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A Dangerous Moment for Ukraine’s Fragile Ceasefire

Published January 25, 2016 in Reuters Leave a comment

What we talk about when we talk about the Minsk peace agreement.

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Vladimir Putin Is Not Planning Annexation of Ukraine Enclaves, But Diplomacy Is Flailing

Published May 29, 2015 in Reuters Leave a comment

The problem with the Minsk agreement is that Russia plays a double role — as a disinterested observer on paper and an active party to the conflict in the field.

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Should Putin Fear the Man Who ‘Pulled the Trigger of War’ in Ukraine?

Published November 25, 2014 in Reuters Leave a comment

Igor Girkin views himself as a warrior against a godless West. There is no question of who started the conflict; he claims to have started it himself.

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Putin’s War on Young People

If Russia is ever to become a country that seeks peace with its neighbors and respects the rights of its own citizens, then such a future depends on Russia’s young people.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I reported from the former Soviet empire for 25 years for NPR, Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg, and others. My first book, Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, is now available from Columbia University Press.

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