Is “Hybrid Geopolitics” the Next EU Foreign Policy Doctrine?
The crisis in Ukraine has pushed the European Union to become a different kind of policy actor. …read more Source: Carnegie...
New U.S. Sanctions Could Hit Russo-German Pipeline Project
White House said it was trying to defang Senate bill that would limit Trump’s powers to ease sanctions. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Thousands Rally For Gay Pride In Kyiv, Amid Massive Police Presence
According to police, some 2,500 people gathered for the March of Equality in the center of Kyiv. An estimated 5,500 officers ensured that the event proceeded without disturbance. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukrainian IT specialist faces criminal charges after exposing Security Service corruption
Less than two months after a raid by the SBU [Security Service] on Ukraine’s main investment bank aroused huge furor, the SBU has again positioned itself firmly in the firing line. They stand accused of corruption and lying, and have only added to the negative publicity by declaring Mykhailo Yakhymovych, the man who made the allegations, on...
We Like It Here, But We Want to Go to Austria
For Chechen refugees, the route from Belarus to Poland only takes three days with the right papers, but for others it can take an eternity. From Euroradio. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moscow Urban Renewal Scheme Clears Hurdle
Russian capital due to be transformed as thousands of Soviet-era apartment buildings fall to the wrecking ball. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
U.S. Would Support New Solution to Ukraine War, Tillerson Says
Secretary of state hints that Kyiv and Moscow could talk outside the stalled Minsk peace process. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Common Sense Instead of Russophobia
The lessons that Lithuania has learned about Russia the hard way could prove valuable for other countries. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Post-Soviet excesses: What does the diplomatic scandal between Russia and Moldova tell us?
Russia / Europe When the Moldovan government declared five Russian diplomats persona non grata, it came as a complete surprise to most observers, especially outside the country. First of all, five people were expelled at once; even Estonia, with its traditionally bad relations with Russia, has recently expelled only two Russian consulate staff....
