How disappointment in Volodymyr Zelenskiy will help pro-Russian forces and how they are evolving

Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels began withdrawing from a village in the disputed Donbas region on Saturday, one of a series of measures that could pave the way for a summit between Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany

Presidential envoy for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbas and member of the humanitarian subgroup in the Minsk Negotiating Team talks to The Ukrainian Week about prisoner exchange, the amnesty for militants and Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia

Donetsk-born MP Yegor Firsov on his home region: In contrast to most regular citizens, who saw the riots from outside, I knew the process from inside. From the very first days, I clearly understood that there was a guided, controlled rebellion, in which everyone skilfully played the roles designated to them