Kremlin

Since the start of this year, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has invaded Ukraine, annexed Crimea and pushed for Ukraine’s “federalization.” The severe international concern caused by these actions was further compounded last month (August 2014) by Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s statement in Yalta that after Moscow...

Russia's armed forces invaded Ukraine from the coast of the Sea of Azov for a reason - in order to cut out a land corridor to Crimea. According to reports, Russian forces have taken the coastal town of Novoazovsk and are to move forward towards Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Well-known Lithuanian non governmental organizations have refused to provide comments to the First Baltic Channel (PBK), a Russian-language TV station, stating that it does not comply with the media transparency criteria and is considered a threat to Lithuania's state interests.

In the first article about Dmitry Rogozin’s clan, I discussed how this clan developed and gained strength. However, in the context of aggression against Ukraine, it is crucial to focus attention not just on Rogozin and his clan’s ideology or rhetoric.

The downing of the Malaysian airline MH17 finally turned the world’s eyes to the conflict in Ukraine. The criminal irresponsibility of putting advanced weapons in the hands of ill-trained, trigger-happy insurgents was obvious even to professional foreign-policy analysts.

While the war in Eastern Ukraine continues, no one can come up with an idea of how to restrain Russia, which responds to international norms cynically and does not want to hear the warnings of the global community. The current sanctions that Russia is subjected to have one main goal, which is to sto...