Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 26 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public In Kominternove the SMM found the bodies of two young boys killed by power lines most probably downed by shelling. In Donetsk region the SMM observed more ceasefire violations on each 25 and 26 June compared to 24 June. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations on 25 June, and fewer...
How NATO Underestimated Russia
NATO redefined itself by expanding its membership in three waves, but underestimated Russia’s future capabilities. These waves of enlargment provoked Russia, which responded through a first step of testing the Alliance, in 2008, through the Georgian war. Putin continued with the decision to test at a fully-length pace, NATO’s...
Post-Brexit, Poland Heads Calls for Smaller EU
British voters’ decision to leave could widen the gap between the union’s wealthy west and struggling east. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldova Seizes Uranium, Detains Suspected Smugglers
Security services aided by FBI have stopped at least four attempts to smuggle radioactive materials out of the country. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Britain Exits the European Union: Will the EU Survive and Should America Care If It Does?
Doug Bandow The United Kingdom will exit the European Union. Nigel Farage of the United Kingdom Independence Party had declared: “Win or lose this battle, we will win this war. We will get our country back.” Average voters won both the battle and war against most of their nation’s political, business, cultural, and media elites. The shock...
How can they call Brexit democracy?
Britain’s parliament is not legally obliged to heed this referendum. It probably will, but should not claim that this is “the voice of the people” when those who will suffer most and the longest had no voice and certain politicians and media misinformed their readers about the critical facts …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №7 (36)
It contains articles and interviews of the Centre’s experts on the most important issues of Ukraine’s life in the areas of national security and defence, economy, energy, internal and external policy. In the issue: “Donbas elections: landmine for Europe”; “Constitutional changes regarding justice and decentralisation are two very...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №6 (35)
It contains articles and interviews of the Centre’s experts on the most important issues of Ukraine’s life in the areas of national security and defence, economy, energy, internal, external and social policy. In the issue: “Donbas elections: trap for Europe”; “OSCE is so far unable to deploy an effective military presence in Donbas”;...
With all its actions Russia demonstrates willingness to use force
Over the last months, the likelihood of Russia openly using armed forces against its neighbours has increased as the security stability in the region was affected. This opinion was expressed to the news agency Radio Liberty by Joint Director of Foreign Policy Programmes and International Security of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk. “Indeed,...
New Russian Tech Initiative to Pursue Teleportation
State funds will cover half of the initial costs of the project, which also calls for 5G internet and cyber-defense centers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
