Why Would Western Policymakers Favor a Ukrainian Stalemate Over Victory?

During the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, some Western governments muttered that if the blitzkrieg on Kyiv succeeds, they might accept Ukraine’s…

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Ukrainian Scholars Discuss Current Crisis with Russia | Dubovyk, Haran, Kudelia, Malyarenko, Shevel

(C-SPAN | GW Today) Even the brightest minds at or strongly connected to the heart of the conflict are having a hard time figuring out what is happening and what…

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Haran: More than just an onlooker, Ukraine largely relieved at US election result

(Dif.org) Oleksiy Haran, a professor of political science at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and research director at the Democratic Initiatives think tank, suggested that the contrast between the president’s apparent attitudes and…

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Haran: It is very important for Putin to say that a ceasefire is between Ukraine and pro-Russian proxies, rather than Ukraine and Russia

(dif.org.ua) I would like to share my thoughts on the ceasefire that was introduced one more time in the Donbas. Definitely, it is good to have a ceasefire. We don’t know…

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Haran: There is no ceasefire for a very simple reason: Putin is not interested

(Al Jazeera) The conflict in eastern Ukraine is sometimes called Europe’s forgotten war. Separatists backed by Russia have been battling the Ukrainian army since 2014. Thousands of people have been killed, and…

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Haran: If Mr. Giuliani is really in contact with these people… then he is ready to contact anyone to uphold his narratives

(FT) During the partisan impeachment saga that convulsed Washington at the start of the year, even some prominent Republicans acknowledged they were uncomfortable with the way President Donald Trump created a…

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Haran: There is huge trust in President Zelensky. People believe that reforms will be successful.

(Chatham House Ukraine Forum) Olexiy Haran sits down with the Ukraine Forum to reflect on the opportunities and challenges facing the new leadership of Ukraine. “There’s the huge trust of the population…

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Haran: After Communism, we’ve had to build a completely new system – new laws, judges, constitution. This has created many legal loopholes.

(USA Today) VODIANE, Ukraine – In a muddy field 5,000 miles from Washington, D.C., are a set of gas wells that extend several thousand feet underground. The wells are owned by Burisma, a…

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Haran: Zelensky was not the candidate of anti-Maidan. He is the candidate of anti-politics. You can be anti-political without being anti-Maidan.

(ECFR) Volodymyrska Hill, Kyiv, on a June evening in 2019. Kyivans and tourists stroll along the riverside park’s newly relaid paths, many wending their way to the brand new footbridge and…

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Haran: Now we see what kind of a strategic partner Russia can be if it invaded Crimea and brought war to Donbas

(World Politics Review) OPYTNE, Ukraine—One afternoon in January 2015, 78-year-old Maria Gorpynych stood on her porch and anxiously watched her son Victor run the short distance to the home of a…

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Why Would Western Policymakers Favor a Ukrainian Stalemate Over Victory?

Ukrainian Scholars Discuss Current Crisis with Russia | Dubovyk, Haran, Kudelia, Malyarenko, Shevel

Haran: More than just an onlooker, Ukraine largely relieved at US election result

Haran: It is very important for Putin to say that a ceasefire is between Ukraine and pro-Russian proxies, rather than Ukraine and Russia

Haran: There is no ceasefire for a very simple reason: Putin is not interested

Haran: If Mr. Giuliani is really in contact with these people… then he is ready to contact anyone to uphold his narratives

Haran: There is huge trust in President Zelensky. People believe that reforms will be successful.

Haran: After Communism, we’ve had to build a completely new system – new laws, judges, constitution. This has created many legal loopholes.

Haran: Zelensky was not the candidate of anti-Maidan. He is the candidate of anti-politics. You can be anti-political without being anti-Maidan.

Haran: Now we see what kind of a strategic partner Russia can be if it invaded Crimea and brought war to Donbas

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