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Tag: Donetsk People’s Republic
Fifty-Eight Percent of Russians Oppose Russian Nationalist Groups inside Russia after Ukrainian Events
Staunton, June 16 – In what might seem counter-intuitive but which in fact underscores the way Moscow media coverage of one thing may cause Russians to draw conclusions about others, 58 percent of Russians say that as a result of developments in Ukraine, they are more negative about nationalist groups in their own country, up […]
Putin’s War in Ukraine Marks Rebirth of Stalinism in Russia, Chubais Says
Staunton, June 16 – The Russian authorities have unleashed and are conducting a war in Ukraine, “a new type of war without declaration or a front line” and one that is simultaneously “destroying all official Soviet and post-Soviet myths and clarifying the real nature of the political regime in Russia,” according to Igor Chubais. Chubais, […]
Provocations, Proxies and Plausible Deniability
The majority of this article was written by Pierre Vaux, with significant contributions by James Miller and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. All translations by Pierre Vaux except those marked with *, which are translated by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. Russia’s military and intelligence sector has been actively involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine for months, as […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 116: Major Government Operation in Mariupol
Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. Below […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 115: Separatist Forces Using Tanks in the East?
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Soviet Imperialism, Not Russian Nationalism, Animate Donbass and Russia Itself, Pain Says
Staunton, June 11 – Unlike Spain which turned to economic modernization only seven years after the beginning of political modernization, a pattern that prevented the recrudescent of the past, Russia’s leaders chose the reverse, enriching themselves but opening the way for a return to support for Soviet-style imperialism, according to Emil Pain. And it is […]
Ukraine Liveblog Day 114: Gazprom Extends Prepayment Deadline to June 16
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Ukraine Liveblog Day 112: Border Checkpoint Attacked Overnight
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Ukraine Day 111: Will Putin Back Away from the Russian Separatists?
Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. Below […]