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China uses russia to wear down the West – Portnikov
04.03.2023
“It doesn’t matter whether a cat is white or black, as long as it catches mice” – this Chinese proverb became a symbol of the economic reforms carried out in China by the actual founder of modern China, Deng Xiaoping. The former general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China used this simple idea to prove the possibility of a market economy in a socialist country. Deng Xiaoping’s approach – complete control over political life and information, ...Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on FT to investigate misinformation about alleged arms smuggling
16.02.2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on the Financial Times to conduct an editorial investigation into materials that have signs of disinformation in the interests of russia, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko writes.Financial Times February 6, 2023 material: Moldova’s PM calls for more EU help to curb Ukraine war smugglingAt the beginning of the article, it is noted that the now ex-prime minister of Moldova, Natalia Gavrilița, told the Financial Times ...Bucha and Babyn Yar testify that evil must be destroyed by force – Kuleba
16.02.2023
The crimes committed at different times in Bucha and Babyn Yar show that evil must be destroyed by force, Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“These were different times, different regimes, different criminals. But the essence of evil, hatred based on nationality, is the same. These places of tragic memory testify that evil must be destroyed by force – the force of weapons, the force of sanctions, the force of a coalition in ...MFA on 28th anniversary of Budapest Memorandum: Obligations to Ukraine were not fulfilled
05.12.2022
December 5, 2022 marked the 28th anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum on Security Guarantees in Connection with Ukraine’s Accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the Budapest Memorandum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in a statement.Having concluded this document with Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the USA and the russian federation declared their obligations to respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state. France and China provided similar guarantees ...“Not even political myopia.” Western countries will not be able to sit this one out – Portnikov
18.11.2022
On November 15, when the Polish leadership published a message about the fall of missiles in one of the border villages and the death of two citizens of their country, began one of the most disturbing nights in all the months of russia’s war against Ukraine, writes Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Portnikov for graniru.org.For the first time, there was a real danger of a direct confrontation between russia and NATO – and this is a transition to a completely different scale ...Former Prosecutor General: Only subject for negotiations with russia – menu at putin’s funeral
27.10.2022
The main messages from moscow over the past month and a half are about the necessity of negotiations. In the famous novel “The Godfather”, a mafia boss was asked how to find out who is a traitor. “The one who comes first with an offer to negotiate with the enemy is a traitor,” the Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko said in an interview with prm.ua.So, the idea of bringing Ukraine and russia to the negotiating table is again ...Musk proved unable to understand Asimov, it’s no surprise he is emotionally deaf to our desire to survive – Portnikov
09.10.2022
The unexpected “peace plan” of the American billionaire Elon Musk was perceived by many Ukrainians – and not only by us – with sincere surprise and irritation. Representatives of the Ukrainian leadership, including president Volodymyr Zelensky, and representatives of the russian opposition, including the thirteenth world chess champion Garry Kasparov, argued with Musk. And representatives of the American political elite, of course, too: the position of the billionaire objectively undermines the public consensus, which is all about supporting Ukraine and ...Neutrality isn’t an option. 13 points on why Musk is wrong
04.10.2022
Ukraine was a non-block country in 2014, and it didn’t save it from the occupation of Crimea and russian military aggression in Donbas, writes foreign policy and security expert Alexander Khara in a response to Elon Musk’s “simple solutions” to end russian aggression.1. Impunity. You can’t redo something that hasn’t happened. The shame vote of 2014 was a violation of the Ukrainian and russian Constitutions and laws and international law . It was a russian combined ...Ruscism is on par with Fascism, Nazism, and Communism, and ought to be condemned – Ohryzko
05.09.2022
Recently, the concept of “Ruscism” became more widespread. Several dozens of articles appeared lately. The concept is being discussed by political analysts and journalists. Some even talk about “Ruscism-studies”, Volodymyr Ohryzko, Foreign Affairs Minister of Ukraine in 2007-2009 and Head of Center for russian Studies said at the Kyiv Security Forum.Therefore, it is of utmost importance to define terminology right from the onset. And then it will be easier to use this concept without any substitution for another, or vice versa. Against this background, I would like to refer to the ...Battle for Kherson. russia is starting to lose the 21st century war against Ukraine – Portnikov
04.09.2022
Information about a possible successful counter-offensive of Ukrainian troops in the southern direction was and is still being rejected by russian politicians and propagandists as some kind of alternative reality – this cannot be, simply because it can never happen. And even after the forced recognition by the russian Ministry of Defense of an “offensive attempt,” we see how nervously moscow reacts to the very chance of losing control over the Kherson region, and this, I think, indicates the importance ...
