Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 13 September 2015
This report is for the media and the 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 SMM recorded 22 explosions in the Donetsk region and over 50 rounds of small-arms fire in the Luhansk...
Regional Security and Cooperation in the Arctic and Baltic
The Ukraine conflict has created a deep and long-running crisis of confidence in relations between the West and Russia, as Moscow challenges the foundations of the European security order. Russia’s behaviour in the Baltic and Arctic regions, which it shares with members of NATO and the European Union, has become increasingly confrontative...
The role of international organisations in Ukraine: capabilities and limits
Сo-director of Foreign Affairs and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk took part in the Sofia Security Forum “The role of NATO and EU in the wider Black sea region” that was held on 9-10 September 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mr. Melnyk delivered a speech under the title “The role of international organisations in...
Empty words: Republican non-proposals for dealing with Putin
We knew well before the first Republican presidential debate on August 6 that most of the GOP candidates don’t like Vladimir Putin or President Obama’s reset policy—instead, they advocate getting tough with Moscow. Perhaps the second debate on September 16 will give them a chance to describe more fully how they would deal with the...
Kazakhstan Celebrates Statehood, Counters Putin’s Slight
President Nazarbayev installs his daughter as apparent ‘heir to the throne’. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kazakhstan Celebrates Statehood as Counter to Putin’s Slight
President Nazarbayev installs his daughter as apparent ‘heir to the throne’. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Elections Marred by Fraud, Observers Say
Most reports were from the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Thousands Hold Anti-Corruption Protest in Moldova
Unrest continues after $1 billion vanished from bank coffers last year …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Elections Marred by Fraud and Violations, Observers Say
Most reports from the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian elections marred by widespread fraud and violations, observers say
Most suspected violations seen in the only province in which Boris Nemtsov-founded opposition party Parnas could run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
