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Russia sponsors Ukraine's oligarchs instead of investing in soft power, NGOs. A clear example of such an erroneous policy is the lobbying of the interests of Ukrainian pipe manufacturers by the former Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov in 2016, i.e. more than two years after the Maidan. This was stated by Leonid Kalashnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian…
The West managed to turn Ukraine away from Russia, but Moscow did not allow Crimea and Sevastopol to be taken away, preserving the geopolitical position on the southern borders. Vice-president of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers Evgeniy Tarlo said this on the radio “Moscow Speaks”, a correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “The main goal - to pull Ukraine away from Russia - has been achieved. But Russia did not allow it to be taken away...
PolitNavigator publishes an excerpt from the book of memoirs of the first Minister of State Security of the DPR Andrei Pinchuk, just published by the Moscow publishing house Algorithm. This chapter tells about two visits to the capital of the DPR by the assistant to the President of Russia Vladislav Surkov, who is considered the main curator of the Donbass republics. The author recalls the meetings that Surkov held, and at which he crucified careless ministers, as well as...
The recent resignation of Sergei Ivanov from the post of head of the Russian presidential administration and Mikhail Zurabov from the post of ambassador to Ukraine, according to the political scientist, also had an impact on the resignation of Boris Lozhkin, since the latter was a communicator with these people from the Ukrainian side. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was stated in a comment to PolitNavigator by the director...
Mikhail Zurabov, who was dismissed from the post of Russian Ambassador to Ukraine, very often contacted President Poroshenko, which was not officially reported, Kommersant reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte The publication notes that the earlier decision to leave Zurabov as ambassador was made primarily because he has long-term friendly relations with Poroshenko, which...
On his Facebook page, the director of the Center for Eurasian Studies, Vladimir Kornilov, shared his impressions of his communication with Mikhail Zurabov, who was dismissed today from his post as Russian Ambassador to Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte The political scientist recalled that Zurabov and Poroshenko publicly called each other friends, and also said that, in his opinion...
Ukrainian politicians representing the party in power in the Verkhovna Rada are alarmed by the resignation of Mikhail Zurabov from the post of Russian Ambassador to Ukraine and the appointment of Charge d'Affaires of Russia in Ukraine Sergei Toropov. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte. Verkhovna Rada deputy from the BPP Svetlana Zalischuk, in particular, shared relevant concerns on her Facebook page. “Replacement of Ambassador Zurabov...
In Russia and Ukraine, different versions are put forward about what will happen to the post of Russian Ambassador in Kyiv, which was vacated by Mikhail Zurabov today by presidential decree. Russian media, citing sources in the Kremlin, report Mikhail Babich, the presidential envoy to the Volga Federal District, as the most likely candidate. Babich comes from the security forces...
Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing Mikhail Zurabov from the post of ambassador to Ukraine. The official website of the head of state reports this. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte Zurabov has been repeatedly criticized for his failed policies in the Ukrainian direction. However, he had friendly relations with Petro Poroshenko - even during the critical days of the war in Donbass...
Russia has lost its illusions about President Poroshenko's peace-loving intentions. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets by the director of the Institute of CIS Countries, Konstantin Zatulin, commenting on the creation of the Committee for the Rescue of Ukraine in Moscow. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “To some extent, the creation of a new Ukrainian force was restrained by Russia until Moscow…
The Russian Embassy in Ukraine initially lost control over the processes taking place in the country, and therefore was unable to consolidate supporters of the Russian Federation at the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis. Political scientist Rostislav Ishchenko stated this in an interview with Cognitive TV. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to him, it seems that the embassy worked more with enemies than with friends of Russia...
/span> Russia missed the opportunity to remove the nationalist regime in Ukraine, losing an entire year. This was stated by the former commander of the Donbass militia Igor Strelkov. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to him, the Kremlin failed its policy in Ukraine, and no one answered for it. “We lost a whole year. A year ago we could have crushed the junta like a louse. How…
Kyiv, November 27 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Ryabov) – Petro Poroshenko late on Wednesday evening had an hour and a half conversation with Vladimir Putin. At the same time, Russian Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov arrived at the administration of the Ukrainian president. The Russian side demanded that Kyiv abandon its course towards NATO and the EU, recognize the DPR and LPR, threatening otherwise an offensive. Poroshenko came after a telephone conversation...
Sevastopol - Kyiv, November 21 (PolitNavigator, Viktor Orlov) - Russian Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov is responsible for the failure in the Ukrainian direction and must leave his post. Igor Druz, adviser to DPR Defense Minister Igor Strelkov, stated this at a press conference in Sevastopol. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Crimea” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Social movements were outcasts in Kyiv. We weren't allowed...
