Ukraine’s PM: I Am My Own Man, I Will Fight Corruption, and Other Things No One Believes
Separating Ukraine’s numerous problems into coherent strands is the work of a lifetime: Does corruption cause economic self-destruction, or economic malaise cause corruption? Why does Ukraine’s economy struggle on when other, similarly-sized countries, equally distant from communism, prosper? Why is “politician” a well-established...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 2 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region compared with the previous day. The Mission continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons and noted heavy weapons in violation of withdrawal lines. The SMM also noted armoured combat...
OSCE/ODIHR delivers workshop on understanding and countering hate crime for civil society organizations in Romania
244721 Enhancing the capacity of civil society organizations to prevent and respond to hate crimes was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Bucharest on 2-3 June 2016. Over the course of event, 18 participants explored the key elements of hate crimes, and strengthened their...
Renewed Transdniestrian settlement talks provide impetus for real progress in the coming weeks, says OSCE Special Representative
BERLIN, 3 June 2016 – The resumption of talks in the 5+2 format signals a fresh impetus in the settlement process and provides new momentum to achieve real progress, said Ambassador Cord Meier-Klodt, Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process. As a result of the talks, the sides...
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): SMM loses unmanned aerial vehicle over Korsun
This report is for media and the general public. At 18:16 (EET) on 2 June the SMM lost all communication with an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while it was flying at an altitude of 9,000ft in the area between “DPR”-controlled Korsun (31km north-east of Donetsk) and “DPR”-controlled Shevchenko (28km north-east of Donetsk) [1]. While...
For Russia, the price for a large-scale attack at Ukraine is now much higher than two years ago
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk spoke to the website Hlavred about the likelihood of the threat of Russia’s new attack and the start of large-scale battles in Donbas. …read more Source: Razumkov...
What a Brexit would mean for Europe’s television channels
Time to change the channel? marcociannarel/www.shutterstock.comThe UK is an attractive base for broadcasting channels targeting other European countries. The domestic market is large, creative skills sets are high, and there is good availability of post-production facilities and satellite uplinks for broadcasters. Yet, without Europe’s...
High Commissioner Thors, in her OSCE Permanent Council address, discusses country engagement and highlights the increase in hate speech targeting national minorities
244381 Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 2 June 2016, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors described country engagement and highlighted the disturbing increase in hate speech. The statement covered the High Commissioner’s activities since her last statement to the Permanent Council in November 2015....
The Unraveling Of Moscow’s ’Novorossia’ Dream
Details of how Russia’s Novorossiya project arose and ultimately fell have been hard to come by, but Aleksandr, a Moscow businessman had a front-row seat as an insider in Crimea and agreed to tell RFE/RL what became of the dream he still cherishes, despite the disenchantment of his months in Crimea …read more Source: Kharkiv Human...
Russia is showing uncharacteristic prudence—Why, and will it last?
With the NATO summit in Warsaw coming up in July, the rhetoric in many Western quarters is becoming shriller about the need to contain Russian aggression. There are good reasons for concern about Russia’s intentions and capabilities, as elaborated at the recent Lennart Meri conference in Tallinn. But in the last couple of months, Moscow has...
