(Full version available by subscription)   The Ukrainian government has been keeping on promising to launch an offensive in the near future (or declaring that it has already begun), and at the same time explaining why it cannot be started in current conditions. These mutually contradictory messages were repeated by Zelensky in his interview with…

Perspectives on conflict resolution   Kompas, an Indonesian national newspaper,  published on its website on May 30 the article “Ukraine Affirms No Need for Peace Mediators”, supplemented by a video commentary. According to it, the Ukrainian authorities chose to reject all the offers to assist the beginning the peace negotiations and intend to continue the…

The inability of Ukrainian military to launch an offensive in current conditions and the Russian advance in the Donetsk region has determined the ongoing political activity of the Ukrainian government, which remains the dominating political actor. In spite of absence of any political rivals, the government has been facing problems in maintain control over the…

Perspectives on conflict resolution   The Hindu, an Indian English-language daily newspaper, published on May 26, the editorial article “After Bakhmut: On the latest phase in the Ukraine war”, in which it was postulated that the fall of Bakhmut has only increased determination of Russia and Ukraine to continue hostilities notwithstanding the high cost war….

Zelensky’s visits  to the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia  and the G7 Summit in Japan have become the most significant recent political events. They allowed the government to represent the Ukrainian foreign policy as extremely successful and strengthen public expectations of the military victory that should be brought about by wide international support. The…

Perspectives on conflict resolution  An-Nahar, a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper printed in Lebanon,  published on May 17, the article “African leaders are heading to Kiev and Moscow next month”, devoted to the plans of South Africa and other African countries to start negotiation process aimed at establishing peace in Ukraine.  “African leaders seeking to broker…