Pro-Ukrainian blogger disappears in separatist-controlled area of eastern Ukraine
Two weeks ago, Stas called his mother to say he was on a bus entering Donetsk city, in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine. He was planning to visit her and his grandmother the next morning. She was excited. Stas had been traveling for work for days in other parts of Ukraine, and she missed him. However,...
The Accidental Formation of Russia’s War Coalition
The Ukraine war that broke out in 2014 became possible due to the governmentalizing of the Russian economy during the 2008 crisis. But these actions didn’t anticipate war. The manual control of the Russian economy formed to fight the crisis became an important component in fighting sanctions, and even in equipping the Donbas. But it was...
China’s Perspective on Its Strategic Partnership with Russia
China has used the deterioration of Russia’s relations with the EU and U.S. to strengthen its position within a strategic partnership with the Russian Federation. The PRC’s goals are to counterbalance the U.S., secure its own economic interests in the post-Soviet area, increase border security and obtain Russian support for Chinese...
Ukraine: Interactive dialogue on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights periodic update on Ukraine
Interactive dialogue on the OHCHR periodic update on Ukraine, 12 June 2017 Thank you Mr. President, Human Rights Watch welcomes the periodic reports on the human rights situation in Ukraine provided by the Office of the High Commissioner. We share the High Commissioner’s concerns over the impact repeated ceasefire violations in Eastern...
Poroshenko Stresses Positives from Trump Meeting
U.S. announces new sanctions on Russians and Ukrainians over violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Washington and Moscow: Confrontation or Cooperation?
Executive Summary: Behind the ongoing media frenzy, America seems deeply divided over whether to pursue a hard line with Russia or to cooperate with it. With Donald Trump favoring the latter course, Moscow “voted” for him in the 2016 elections. But the Kremlin’s cybernetic interference in the election has led to ongoing Russo-gate and...
Russia gives imprisoned Crimean Tatar leader Akhtem Chiygoz 10 minutes with his dying mother
Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Akhtem Chiygoz was allowed a meeting lasting only 10 minutes on Tuesday with his mother who is dying of cancer. Russia finally relented to that barest modicum of humanity after almost two weeks of rejecting any calls, despite the critical urgency of the situation …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Putin critic living in Ukraine seized, tortured and jailed in Russia
Denis Bakholdin, a Moscow activist and opponent of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been found in a Russian SIZO, or remand prison, three months after he disappeared in Kyiv. Little is known about how he came to be there, with this and the apparent use of torture chillingly reminiscent of stories of how Ukrainians have come to be in Russian...
Russia uses money and threat of prosecution to hide Russian soldiers’ deaths in Ukraine
Nobody knows how many Russians have been killed in Donbas. Those who can tell NGOs about their sons’ deaths have gone silent, while journalists have doubtless been deterred by the real fear of being prosecuted for revealing State secrets …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
European Union enlargement mission
In confronting a crisis of identity, the EU needs to revive its core mission – incorporating states that qualify for accession and boosting their economic development. Instead of wasting time and resources on building a defense structure, the EU should stick to what it knows best – pursuing a common economic, legal and social space...
