Kremlin Accuses West of Hatchet Job on Putin
Governments, media, and NGOs are trying to influence a September parliamentary vote in Russia, a senior official charges. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
HCSS: Panel Discussion on the Annexation of Crimea as an International Crime
It is now two years since Russia forcibly annexed Crimea. On 31 March a panel convened at the University of Leiden, Campus the Hague, will discuss the violations of public international law and the challenges… …read more Source: The Hague Centre for Strategic...
The partners from a parliamentary majority need to agree on the coalition accord
Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Hroisman, backed by President Petro Poroshenko to head a new government to lead the country out of a political tumult that’s halted the flow of international financial aid, is struggling to assemble a parliamentary majority as parties bicker before a vote on his candidacy next week, the Bloomberg...
Ukraine Parliament Speaker a Possible Yatsenyuk Successor
Volodymyr Groysman emerges as front-runner to replace unpopular premier. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Today there are very few people in Ukraine who are expecting positive changes
Ukrainians turn out to be among the world’s saddest nations, according to results of the latest United Nations World Happiness Report. Over the last three years, Ukrainians’ happiness level plummeted as their country moved down 36 positions in the survey, the Kyiv Post newspaper writes. But Andriy Bychenko, the director of the...
To counter terrorism, the public should be informed about the threat of terrorist attacks
The tragic events in Brussels showed that Ukraine and the EU member states should thoroughly prepare to counter such terrorist threats, and check all the scenarios in the investigation of the terrorist attacks. This opinion was expressed by Joint Director of Foreign Policy Programmes and International Security of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy...
The Brussels Terrorist Attacks: An Opportunity to Promote Putin’s Agenda
Following the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels, which killed over 30 people and injured hundreds, Russian officials responded by calling for unity in opposing the Islamic State (IS). They proposed burying the hatchet on all other issues to concentrate on fighting terrorism. The chair of the Duma foreign relations committee, Alexei Pushkov,...
Kyiv At Fault for Impeding Peace Process: Lavrov
Ukraine insists separatist areas are too insecure to hold elections there, as stipulated in Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Mendras: Ukrainian Issue will be Crucial in Relations between Russia and the EU (video blog)
Marie Mendras, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy, German Marshall Fund (Washington, D.C) and Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs, explains the change in the EU relations with Russia and Ukraine in video blog for IWP. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Ioannis Karras: Ukraine Needs Patience to Get into the EU (videoblog)
Ioannis Karras, Assistant Professor of History Freiburg University and Visiting Lecturer International Hellenic University Thessaloniki, explains the value of the EU. …read more Source: Institute of World...
