EU-Ukraine Free Trade ‘Set For 2016′ – Poroshenko
November 18, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
A ‘Bucket of Mud’ for Belarus
The country’s mercurial leader first welcomes the Nobel Prize in literature for Svetlana Alexievich, then attacks the world-famous writer. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bolstering the Rule of Law and National Security: Is Ukraine Making Progress?
15DecInvitation OnlyResearch EventBolstering the Rule of Law and National Security: Is Ukraine Making Progress?15 Dec 2015 – 09:30 to 13:00Add to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, London Russia and Eurasia Programme, Ukraine ForumParticipantsOleksandr Lytvynenko, Deputy Secretary, National Security Council, UkraineThomas...
U.S. Embassy in Moscow Outs Fake ‘Outing’ Letter
Pro-Kremlin paper Izvestia mocked for report on Washington’s efforts to ‘out’ gay officials based on obviously fake document. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Jailed Campaigner Against Sochi Olympics to be Freed Early
Russian environmental activist Yevgeny Vitishko has served half a sentence on ‘trumped-up’ charges, human rights groups say. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Lure of Returning to Business as Usual With Russia
Ukraine should not be used as a pawn in Western cooperation with Russia in fighting the so-called Islamic State. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Russia Seeks Further Expansion of Military and Political Influence in Armenia
On November 9, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov traveled to Armenia. The visit was agreed upon shortly before. The next day, President Vladimir Putin ordered the government of Russia to start negotiations with Armenia on establishing a joint regional air defense system (Pravo.gov.ru, November 11). Preliminary consultations...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 17 November 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded significantly fewer explosions than the previous...
OSCE Representative, as recipient of “Dialogue of Cultures” award, addresses media congress of young journalists in Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russian Federation, 18 November 2015 – Following the announcement by Russia’s Council of Mediacongress that the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović is to receive the “Dialogue of Cultures” award, the Representative said she was honoured to receive the prize and repeated her call to Russia’s...
