Russia-Ukraine Relations
What kind of Russia does Ukraine need?
March 26, 2010By Paul Goble Ukraine needs a Russia that is a country like any other – and so do the Russians, Kyiv analyst says Both in the course of the Ukrainian elections and following the victory of Viktor Yanukovich, Russian commentators have discussed...
Russia-Ukraine tensions reflect different attitudes to History
November 11, 2009By Paul Goble Tensions between the Russian and Ukrainian governments are “not an argument between colonizers and the enslaved” but rather a dispute between those who see the state and its continuity as more important than the individual...
Ukraine’s Options Limited as Russia’s Time Runs Out
September 22, 2009By Paul Goble Russia has only a limited window of time in which it can hope to achieve its maximum hopes in Ukraine, and Ukraine has only a limited number of options to develop its relations with the Russian Federation in order to ensure its survival...
Russia Special Services Again Play the ‘Jewish Card’ against Ukraine
July 09, 2009By Paul Goble For entirely understandable reasons, there has been much speculation but little serious discussion about the specific role Moscow’s intelligence services have played in relations between Russia and the former Soviet republics in...