Moldova Receives First Tranche of Romanian Loan
Initially rejected last November, the loan comes after pivotal IMF deal, and coincides with Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos’ first visit to Chisinau. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Smugglers Renovate Road on Russia-Belarus Border
Locals thankful for road renovations, which unknown smugglers undertook to enable traffic for trucks loaded with contraband EU fruit. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Soviet Superheroes Save The Day in Russian Blockbuster
Set in the Cold War era, the movie features a team of mutant heroes from different Soviet republics fighting against a nasty villain. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Global Ukraine News: “Ukraine is 25 – young, independent, creative and global”
Today Ukraine will celebrate the 25th anniversary of independence, its first “mature” jubilee. This is a moment of pride and, at the same time, moment for considering, that its independence has been acquired during this difficult period. In addition, it is high time to analyze, what should be done for better future of our state. Independence Day...
Germany: In Defense of Nuclear Weapons?
Negotiations on a treaty declaring nuclear weapons illegal are planned for 2017. So far, Germany and others have tried to block this process, even while officially supporting a nuclear-weapon-free world. These contradictions will soon end, however: states will have to pick sides. On the occasion of his historic visit to Hiroshima, US President...
Raising the Ukrainian Flag Volodymyr Rybak and Many Others Died For
The 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence would have been a very special date under any circumstances. After Maidan and then Russia’s invasion, that anniversary and the Day of the Ukrainian Flag have become imbued with acute poignancy …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Follow the Money Trail for Source of ‘Russian Threat’ Paranoia
You’d have to have been locked in a wardrobe if you live in the West not to have heard ominous phrases like “The Russian threat”, “Russian aggression in Europe” and “Russia set to invade Poland/Estonia/ Ukraine/Finland.” Certain people are trying to scare us witless about Russia and the “threat” the country apparently poses. The hysteria...
Lack of Reforms Has Turned Ukraine into a Vulnerable Basket Case
Marian L. Tupy Ukraine is back in the news. The country’s conflict with Russia, which has been ongoing since 2014, is heating up again. There is a real possibility that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will try to grab even more Ukrainian territory in the months to come. The Russians are suffering from an economic downturn caused by Western...
UKRAINIAN IT INDUSTRY: How to transform Ukraine’s brain drain into brain gain
Written by Bohdan KupychSource Business Ukraine Returning IT entrepreneurs can help Ukraine to upgrade from breadbasket to brainbasket. In February 1992 my former employer, Digital Equipment of Canada, moved me to Kyiv to develop its IT business from scratch. At the time, DEC was the No. 2 global IT company. Prior to my arrival, the transfer of...
Russia denies alleged ‘Ukrainian Crimea saboteur’ access to a lawyer
With nothing to confirm Russia’s claims of Ukrainian ‘attacks’ in Russian-occupied Crimea except televised ‘confessions’, it is highly suspicious that the FSB are trying to prevent Yevhen Panov from seeing a proper lawyer. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
