to expire in two weeks. However, the terms of the deal are not yet clear
30 November, 2019	Politics	The concealed markers of sovereignty What criteria should be used to evaluate strategies for the reintegration of the Donbas
28 September, 2019	Breaking news	Kurt Volker, Trump's envoy for Ukraine, resigns U.S. special envoy to Ukraine resigns a day after whistleblower complaint was released
15 August, 2019	Politics	Kurt Volker: “Russia is running a military operation in the Donbas” The Ukrainian Week talked with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations on prospects for the release of Ukrainian prisoners, the specifics of negotiations with the Russia and options for resolving the conflict in the Donbas
7 August, 2019	Economics	To help Russia keep the ORDiLO? What the new government’s initiatives to lift the blockade from the occupied Donbas actually mean
5 August, 2019	Economics	Defeating ourselves How Ukraine has played soft with Russia in preparing for a gas clash next year
8 July, 2019	History	A prologue to the restoration of the empire The Ukraine-Russia union treaty of 1920
29 June, 2019	Breaking news	Russian offer on Ukrainian sailors "trap" Russia refuses to comply with the ITLOS ruling, insisting the international rules do not apply to the sailors' case
19 April, 2019	Politics	Decolonizing the minds Why sympathy with Russia is a threat for Ukraine and how it can be diminished
27 February, 2019	Economics	Trade in a time of war How true is it that trade with Russia is on the rise again and that is causing this?
5 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian political prisoner Gryb allowed to meet with consul Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Gryb allowed to see the consul, but after the verdict, as Ukraine’s Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said
28 December, 2018	Breaking news	Germany, France press Russia to free Ukrainian sailors The leaders of Germany and France are pressing Russia to release Ukrainian sailors captured over a month ago in time for the new year and Orthodox Christmas
25 November, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine claims Russia 'rammed our tugboat' off Crimea Ukraine has accused Russia of ramming one of its boats off the coast of the annexed Crimea, amid rising tensions
16 November, 2018	Breaking news	Russia threatens to "shut down" Azov Sea for Ukrainian ships The Russian Federation Council has warned Ukraine it is able to close the Sea of Azov to the Ukrainian ships within minutes
12 October, 2018	Breaking news	Russian border guards detain Ukrainian fishermen The Ukrainian fishermen went to sea from the Russian-occupied village of Kholodne, Donetsk region
14 September, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine-Russia $3 billion bond dispute set for full English trial A bond dispute in which Ukraine alleges Russia used “threatening behaviour” is set to go to a full blown trial in the English courts, appeal judges ruled on Friday
10 September, 2018	Breaking news	Another Russian fake: FSB reports foiling Ukraine-Islamic State assassination plot Russia’s security services claimed to have disrupted an Islamic State member’s plot to assassinate an east Ukrainian rebel fighter on orders from Ukraine’s security apparatus
21 May, 2018	World	The orbit of sovereignty The Ukrainian Week asks American think-tankers and diplomats three questions: 1. Is Ukraine seen as part of Russia’s sphere of influence in the US? 2. Why a part of the American establishment believes that Ukraine should be attributed to Russia’s orbit? 3. What can Ukraine do to counter this approach?
15 September, 2014	History	Stanislav Kulchytsky:“Psychological dependence on Russia turns Ukrainians into Little Russians” Historian Stanislav Kulchytsky speaks to The Ukrainian Week about why the Kremlin needs Ukraine, what threat the annexation of Crimea poses for Russia, what the essence of the problem in Ukrainian-Russian relations is, and how the political Ukrainian nation is emerging
12 August, 2014	World	The Big Illusion of Little Russia Why Ukrainians still view aggressors as "friends" and "brothers"
10 July, 2014	World	Damon Wilson: “Permanent neutrality and “Finland status” are bad ideas for Ukraine’s own interests” The Ukrainian Week talked to Damon Wilson, executive vice-president of The Atlantic Council, about the establishment of the pro-Ukrainian community in the world, the US-Russia relations after the annexation of Crimea, the new Ukrainian military and the likelihood of NATO MAP for Ukraine
8 July, 2014	World	Stephen Hadley: “Ukraine now has an enormous opportunity to take advantage of the attention that it is getting from the West” The Ukrainian Week speaks to Stephen Hadley, former National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, on ways to deter Russia’s aggression, Russia-US relations and unity in Europe
7 October, 2013	Society	Odesa: Politicians as Merchandise The stereotypical image of Odesa Oblast as a pro-Russian region and mainstay of the Party of Regions turns out to be far from reality
23 August, 2013	News	The Economist: Ukraine could benefit from Russian sanctions in the long run but it may not have that long New Russian trade restrictions with Ukraine were a warning against the “suicidal” step of signing the Association Agreement with the European Union, The Economist quotes President Vladimir Putin’s chief economic adviser Sergey Glazyev. And if it went ahead, the rules could become even tighter
9 August, 2013	News	Expert: Ukraine for Russia: either a partner in the Eurasian Union, or a buffer zone As Russia nowadays has a lot of “projects”, Ukraine is no more a top priority, writes Lilia Shevtsova from the Carnegie Moscow Center
1 August, 2013	News	Ukrainian-Russian relations: facing Cool Winter Putin’s visit left the impression that Ukrainian-Russian relations will remain stagnant, writes Maksym Bugriy in Eurasia Daily Monitor
22 July, 2013	News	Eurasia Review on Russian aggression and Ukraine’s accession An Association Agreement would help Ukraine along the rocky path towards democracy and away from the specter of Sovietism, claims Nicholas Kaufmann. Otherwise, Ukraine will return under Putin’s fold
15 April, 2013	News	*James Lyons*: allowing Moscow to drag Ukraine into a revived quasi-USSR relationship is not in U.S. interests “Instead of focusing on Moscow’s efforts to reabsorb Ukraine the U.S. State Department has given priority to pressuring Kiev on issues relating to democracy, human rights and the rule of law areas,” James A. Lyons, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, was commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations, writes in his opinion for The Washington Times.