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...
Leaked Memo Shows George Soros Worked to Push Greece to Support Ukraine Coup, Paint Russia as Enemy
Last week we reported on the DC Leaks hack of what was over 2,500 documents detailing how George Soros and his NGOs influence world leaders, drive foreign policy, and help to create unrest in sovereign nations, that many times leads to chaos and civil war. One country of particular focus for George Soros and his NGOs is Ukraine. It is now...
Reports Claims Widespread Female Mutilation in Dagestan
Caucasus mufti, controversial Orthodox priest defend female genital mutilation, saying it eliminates ‘depravity.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for sabotaging peace accords
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the Ukrainian government of sabotaging peace accords for the country’s east during a visit to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Russia annexed in 2014. …read more Source: FOX...
Russia Rehearses Swiftly Moving Military Hardware to Crimea
August 19, 2106 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The Crimean Saboteurs and Russia’s New Ultimatum
The Kremlin is using the alleged terrorist plot in Crimea as way of delivering an ultimatum to its Western partners. It’s saying: “You said yourselves that there can be no military solution to the deadlock over Crimea and Donbas, so go ahead and broker a peaceful settlement. If you can’t, Russia reserves the right to make the next...
Paul Manafort Is the Tip of the Iceberg
Trump’s campaign chairman is under the microscope for his dealings in Ukraine, but he is part of a much larger consulting industry that serves the interests of autocrats. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
While the world is distracted, Putin escalates his war in Ukraine
Why spark a new battle, now? The seizure of Crimea was hugely popular at home, and Mr. Putin may be hoping for a lift before the Sept. 18 parliamentary elections, perhaps distracting Russians from the economic troubles brought on in part by Western sanctions. Mr. Putin may also calculate that — with the United States […] …read more Source:...
