OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to present its thematic report
KYIV, 12 May – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold a presentation of its Thematic Report “Protection of Civilians and their Freedom of Movement in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions” on Wednesday, 13 May. Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the SMM along with Mission’s Human dimension experts will present the key...
OSCE-supported East Ukrainian Forum on Reconstruction through Dialogue takes place on 13-14 May 2015 in Kramatorsk
KYIV, 12 May 2015 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Donetsk Oblast Military and Civilian Administration and Foundation for Support of Reforms are organizing East Ukrainian Forum on “Reconstruction Through Dialogue. The event will be held on 13-15 May 2015 in Kramatorsk. It will bring together key stakeholders in the region,...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 10 May 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 security considerations and in two instances through delayed access to heavy weapons holding areas*. SMM monitors came under machine gun fire from a...
Spanish Foreign Minister calls on participating States to reaffirm their commitment to fundamental OSCE principles
VIENNA, 11 May 2015 – Growing interdependence arising from accelerating globalization and the increasingly transnational character of security threats confer a new role to regional organizations, said the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation José Manuel GarcÍa-Margallo in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today. He added...
OSCE/ODIHR partners with civil society at workshop in Malaga, Spain to improve hate crime recording
Civil society participants strengthened their ability to recognize and record hate crimes at a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Malaga, Spain on 10 May 2015. During the workshop, which was organized within the framework of the “Overcome all borders: UNITED against...
Russian lawmaker comments on Kiev’s idea to demand Russian compensation for ruined Donbas
Alexey Pushkov called Kiev’s idea to demand $350 billion from Russia hopeless …read more Source:...
Pinpoint Drone Attacks? There’s No Such Thing!
The effectiveness of U.S. drone attacks in killing their targets vs. missing their targets and killing innocent human beings is analyzed in fine detail in this report. It looks at multiple attempts to kill a given person. For example, there were 3 U.S. drone attacks on the now-dead Mullah Nazir. These killed 24 innocent civilians. There were 3...
The Real Victor of World War II in Europe
It was churlish for western leaders to boycott this week’s Victory Parade in Moscow that commemorated the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany 70 years ago. Historic events are facts that should not be manipulated according to the latest political fashions. Being angry at Moscow for mucking about in Ukraine does not in any way lessen...
The Choice Before Europe
Washington continues to drive Europe toward one or the other of the two most likely outcomes of the orchestrated conflict with Russia. Either Europe or some European Union member government will break from Washington over the issue of Russian sanctions, thereby forcing the EU off of the path of conflict with Russia, or Europe will be pushed into...
Tell us: What does “My Ukraine” mean to you?
On Tuesday, we will publish the next Brookings Essay, which explores the roots of the crisis in Ukraine and the sentiments of the Ukrainian people. In “My Ukraine,” Chrystia Freeland, a former Ukrainian-based reporter with strong family ties to the country, offers a personal reflection on Ukraine’s dream of independence and the nightmare...
