Articles by Oles Doniy - 2025

Summary of 2025: A Marathon Where the Authorities Find It Convenient to Run Without a Finish Line

The year 2025 has become a year of endurance without breakthroughs for Ukraine: the war continues, but key decisions are once again postponed. On the front lines, the army holds its ground thanks to the heroism of the mi...

Is there life after Yermak?
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Is there life after Yermak?

The issue of Yermak's resignation is transforming from a domestic political symbol into an element of external pressure on Ukraine. His possible departure in itself does not signify a reset of power, as the problem lies ...

Does corruption lead to negotiations?
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Does corruption lead to negotiations?

The corruption scandal involving the "Mindyč tapes" exposed systemic schemes in the energy sector and weakened the position of the Ukrainian authorities. Simultaneously, negotiations with the United States intensified, c...

35 years since the Student Revolution on Granite
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
35 years since the Student Revolution on Granite

35 years since the Student Revolution on Granite — Ukraine's first Maidan, which proved in the fall of 1990 that independence was not a gift, but something that had to be fought for.

Protests have returned to Ukraine
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Protests have returned to Ukraine

After an almost three-year pause, street protests have returned to Ukraine. They have returned despite the war, air raid sirens, the monopolization of power, and what would seem to be total political apathy. This time, t...

In a web of war, diplomacy, and worldview
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
In a web of war, diplomacy, and worldview

In June 2025, Ukraine found itself at the center of a multidimensional web: of missiles and drones, of negotiations and summits, of military breakthroughs and political pauses. This web not only entangles, but also holds...

From Istanbul to Istanbul
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
From Istanbul to Istanbul

In May, Ukraine was pressured by the Trump administration to participate in negotiations in Istanbul initiated by Russia. Despite the lack of real progress, the parties agreed only on the exchange of prisoners, and the n...

Win or Lose?
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Win or Lose?

Donald Trump’s push to “freeze” the Russian-Ukrainian war has stirred global debate, with unofficial outlines of his proposed deal circulating widely despite lacking formal confirmation. The article explores strong react...

Coercion to negotiate
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Coercion to negotiate

Donald Trump’s voters should be satisfied with the first statements and actions of their elected representative as the second president-elect. Hyperbolized statements, harsh tone, self-confidence, geopolitical economic p...

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