... whom are reluctant to return. Given Ukraine’s already challenging demographic situation following the collapse of the USSR – marked by low birth rates and high mortality (a trend also seen in Russia) – these losses are particularly severe. Unlike Russia, Ukraine lacks experience in integrating large numbers of migrants, making it extremely difficult to compensate for these losses. While the diaspora abroad can serve as an asset – lobbying for pro-Ukrainian legislation, advocating for sanctions against ...
... negotiate and his aggressive posture have closed doors that could have led to a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict.
Zelenskyy’s Background and Rise to Power
Andrey Kortunov:
A Failed Journey to the West
Born on January 25, 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Zelenskyy grew up in a Ukrainian Jewish family, with Russian as his native language. His father, Oleksandr, was a professor and computer scientist, while his mother, Rymma, was an engineer. Although he obtained a law degree, he chose entertainment over law and became a comedian. His rise to fame came through ...
... sides completely collapses. Instead, he might prefer to focus on Middle East, on relations with China or on strengthening the US hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. The US President wants to get fast returns on his political investments, and if the Russia-Ukraine conflict does not offer such returns, he can look for his “deals” elsewhere.
Would it be any easier to resolve the European crisis without the United States? Some in Russia argue that the less Washington is engaged in European affairs the ...
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Who are US taxpayers helping in Ukraine?
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. Congress has appropriated or otherwise provided nearly $183 billion to Ukraine. This is more than the entire collective support to Ukraine from the EU and EU member states, which by comparison ...
... restrictions on imports, investments, and tourism in Crimea, along with broader measures targeting Russia’s financial, energy, and defence sectors, bans on arms exports, and limits on dual-use and energy-related technologies. [
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The situation in Ukraine in 2022 was Russia’s response to decades of Western actions that undermined its security and sovereignty. NATO’s continuous expansion since the 1990s violated assurances given to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during German reunification negotiations that the ...
... security. Still, this dimension of a potential agreement has to be kept in mind, if the idea is to provide for a lasting peace in the Euroatlantic space. Russian officials have stated more than once that the ongoing conflict is not just a clash between Russia and Ukraine, but rather a standstill between Russia and the ‘collective West’. That implies that any settlement should include a broader range of arrangements on the future European security architecture, such as multilateral confidence building measures,...
... the primary threat to itself and the world.
If America withdraws, Ukraine’s defeat will follow swiftly. Russia will reclaim its rightful territories in the east and south, while a neutral, demilitarized state is established in central and western Ukraine. Those unwilling to live under Russian law will be free to relocate. Peace can only be achieved by removing Western Europe as a destabilizing force and addressing humanity’s broader challenges alongside the global majority.
True peace will only come when Western Europe’s backbone ...
... gets a respite, an opportunity to regroup its troops, train them more thoroughly, and arm and equip them. In anticipation of such a scenario, Russia will have to keep significant forces and resources on the borders with Ukraine. The militarisation of Ukraine, of the West and Russia itself will be in full swing. This is why Moscow may not be satisfied with the scenario of freezing the conflict, while Washington itself and its allies may not be ready for tougher commitments and concessions.
The third factor is possible attempts ...
... this work. Many patriotic Ukrainians already live in Russia, ready to rebuild their homeland. We must identify war criminals and incorrigible Russophobes, but also recruit patriots, officers, entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders willing to help rebuild Ukraine with Russian support.
We must also expose the West’s cynical treatment of Ukraine: We must expose the West’s cynical use of Ukraine: a disposable pawn, its resources plundered by Western corporations, its culture crushed under the weight of foreign mass ...
... money flowing into Ukraine and more and more weapons are being supplied, but important positions are being filled with figures such as former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, the EU’s new high representative for foreign affairs who has declared “Ukraine’s victory in Russia’s war of aggression” to be a priority for the EU. This is not a good signal and hardly a peace-building measure.
And yet, the course was set for peace. After Germany’s reunification, the Charter of Paris was signed by 34 heads of state and ...
