Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 4 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM recorded a relatively low number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, some of which were assessed to be training activities*. The SMM continued to facilitate and monitor adherence to the ceasefire to enable repair of critical infrastructure, and to monitor movement of...
International legal qualification of actions of the Russian Federation in the East of Ukraine as an act of aggression
Author – Dovbenko M., trainee analyst of FVIAC Qualification of the actions of Russia in Donbas as an act of aggressionQualification of Russia’s actions as an act of indirect aggression (an analogy to the Nicaragua case)Reaction of the international community to the aggressive actions of Russia in DonbasProspects for qualification of...
Ihor Zinko: Contemporary Europe is a profoundly dynamic, experimental and ingenious space, which is being created and ‘consumed’ at the same time
Free Voice Information Analysis Center offers its readers an opportunity to read the interview with the Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Country Studies and International Tourism at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Ihor Zynoviyovych Zinko about major domestic and social tendencies of modern Europe....
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...
