The Razumkov Centre attended a roundtable to discuss the projects of the Military doctrine of Ukraine and the development Conception for security and defence sector of Ukraine
The round table was held on 9 July 2015 at the Simulation Centre of the National Defence University of Ukraine. Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi evaluated the documents presented for discussion in his speech. Key conclusions of the evaluation — The documents do not meet the stated objectives, and...
The Self Reliance faction will not yet dare to leave the parliamentary coalition
Deputy Director General – Director of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told Glavnoe web-site about tensions between members of a parliamentary coalition in the Verkhovna Rada. One of the factions – Self Reliance – has recently started talking about leaving the coalition. The size of this faction is rather...
Unless key terms of the Minsk agreements are met, elections in “the DPR and the LPR” are impossible
Deputy Director – Director of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko explained Glavnoe web-site why pro-russian separatists need local elections in “the DPR and the LPR” and how it can influenced the conflict in Donbas. The initiative of holding local elections in “the DPR and the LPR” is another imitation by the...
All the conditions for Russia’s full-scale attack have been created in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk told the Obozrevatel’ web-site about preparations of pro-russian separatists for military campaign. The concentration of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border as well as other signs indicate that all the conditions for an attack...
Beyond Deterrence: Rethinking UK Security Doctrine
Don’t dislay license Dr Scilla Elworthy 27 July 2015 Times have changed since ORG first began initiating dialogues with nuclear weapons decision-makers on both sides of the …read more Source: Oxford Research...
A People’s Army: Civil Society as a Security Actor in Post-Maidan Ukraine
A People’s Army: Civil Society as a Security Actor in Post-Maidan UkraineIn: IAI Working Papers …read more Source: Istituto Affari...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 24 July 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 third parties and security considerations*. Fighting continued at and around Donetsk airport and in areas to the east and north-east of Mariupol....
Ukraine Accepts Constitutional Amendment to Russia’s Advantage at US Insistence
The international context of negotiations to implement the Minsk armistice is changing in Russia’s favor. As the leading Western power, the Barack Obama administration effectively pressures Ukraine to legitimize the Donetsk-Luhansk authorities in the constitution and through elections. This would satisfy Russia’s main demands at this...
Obama Administration Undercutting Ukraine’s Position in the Minsk Armistice Negotiations
Urged by US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Kyiv last week, Ukraine took a first step toward legalizing the secessionist authorities in the country’s constitution (see EDM, July 20). Concurrently, US Vice President Joseph Biden asked Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to accept local elections being held and possibly...
Moscow Uses Kadyrov in Kremlin Push for Rapprochement with Saudi Arabia
Chechnya, formally a Russian province, has found a place for itself in relations between Moscow and Riyadh. Indeed, in general, subnational units of the Russian Federation, in particular the Muslim regions, have become much more active in the Middle East. Chechnya’s governor, Ramzan Kadyrov, has been especially dynamic in this regard: over...
