Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 31 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed a large number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. It continued to visit heavy weapons holding areas and permanent storage sites. The Mission encountered freedom-of-movement restrictions, mostly in areas not controlled by the Government*. It continued to facilitate and...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 27 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public The SMM observed a number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In Luhansk region, it also observed instances of ceasefire violations, including live-fire training. The Mission’s freedom of movement was restricted, mostly in areas not controlled by the Government.* In Zaitseve, the SMM...
OSCE Condemns Police Attack on Belarusian Journalist
Opposition leader plans to protest against the ‘lawlessness’ and impunity of people in uniform. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kremlin Slams U.S. Over Putin Corruption Claim
A White House spokesman backs up U.S. treasury official’s assertion of Russian leader’s secret riches. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Full and sustainable ceasefire a basic requirement for peace in Ukraine, say OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative and Chief Monitor
VIENNA, 29 January 2016 – A full, sustainable ceasefire remains a basic requirement for peace and normalization of the security situation in Ukraine, said the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Martin Sajdik and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine...
2015 Saw Worst Decline in Freedom in a Decade: Report
Freedom House says oil price drop major factor in crackdown among repressive Eurasian petro-states, while refugee crisis has led to demagoguery in the EU. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Income growth in Ukraine will be happening very slowly
According to official data, wages in Ukraine are increasing but it feels like they are falling, especially if one converts them into U.S. dollars. However, is it fair to compare social standards in U.S. dollars, asks the newspaper KP in Ukraine. Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn believes that if we compare...
Russia, Germany Clash Over ‘Rape’ Case
Berlin warns Moscow not to make political capital of ongoing investigation, decries foreign minister’s talk of a ‘cover-up.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Devaluation of the ruble will not affect the hryvnia exchange rate
In his comment to the news agency TSN, Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn described the main causes of the economic crisis in Russia and its possible impact on the economic situation in Ukraine. When the hryvnia was collapsing last year, it was also hard to stop it. For Russia, the situation is more...
Launch of the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index
On 28 January 2016, the Razumkov Centre held the roundtable “Why think tanks matter to policy makers and the public” as part of the global launch of the 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index, published by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania. The Ukrainian edition of the 2015 Global Go to Think Tank Index...
