Kleptocracy Daily: March 15, 2017
News Monica Crowley — who bowed out of a Trump administration post after a plagiarism scandal — is now registered as a foreign agent for Ukrainian billionaire oligarch Victor Pinchuk. (The Hill) Iran is setting up shell shipping companies to export weapons and illicit goods. (Fox News) Moldova believes Russian security services are attempting to...
Public discussion “Mission accomplishable? Audit of the EU efforts in reforming Ukraine’s Civilian Security Sector”
On March 23, the Institute of World Politics will hold a public discussion, titled “Mission accomplishable? Audit of the EU efforts in reforming Ukraine’s Civilian Security Sector» …read more Source: Institute of World...
No Trump cards for Moscow
“Life in Russia has never been as hard as under President Obama”. This humorous remark began circulating in Moscow in 2015 when US-Russia relations hit new lows over the crisis in Ukraine. Back then, Russian TV blamed the conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s own economic woes on the West, while vitriolic attacks against the US surpassed those...
Ukraine Halts All Cargo Traffic With Separatist-Held Territory
March 15, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Crackdown on Belarusian Protesters Escalates
Minsk has been heavily criticized for its handling of peaceful demonstrations against President Lukashenka. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Riot Cops in a Kindergarten
Restrictions on missionary work imposed by recent anti-terror laws mean that religious minorities now potentially face jail or fines for practicing their faith in Russia. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
It’s time to bring Russia in from the cold
This debate will be filmed for later broadcast on BBC World News. Enough sabre-rattling against Russia! For years, the cold warriors of the Western establishment have been banging the drum against Putin’s resurgent ‘evil empire’. But now there’s a new man in the White House, and he’s got a different approach. President...
Moldova Needs to Continue Reforms, EU Report Says
Although implementation of Association Agreement has progressed, more efforts are needed to “improve the rule of law and the business environment.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea. The battle of myths
Russia / Europe Three years have passed since Russia took Crimea from Ukraine. After that, the Donbas was invaded, then came the Malaysia Airlines incident and the military campaign in Syria. Initially, Russian TV channels broadcast all this as a sequence of events to reinstate Russia’s geopolitical influence, and then it was all reversed....
Крым. Битва мифов
Russia / Europe Прошло три года с того момента, как Россия аннексировала украинский Крым. За полуостровом последовало вторжение на Донбасс, “Боинг», военная операция в Сирии – российские телеканалы поначалу транслировали все это как череду событий, восстанавливающих российское геополитическое влияние. А затем начался обратный процесс....
