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...
Round table “Constitutional Process in Ukraine: Responding to New Challenges or Repeating Old Mistakes?”
On 9 July 2015, the Razumkov Centre, with the support of the programme RADA (Responsible Accountable Democratic Assembly) and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, hosted the round table Constitutional Process in Ukraine: Responding to New Challenges or Repeating Old Mistakes? Representatives of legislative and executive...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №20
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 №20 …read more Source: Razumkov...
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...
Czech Pol Jailed in Corruption Case, Lugansk Rebels Claim to Find U.S. Weapons Cache
Plus, Moldova’s whistleblowing education chief is tipped for prime minister, and Kosovo arrests a high-ranking judge. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
