Russia will be blackmailing Ukraine with possible invasion for a long time
Russia is building not one but several military bases near the Ukrainian border. This was stated by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the news agency Radio Liberty. “This is definitely not the last base that will be built there. As we can see, Russia will continue...
Russian involvement in Syria doesn’t mean the loss of control over Ukraine
Not that Russia’s support for the Assad regime is new, but now it’s official. And with the giant Antonov strategic airlifters flying daily to Syria, the satellite footage of airfield expansion and construction, and the reports of Russian tanks, artillery and personnel already in Syria, this is the biggest deployment of Russian forces...
Albanian Marijuana Goes Up in Smoke
Tirana claims to have destroyed 99 percent of the country’s cannabis plants this year. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bulgaria Scraps Statute of Limitations for Communist-Era Crimes
Cases which could now be investigated include 1978 ‘umbrella killing’ in London. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Croatia Closes Border After Two-Day Migrant Influx
Orban plans to build another fence, this time along Hungary-Croatia border. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Police Clash with Migrants at Croatia, Hungary Borders with Serbia
Use of tear gas, water cannon at Serbian border ‘unacceptable,’ says Ban-Ki Moon. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Investigative Journalists Present Exhaustive Report on ‘Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine’
The Russian government under President Vladimir Putin is “directly coordinating and leading the fight to destabilize and disunite Ukraine”—despite Putin’s increasingly desperate efforts to hide the truth—concludes a damning report issued September 17. “An Invasion by Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine” is a joint...
OSCE trains young Ukrainians in facilitating dialogue
183216 Michael Bociurkiw Iryna Gudyma …read more Source:...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 17 September 2015
This report is for the media and general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk region and in Luhansk region remained relatively calm. The SMM observed a convoy of...
Washington Wants ‘Regime Change’ in Ecuador
“The United States does not lack institutions that continue to conspire, and that’s why I am using this gathering to announce that we have decided to expel USAID from Bolivia” -Bolivian President Evo Morales Washington wants Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa removed from power. Washington says it is concerned about the freedom of the...
