Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 25 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public The SMM observed a small number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In Luhansk region, it observed no ceasefire violations. “LPR” members restricted its freedom of movement on six ocasions.* The Mission continued to facilitate and monitor adherence to the ceasefire to enable repairs of...
Russia may use a trick of offering its peacekeeping mission in Donbas
In the comment to the website Novoe Vremia, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explained what threats could arise when the UN Security Council would be addressing the issue of the deployment of peacekeepers in Donbas to resolve the conflict. Since 23 January, the UN...
How Economic Dependence Could Undermine Europe’s Foreign Policy Coherence
For nearly all EU member states, trade with other member states is decreasing as a share of total trade. Intra-EU exports have declined as a share of the EU’s overall exports from 68 percent in 2000 to 63 percent in 2014. This shift away from intra-EU trade raises difficult questions about the future of European integration. EU member...
Russia Reporter Accused of Incitement Over ‘Rape’ Report
Berlin-based lawyer Martin Luithle says Channel 1’s Ivan Blagoy coverage was an irresponsible attempt to incite fear and hatred against Arab migrants. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE/ODIHR and Turkish National Police Academy sign agreement to implement training programme against hate crime
217736 The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Turkish National Police Academy signed a memorandum of understanding in Ankara on 22 January 2016 to implement the Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme. “Police officers are often the first point of contact for victims and...
Chechnya’s Ruler a ‘National Security Threat,’ says Russian Deputy
Opposition politician to publish a report on Ramzan Kadyrov, highlighting political assassinations in Russia in which the Chechnya strongman leader may have played a role. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Poroshenko Says Ukraine Will Regain Territories
Ukraine’s president blames Russia for delays in implementing Minsk agreement and for providing greater autonomy for separatist regions – but pledges Kyiv will get Crimea back. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Democrats in ‘Group Think’ Land
A curious reality about Official Washington is that to have “credibility” you must accept the dominant “group thinks” whether they have any truth to them or not, a rule that applies to both the mainstream news media and the political world, even to people who deviate from the pack on other topics. For instance, Sen. Bernie Sanders may proudly...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 20 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed an increase in the number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region as compared to the previous three days, mainly at and around Donetsk airport and Debaltseve. In Luhansk region, recorded ceasefire violations were training related. The SMM’s freedom of movement was...
Thousands Demonstrate in Moldova
Demonstrators on Wednesday stormed the country’s parliament after it approved a new pro-European government. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
