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Dec 19, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Olga Chyzh
The assassination on Tuesday of the Russian general and conspiracy theorist Igor Kirillov in downtown Moscow is yet another operation in a string of small, morale-boosting actions by Ukraine and its sympathisers. Last month, Valery Trankovsky, a senior naval officer, was killed in a car-bombing in Crimea.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
msn.com | Nataliya Gumenyuk |Olga Chyzh |Sergey Radchenko |Andrey Kurkov
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Nataliya Gumenyuk |Olga Chyzh |Sergey Radchenko |Andrey Kurkov
Nataliya Gumenyuk: After a tough year, Ukrainians see hope and real change in the Kursk offensiveWhen the new Russian assault on Ukraine’s northern Kharkiv region began in May I travelled there to see how it was coping. Everywhere I saw billboards portraying firefighters and communal workers on duty, with the slogan “Kharkiv invincible”. Residents were angry about the bombs falling on their heads, but alongside fear there was grim optimism and determination.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
telegrafi.com | Olga Chyzh
Nga: Olga Chyzh / The Guardian (titulli origjinal: What does Alexei Navalny’s death tell us? That Putin seems to be devising his most ominous scheme yet)Përkthimi: Telegrafi.comËshtë e vështirë të mos barazohet vdekja e parakohshme e Alexei Navalnyt me vdekjen e opozitës ruse.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Olga Chyzh
It is difficult not to equate the untimely death of Alexei Navalny with the death of Russian opposition. With just a few weeks before the sham election scripted to result in Vladimir Putin’s appointment for a fifth term as Russia’s president, Navalny’s death foreshadows a grim post-election future for Russia, Ukraine and the world. Within Russia, Navalny will be irreplaceable in his ability to connect, to charm and to mobilise.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
msn.com | Olga Chyzh
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Olga Chyzh
In December, Vladimir Putin finally ended any suspense by announcing his candidacy for a fifth term as Russia’s president. With a blend of resignation and cynicism, the world will watch as the country gears up for another presidential “election” – a term I employ with the heaviest of quotation marks. In the lead-up to the election, Russia will undergo a cosmetic transformation.
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Mar 22, 2023 | 
theguardian.com | Olga Chyzh
The three-day visit of Xi Jinping to Russia was packed with action: a crepe and quail meal, photo ops and ceremonial signings. Pomp and circumstance aside, Xi’s visit to Russia did not live up to Putin’s hopes and expectations. As it turns out, the obvious similarities between the two leaders – their autocratic hold on power and their tenuous relationship with the west – do not directly translate into common interests and goals.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
theguardian.com | Olga Chyzh
A year into its war, Russia is not any closer to accomplishing its objectives in Ukraine. And yet, to the surprise of western observers, neither battlefield losses nor economic misfortunes have softened its initial demands of demilitarisation and regime change in Ukraine. If there is one thing that’s clear, even in the proverbial fog of war, it is that the end is nowhere in sight. Russia is not any more ready for good-faith negotiations today than on the first day of the invasion.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
thestar.com | Olga Chyzh
Vladimir Putin’s speech Tuesday was much anticipated. Analysts had speculated whether the Russian president would announce a new wave of mobilization, more nuclear threats, or give any other indications as to his next steps. In this sense, the actual speech was a letdown. Putin aired his usual grievances, blamed the West, and decried its “moral descent.” The only foreign policy mention was a formal suspension of a nuclear treaty, with which Russia had already not complied.
