News archive on the topic "Kusa"

Relations between Ukraine and Georgia deteriorated sharply due to former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who renounced Georgian citizenship and is the holder of a Ukrainian passport. Political scientist Ilya Kusa stated this on air on the First Cossack TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, now these relations between the countries will be strained until Saakashvili, who is in a Tbilisi prison,…

Russia may resort to full-scale military action to return fresh water to Crimea no earlier than before the State Duma elections. The participants of the broadcast on the channel of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future spoke about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I don’t believe in a full-scale war now, although there really remains a risk of military escalation regarding Crimea, because they have a water issue....

The disastrous example of Ukraine's development after Euromaidan will demotivate the West to intervene in the situation in Belarus, even if Russia goes for military escalation. Ilya Kusa, an expert on international politics at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future analytical center, stated this on the UKRLIFE.TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “If Russia goes for military escalation, the West will not do anything – precisely because...

There are several versions of the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed over Tehran tonight. International affairs expert at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, Ilya Kusa, writes about this in his blog. “Although in the media and social networks there is mainly a version about a “technical malfunction,” it is difficult NOT to connect the plane crash with the American-Iranian confrontation. The situation is very difficult and complex. We must understand that this happened...

Yesterday, following six hours of negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Turkey, a document was signed that put an end to the operation of the Turkish military against the Kurds on Syrian territory. We are talking about a 10-point memorandum of understanding. The document states that from 12:00 on October 23, 2019, units of the Russian military police and Syrian...

The UK's exit from the European Union will have a significant impact on Ukraine's European integration aspirations. Ukrainian political experts interviewed by the Kyiv online publication “Apostrophe” came to this conclusion. Thus, Egor Kiyan, an analyst at the International Center for Advanced Studies, says that Brexit will be a strong blow to the unity of the European Union, and with Britain’s exit from the EU, centrifugal tendencies will receive serious arguments. “Actually, the impact of Brexit has already...

In Kyiv they fear that the new Ukrainian government will step on the old rake and again interfere in the American presidential elections. This was stated by political experts interviewed by the Kyiv online publication “Apostrophe”. “There have been reports that we leaked dirt on Joe Biden. This cannot be done. The main thing for us is to avoid the mirror situation that happened in 2016, when we carelessly supported Clinton, and...

Boris Johnson, who becomes the new Prime Minister of Great Britain, will weaken the position of the EU, which will no longer care about Ukrainian problems. International affairs expert at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future analytical center, Ilya Kusa, spoke about this to the Kyiv online publication “Apostrophe”. “Ukraine does not benefit from a hard Brexit, which the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson advocates, because it will weaken the European Union. In this case, European politicians are even more...

The US President's decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Syrian Golan Heights will strengthen Russia's position on Crimea. Ukrainian political experts come to this conclusion, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. “Trump’s decision is the second negative precedent for Ukraine that will be appealed to in Moscow. The first is Kosovo [whose independence was recognized by the United States], now the Golan Heights,” said...

Moscow is quietly rejoicing at the signing by US President Donald Trump of a document formally recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights. Ilya Kusa, an expert on international politics at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, writes about this in his blog. “Thank you, Donald, for your help. From now on, the US position on Crimea and many other similar issues is insignificant and has no moral basis. Crimean...