Tag Archives: ukrainian

Ukraine Gets A Bailout — Still Needs More Support

03/14/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Far from the scandals of Hillary Clinton’s Emailgate and the hoopla surrounding Senate Republicans’ “Iran letter,” the crisis in Ukraine continues to boil. Yet even the most ardent news junkies could be forgiven for being under informed on the subject—…

Russia And Ukraine Are At War

01/22/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Moscow won’t admit it, but Russia is at war with Ukraine. It’s hard to draw any other conclusion from reports that Russian regular forces have moved into eastern Ukraine and are attacking Ukrainian military units amid a flare-up of violence…

Russian Backed Separatists Shatter ‘Day Of Silence’ With Ukraine

12/10/2014 Published on Forbes.com
In what can be best described as an up and down battle since the ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine was negotiated in September, pro-Russian separatists violated this week’s “day of silence” that was agreed upon as a step towards…

Rebels Test The Strength Of Ukrainian Ceasefire

10/02/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It seemed like it was too good to be true from the start. Just a few weeks ago, during talks in Belarus, the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire and a buffer zone. The…

Ukraine president: no military solution to conflict with Russia

09/12/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that there was no military solution to his country’s conflict with Russia and that Ukraine needed European economic and political support to help avoid an escalation. The Ukrainian president, who struck a cease-fire with…

Peace Talks Are In The Air At The NATO Summit, But Will Things Ever Change?

09/04/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The NATO summit in Wales has begun and crisis in Ukraine is the main topic of conversation. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he is seeking a “bilateral cease-fire” between Ukraine’s army and the pro-Russian separtists who have taken…

Russian Forces Inside Ukraine

08/15/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It is being characterized as an incursion and not an invasion at this point, but whatever you want to call it, one thing is for sure: the Russians are coming. Just days ago, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned…

Unrest Flares In Ukraine Once More

04/07/2014 Published on Forbes.com
After a few weeks of relative calm in Ukraine, yesterday brought renewed unrest in Eastern Ukraine. There were coordinated demonstrations by thousands of pro-Russian protesters in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Luhansk. For good reason, these protests have reignited fears in Kiev…

Inside Putin’s Short-term And Long-term Strategy

03/29/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Just yesterday, Russian President Putin called John Kerry and said that he is now ready to offer a seemingly meaningful response to the American plan for Ukraine. This naturally raises the question of whether Putin is going to soon capitulate…

Prepare For A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

03/01/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It has become clear that Russian President Putin took President Obama’s words at his press conference yesterday for exactly what they were: rhetoric. This morning, Putin requested – and received – authorization from the Russian Senate to use military force…