Ukrainians Jailed in Russia Flying to Kyiv in Apparent Exchange
June 14, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Expert discussion “Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of domestic processes in Russia and Ukraine”
On June 9, 2016 the Razumkov Centre, with support of the US Embassy in Ukraine, held an expert discussion titled “Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of domestic processes in Russia and Ukraine”. The discussion was opened by Professor Alexander Motyl, a prominent Ukrainian-American historian and political scientist from Rutgers University....
Large-scale escalation in Donbas is possible only with the participation of Russian forces
This month, due to the hostilities in Donbas, 28 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and over a hundred were wounded. Relatively quiet early May gave way to escalation and the biggest losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year, informs the news agency BBC. Despite the increase in losses on both sides, currently we cannot talk about serious...
Ukraine Shields Gay Rights Parade From Repeat of Violence
June 13, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Brits Should Look to America before Voting on Brexit
Doug Bandow Donald Trump’s success in the U.S. is not unique. Europe is being buffeted by similar populist currents. Illiberal, nationalist governments rule Hungary and Poland. Austria nearly elected a right-wing nationalist as president. Anti-EU leftists share power in Portugal. Swiss voters have targeted immigration and Islam. The Dutch...
Controversial Russian Artist Pavlensky Freed
Known for harming himself as a form of protest, Pavlensky was fined for damaging ‘cultural heritage’ – the doors to Moscow’s KGB/FSB headquarters. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hillary Clinton Criticizes Donald Trump, Reveals Herself to Be Queen of War
Doug Bandow Distrusted by most Americans and generating little enthusiasm even among supporters, Hillary Clinton has wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination but fallen behind Donald Trump in some polls. Her antidote? A brutal attack on Trump for what she termed his rants, feuds, and lies. It was an ironic tactic for someone whose...
Lecture for students of the Swedish Defence University
On June 9, 2016, Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-Director, Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes, met with the group of students of the Swedish Defence University. The title of his presentation was “Armed Forces in the Antiterrorist Operation”. The legal framework and political constrains of military forces deployment, political constrains...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 8 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. An SMM national staff member who had been held in Donetsk city was released. The SMM observed more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared to the previous day. Luhansk region remained calm with no ceasefire violations recorded. The Mission continued to monitor the withdrawal of heavy...
Ukraine, Russia and the EU: Breaking the deadlock in the Minsk process
Ukraine, Russia and the EU: Breaking the deadlock in the Minsk processHrant KostanyanStefan Meister09 June 2016 …read more Source: Centre for European Policy...
