The political activity of President Zelensky and his associates has started to develop in two, which may seem to oppose each other directions. The Ukrainian government wants to persuade both foreign and domestic audience that Ukrainian military forces are prepared for a successful offensive and capable of driving away Russian troops from the occupied territories….

Perspectives on conflict resolution  Kompas, an Indonesian national newspaper,  published on its website on May 9, the article “US Wary of China’s Role in Russia-Ukraine Peace” supplemented by a video commentary on the approach of the US administration to the attempts of China to take a key part establishing a pathway to peace in Ukraine….

The attempt to place Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov under arrest should be considered as the sign of exacerbating discord between the popular city leaders and the government, which has been trying to ensure the political domination of the president throughout the country. This activity seems to be aimed at preventing the emergence of the local…

Perspectives on conflict resolution  El Comercio, a Peruvian national daily newspaper,  published on May 4, the article “The call between Xi and Zelensky: China’s attempt to become a mediator between Russia and Ukraine?” (“La llamada entre Xi y Zelensky: El paso de China para convertirse en mediador entre Rusia y Ucrania?”), in which it is…

The hour-long phone conversation between Volodymyr Zelensky and President Xi Jinping on April 26 appears to be the most significant Ukrainian political event of the last week. Its importance is related not with its actual impact, which still remains uncertain, but with its indication of the lack of confidence of the Ukrainian government in the…

  Perspectives on conflict resolution   L’Expression, a national daily French-language Algerian newspaper,  published on April 23, the article “Lula wants a “negotiated solution” between Moscow and Kyiv” (“Lula veut une «solution négociée» entre Moscou et Kiev”).  “Despite Western disapproval of his recent remarks about the war in Ukraine, Brazilian President Lula da Silva yesterday…