See why the conflict in eastern Ukraine is heating up Eve Conant © Photograph by AFP, Getty Images Ukrainian servicemen patrol near the frontline with Russia backed separatists near Schastya, Lugansk region on April 16, 2021. - On the frontline in Ukraine s war-torn east, Ukrainian soldiers keep their weapons ready, as tensions between Kiev and Moscow intensified dramatically since the start of the year.
The word “Ukraine” literally translates into “on the edge” in English and once again the country at the crossroads between East and West is feeling the pressure.
The current crisis in Ukraine first flared in early 2014, following the Ukrainian “Revolution of Dignity” that overthrew a pro-Russian president. Russia subsequently sent in troops to annex Crimea, claiming it had to protect the rights of Russian citizens and Russian speakers living in the southern Ukrainian territory. The annexation gave Russia a strategic Black Sea port, earned Russian
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Pandemic proved importance of cooperation within CIS, says expert
According to the expert, cooperation within the Commonwealth of Independent States cannot be called an obsolete format as it is still highly needed despite the fact that it was believed in the 2000âs that such cooperation was not close enough
MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. Regional cooperation among the CIS nations has proved to be essential amid the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces dependence on global risks, Ivan Safranchuk, a research fellow at the Institute for International Studies of the MIGMO University and an expert of the Valdai international discussion club, told TASS on Friday.
ORF Special Report No. 125, December 2020, Observer Research Foundation.
This special report was written before the 2020 United States presidential elections. Under the incoming Biden administration, the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is likely to be more gradual and “responsible”, despite the President-elect being in favour of American troops exiting the war-weary country soon. In retrospect, Donald Trump’s insistence on pulling out all US troops from Afghanistan by Christmas 2020 was not misguided, since there is little that such military presence can achieve at this stage of the war. The situation is sealed by some neighbouring nations acting as spoilers in the peace process, impeding American efforts to help bring stability to Afghanistan.
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