Trump Calls on Russia and Ukraine to Make Peace
May 12, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Getting Beyond Minsk: Toward a Resolution of the Conflict in Ukraine
Photo credit: dimbar76 / Shutterstock.com The military conflict between Ukraine and Russia remains unresolved. The Minsk diplomatic process, which will be three years old in September 2017, committed Russia to a withdrawal of military forces from the Donbas region and committed Ukraine to constitutional reform and providing special status for the...
Eurovision’s Glitzy Pageant Jars with Pain of Ukraine Conflict
May 11, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Moldova Mulls Changes to Electoral System
Both potential changes drew international criticism for being a way for the current regime to shun accountability and stay in power longer. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Amber Rusch in Ukraine
Illegal amber mining in Ukraine has intensified since the Revolution of dignity. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Morning Forum Of Los Altos Presentation Spotlights Putin And Ukraine
Image credit: istockIn the Newsfeaturing Norman M. Naimarkvia Los Altos Town Crier (CA)Stanford University Professor Norman Naimark, Ph.D., shed light on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the historical and geopolitical forces that have made the Ukrainian crisis such an enduring problem in his Morning Forum of Los Altos presentation, “Putin...
Ukrainian Eurovision Kicks Off Amid Tensions With Russia
The authorities banned several Russian journalists ahead of the campy song contest, which has become increasingly politicized in recent years. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Baltic States Adjust Their Security Policy
Faced with uncertainty about U.S. policy in NATO and U.S.-Russia relations, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have attempted to adapt their security policy to these circumstances. Mainly, this has involved a gradual increase in defence spending and an intensification of activity among the Baltic States after Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The...
Challenge Putin’s Lies about imprisoned Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov
It is exactly three years since Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian filmmaker and single father, was arrested in Simferopol, shortly after Russia invaded and annexed Crimea. His trial and 20-year-sentence have been condemned by the entire international community, yet Russian President Vladimir Putin keeps repeating the same narrative, that Sentsov was tried...
