Crimean savagely beaten for Ukrainian symbols faces ‘extremism’ charges
Ihor Movenko is in a Sevastopol hospital with severe injuries after being brutally beaten over the Ukrainian symbols and an Battalion sticker on his bike. It was Movenko who had his hands bound after the enforcement officers arrived, and he is now facing charges for so-called ‘extremism’. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Early Voting Underway and Under Fire in Belarus
OSCE has criticized the process meant to elect representatives for the lower house of parliament. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia fights Ukraine over the “Yanukovych debt”
The slowly developing Russia-Ukraine $3-billion sovereign debt dispute got a sudden new development when, at the end of July 2016, Russia requested the London High Court make the expedited ruling on this dispute. Following that, on 8 September 2016 the High Court has scheduled the hearings of the dispute for the 17-20 January 2017. The debt This...
Crimea Cannot Be Returned to Ukraine, Czech President Says
September 9, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
What Poroshenko Said and Didn’t Say
Unsurprisingly Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko kicked off his annual televised address to parliament on September 6 with words of unity. “At a time when Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is still ongoing, when the military threat from the east is the most difficult strategic challenge, the issue of national unity and political...
Leading Russian Polling Agency Listed as ‘Foreign Agent’
Move comes days after Levada Center reported falling support for ruling party and less than two weeks before nationwide elections. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Seeking Chinese Money for Dream Plane
The gargantuan craft has a unique capacity to deliver very big, very heavy cargoes, but development costs beyond the maker’s means. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What should be thr strategy of Ukraine after Brexit?
On September 19 the Institute of World Policy will organize roundtable “What should be the strategy of Ukraine after Brexit?”. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Assessing the G20: Great Impetus Amid Frictions
Given rising economic, social, political, environmental, and security risks around the world, this week was a tough time to hold a consensus-oriented global summit of major powers. Did the G20 Hangzhou summit manage to break new ground and significantly advance global governance? The Chinese presidency of the G20 deployed unprecedented resources...
From Lads to Lords
In post-Soviet Russia, many a future tycoon learned the merits of teamwork, discipline, and respect for authority on the mean streets. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
