Does Putin Have to Escalate to Survive?
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. Joerg Forbrig – Transatlantic fellow for Central and Eastern Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the United States Systemically, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...
ODIHR Director Link and Ukraine Human Rights Commissioner Lutkovska sign agreement to enhance co-operation in human dimension
WARSAW, 3 June 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Valeria Lutkovska, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, signed an agreement in Warsaw today for greater co-operation between ODIHR and Lutkovska’s office in a broad range of activities in Ukraine,...
EU Brokers Macedonian Political Deal, New MH17 Crash Evidence Revealed
Plus, work begins on Gazprom’s gas pipeline to China, and Lukashenka says Russia’s troubles are battering the Belarusian economy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldova Turns to Hire Education
Can new, improved vocational training rectify a dearth of skilled workers and a distorted labor market? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A total decline of Donbas economy will threaten Ukraine’s security
Economic Research Consultant at the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Sidenko told the BBC news agency about the economic collapse in Donbas and how it threatens Ukraine’s security. There has been a major degradation process, due to which the economy of the region was thrown several decades back. Many of the enterprises that have stopped will not...
Separatists have to understand that a new attack in Donbas will cost them a lot
In his column for the “Novoe Vremia” Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre, assesses the prospects and threats of de-escalation of the conflict in Donbas. The prospects of escalation or de-escalation of the conflict in Donbas should be assessed given the terrorists building...
Ukraine’s defence industry got a chance to enter Western markets
In the comment to the magazine Focus, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explained why the termination of military and technical cooperation with Russia can do good to Ukraine’s defence industry. Putin’s statement only proves his unwillingness to name the real...
What interests Russia in the Arctic
In his column for the “Novoe Vremia” Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre, writes about a possible conflict of national interests over the Arctic. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00hrs (Moscow time), 02 June 2015
SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 21 staff members, consisting of 19 permanent international observers (incl. the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 1 June 2015
This report is provided 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 *. The SMM observed continuing ceasefire violations in and around Donetsk airport; Luhansk region...
