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U.S. urges Russia to cease blocking navigation near Crimea, reverse build-up of forces along Ukraine's border
Apr 21, 2021 | Robert A. McConnell (comments)
The United States calls on Russia to cease blocking navigation near occupied Crimea and reverse its build-up of forces along Ukraine's border. "The United States expresses its deep concern over Russia's plans to block foreign naval ships and state vessels […]
US and NATO warn Russia not to blockade Ukrainian ports
Apr 20, 2021 | Robert A. McConnell (providing comments)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is restricting access to a sea that is home to an important Ukrainian port city in an apparent bid to strengthen his military’s ability to threaten those areas, according to NATO officials and Ukrainian observers. “This would be […]
British warships head for Black Sea as Russian troops mass on Ukrainian border
Apr 20, 2021 | Robert A. McConnell (providing comments)
Royal Navy warships will sail for the Black Sea next month as tensions continue to rise between Ukrainian and Russian forces. Putting the ships off the coast of Ukraine is intended to show solidarity with Kiev [Is the British The […]
Four Ukrainian soldiers killed in shelling, Kremlin holds talk on Donbas behind Ukraine’s back
Apr 05, 2021 | Val Stutz, USUF Intern
On March 26, four Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Donbas as a result of another ceasefire violation. According to the Ukrainian military, Russian forces targeted Ukrainian positions with 82mm mortars, automatic grenade launchers, and heavy machine guns which were banned […]
Post-2014 Ukraine: occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas in view of vectors of Ukraine’s regional and global integration
Apr 02, 2021 | Natalya Belitser, Senior Expert, Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy
On 23 February 2021, the Center for European Studies of Rutgers State University (New Jersey, USA) organized an online workshop on “Post-Soviet Spaces: Conflagrations and Integrations” with the aim to discuss the impacts of disputed territories within the post-Soviet space […]
U.S. officials raise concern about rising Russian-Ukrainian tensions
Apr 02, 2021 | Robert A. McConnell
Admittedly much can being going on behind the headlines but this is an old movie. The Kremlin escalates to gauge U.S. reaction. Putin did this in 2014 and the U.S. expressed concern about the "little green men". Putin saw that […]