Friday, February 13, 2015

What does the Protocol (Etiquette and Formalities) of Minsk 2.0 tell us about the nature of the Minsk Deal itself?

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While Minsk 2.0 was negotiated by Merkel, Putin, and Hollande, the document was signed, as with Minsk 1.0, on behalf of the "three-part...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Minsk 2.0 as a lesson in (Nazi) state and nation building

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Some of the crystal ball readings of Minsk 2.0 assume without some good reasons for it that Minsk 2.0 was something, which Putin either init...

When was the last time a Polish politician felt comfortable to threaten the Russians?

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The ink on Minsk 2.0 which those who did not negotiate it were forced to sign has not dried yet and emboldened Tusk is already busy issuing ...

Minsk 2.0: Post Scriptum

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1. So far the fighting in the Debaltzevo cauldron continues unabated. The Ukrainian troops are encircled there despite Poroshenko's deni...

Minsk 2.0: Putin Fulfilled His Purpose

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Minsk 2.0 (just like Minsk 1.0) de iure (as opposed to de facto for now) buried the existence not only of Novorossiya, but also of the Donet...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

As in Minsk 1.0, US diplomacy is skilfully orchestrating and controlling the Minsk talks by leading and pulling the strings from behind

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El Murid​ does have a point when, like others, he also emphasizes the elementary political and geopolitical fact that neither the Kiev regim...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

On the splendid idea of demilitarization of much of the Donetsk and Lugansk Republics under Minsk 2.0

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RT reports : "The creation of a demilitarized zone in southeast Ukraine and the start of a peace dialogue between Kiev and the rebels ...