Detained Ukrainian Journalist Could Face 20 Years for ‘Spying’
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Roman Sushchenko’s “illegal” arrest and treatment shows Moscow is waging war “against the entire democratic world.” …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Global news through Ukrainian Prism
Written by Serhiy Herasymchuk, Project Coordinator, Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” The last weeks of the troubled summer of 2016 have proven once again that safety and finding ways to guarantee it are the dominant topics on the international agenda. International terrorism is in first place amongst the major security challenges...
Conceivable Surprises
Russia’s foreign policy has taken numerous unexpected turns in recent years, from annexation of Crimea to military intervention in Syria. The element of surprise for Germany and the EU arises out of a mix of lack of political transparency in Russia, Western misperceptions and the Kremlin’s deliberate instrumentalisation of...
Chechens Plead Not Guilty to Nemtsov Murder
Suspect and alleged accomplices deny being contracted to kill the Russian opposition politician, who was slain in Moscow. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Not-So-Phantom Menace
Reporters Without Borders warns of increasing oligarch control over the media and the effect that is having on journalism in Eastern Europe and beyond. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Rebels Operating ‘Gulags’ in Eastern Ukraine
Human rights activists claim some 5,000 people are being forced to work in self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Local Change in the Making in Ukraine
Across Ukraine, there are plenty of examples of local dynamism that contrast vividly with the country’s stalled reform efforts at the national level. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Audit of European Support for Ukraine
On October 6, the ECFR, in cooperation with the Institute of World Policy and the Swedish Embassy in Kiev will launch a new report ‘Audit of European Support for Ukraine’. …read more Source: Institute of World...
New Report Documents ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Crimea
IHPR points to evidence of enforced disappearance, torture and murder in Russian-annexed Crimea, as well as the forcible displacement of tens of thousands. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Chinese Top Belarus List of Foreign Workers
More and more Chinese are working in Minsk and beyond, as Beijing extends over $5 billion in loans to fund major Belarusian projects. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
