Excerpted from a February 26 Newsweek article: "By February 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was considering an invitation from Moscow to hold 'neutrality' talks in neighboring Belarus. If those talks happen, Putin will then be able to pull back troops and...
Easing Russian Security Concerns
Excerpted from a February 1 RFE/RL piece:“Orban said differences between Russia and NATO on Ukraine are significant but ‘can be bridged’ and added that an agreement which would both guarantee Russia’s security and be acceptable to NATO member...
Ukraine: Latest Blinken-Lavrov Aftermath
From a distance, one gets the impression that this past Friday’s face to face meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, could’ve been done over the phone. Both sides reiterated their differences and...
Diverse Russia-Ukraine Discussion Leaves Room for Additional Input
For those interested in the subject at hand, the January 14 interaction with Zachary Paikin, Alexander Lanoszka, Yuliia Ivaniuk, Anatol Lieven, and Paul Robinson is well worth to listen. Lieven and Robinson provide a commendable reply to the negatively inaccurate...