Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 3 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM recorded ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, some of which were assessed to be training activities*. The SMM made a first visit to two heavy weapons permanent storage sites in areas of Luhansk region not controlled by the Government. Interlocutors reported difficulties in...
Think Before You Rush to War!
Concentration of forces is the most basic law of military science. Victory on the battlefield is won by amassing as many troops as possible at the key point of attack, or ‘schwerpunkt,’ as it’s known in German. Unfortunately, the amateur strategists in the White House seem to have been studying social anthropology and women’s...
Ukrainians consider corruption the biggest threat to national security
30% of Ukrainians consider internal threats more dangerous for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine than external ones. Of all the internal threats, corruption ranks first. These are the findings of the study conducted by the Razumkov Centre, informs the news agency Radio Liberty. “On a scale of 0 to 10, among...
Putin: Allah Punishing Turkish Elite
Russian president says ‘Allah only knows’ why Turkey shot down their fighter jet, but there’ll be hell to pay. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Syria: Mission Possible
Imagine this new TV series coming to HBO in 2016. The planet faces an unprecedented peril. The international community brings together a team of experts, each one with a different specialty: the scientist, the general, the computer geek, the engineer, the spook. It’s their job to avert catastrophe. In the pilot episode, we see each member...
Russian Energy Policies Revisited
The analysis of Russian energy policies after the political crisis in and around Ukraine offers important insights with respect to the economic and geopolitical repercussions. The structural changes made in the Russian energy sector have been significant and include both internal and external dimensions. The Russian energy sector is under stress...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №27
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №27 …read more Source: Razumkov...
Tatars Threaten Sea Blockade of Crimea
Peninsula still largely without power as Russia works to link annexed territory to national energy grid. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Belarus, IMF in Talks on $3 Billion Loan
Has Lukashenka forgotten his warnings about the dangers of free market reforms? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine should prepare for possible Russian retaliation for the Crimean blockade
Ukraine needs to modernize its coal-fired central heating plants to accept the type of coal mined in Europe, a process underway but not yet completed. Despite these energy weakness, the prevailing mood in Ukraine is that the government should have been more aggressive about Crimea months ago. The peninsula has been without a mainline electricity...
