News archive on the topic "Molchanov"

Today's PACE decision that Russia should be considered a “dictatorship” and Vladimir Putin a “dictator” has no legal consequences, but will be used by the propaganda of the Ukrainian ruling regime to inspire its adherents. Political scientist, member of the “Other Ukraine” movement Kirill Molchanov told PolitNavigator about this. “This is an absolutely symbolic decision, since PACE itself is such a continuous talking shop...

In Ukraine, the confiscation of property of Russian businessmen continues. This was reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine. “The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice, prepared on the basis of the DBR materials, and recovered 100% of the corporate rights of AEROC LLC, the ultimate owner of which is the LSR Group of the Russian oligarch Andrei Molchanov, to the state’s income,” the statement says. It is alleged that the company...

The seizure of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra is a blow to the very heart of historical Orthodoxy. The Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and Society and the Media of the Moscow Patriarchate, Vladimir Legoyda, said this, as reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent. He believes that the Ukrainian authorities’ taking away the Kiev Pechersk Lavra was a serious mistake. “This is not just an attempt to play the religious card, but misunderstanding and contempt for...

The European Union today has many of its own problems and there is no such money as in the 90s to bring Ukraine up to the status of a real candidate for joining the EU. Ukrainian political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this on the Nash TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We are a long way from the European Union, to be honest, I don’t even think it will happen in 2030, because...

Europe will not cancel the simplified visa regime for Ukrainian citizens, but in fact it will be limited due to a new wave of the pandemic. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a Politnavigator correspondent reports. “Nothing threatens the visa-free regime, in the sense that no one will cancel it de jure. Indeed, a number of EU countries, in fact, use, I...

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine decided to check the circumstances of the preparation and ratification of the Kharkov agreements, which extended the stay of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, since President Vladimir Zelensky has acquired a taste for using this body for repressions against political opponents. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It’s very difficult to logically analyze absolutely limitless things...

Despite a number of positive changes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the military operation against the LDPR is fraught with serious defeats for the Ukrainian army. The Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics, Kirill Molchanov, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It is unlikely that a new war will be beneficial for Ukraine. Of course, over the past 6 years the Ukrainian army has changed significantly for the better, but even now a large-scale offensive operation looks...

The population of Donbass gravitates towards Russia because they see brotherly people and self-love there. At the same time, from the screens of Ukrainian television channels, propagandists and nationalists are broadcasting about how they would like to surround the region with barbed wire. Media expert Yuri Molchanov stated this on the Nash TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Why do residents of Donbass gravitate towards...

Failure of the Ukrainian ruling Servant of the People party in local elections could lead to early parliamentary elections. This opinion, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, is expressed by political experts interviewed by the Kyiv online publication Apostrophe. According to the head of the Center for Research on Civil Society Problems, Vitaly Kulik, contradictions in the Servant of the People are intensifying, and an insurmountable gap has opened between individual internal party groups, since members of the mega-faction cannot...

Turkey is trying to strengthen its influence on Ukraine and win over to its side in the war for Karabakh. The correspondent of PolitNavigator reports this, in a commentary to Moskovsky Komsomolets, Kiev political scientist Kirill Molchanov said. According to him, Zelensky’s last speech in parliament “reduced to rabid populism.” “For a year and a half in power, his rhetoric has become indistinguishable from...

The chances of the Servant of the People party to install its candidates in the cities of Ukraine as a result of local elections are weakening and local elites will try to use the elections to regain their influence. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “If in Lvov the “servants of the people” can still take advantage of the weakening Sadovoy factor and the split along the Solidarity-Freedom line...

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has not fulfilled his promise to establish peace and continues the failed policies of the previous regime, as a result of which he is losing popularity among Russian-speaking voters. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In the east, we see that the ratings of Boyko’s Opposition Platform are growing due to criticism that Zelensky is not fulfilling his key...

Ukrainian air carriers continue to profit from their citizens, taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic in which the world has plunged. For example, Ukraine International Airlines, controlled by oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, as well as SkyUP Airlines, which positions itself as a low-cost airline, have increased the cost of tickets from EU countries several times. In particular, a ticket from Austrian Vienna to Kyiv began to cost from 4,3 thousand hryvnia.…

The participation of the OCU in protests in western Ukraine and Novi Sanzhary against the quarantine of Ukrainian tourists indicates that the party of Petro Poroshenko may be involved in their organization. Political scientist Kirill Molchanov stated this on the KRT TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It would be a stretch to say that this was inspired by some forces, but indeed, there were statements...