Joint press statement of Trilateral Contact Group: Trilateral Contact Group launches activities of working groups advancing implementation of Minsk arrangements
MINSK, 6 May 2015 – The Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), consisting of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, convened a meeting in Minsk today to inaugurate the activities of working groups. Representatives of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions also took part in the meeting. The...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 5 May 2015
This report is for the media and 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 movement on both sides of the contact line. The SMM observed a significant amount of “DPR”...
Attending a round table “Strategy and Priorities of the Development of the Natural Gas Market in the Context of European Integration Aspirations of Ukraine”
On 23 April 2015, a round table Strategy and Priorities of the Development of the Natural Gas Market in the Context of European Integration Aspirations of Ukraine was held by the Expert Committee on the Issues of the Gas Industry and the Natural Gas Market, the Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Ukraine, and the National...
The forecast of Ukraine’s debt restructuring is warily positive
Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn’s commentary for the Novoe Vremia magazine. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Ukrainian economy may get into a state of prolonged depression
Senior Research Fellow of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Sidenko told the Golos Stolytsi radio about the negative trends in Ukrainian economy. Firstly, it should be noted that real growth should be measured from a pre-crisis level. However, if this is only a slowdown in the rate of decline, it still means being in a state of crisis. Even if there...
We are still on the verge of change
Director of Military Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi delivered a speech at the roundtable Urgent Measures to Improve Defence Capability of Ukraine in the Conditions of the Russian Aggression. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Without execution of the Minsk agreements, a peacekeeping mission in Donbas will not be successful
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk told the BBC news agency about the necessary conditions of successful peacekeeping operation in eastern Ukraine. The UN peacekeepers have worked everywhere – in Europe, in Asia, in America, and in Africa, where the number of peacekeeping...
Without restructuring external debt, some Ukrainian companies are at risk of a default
Senior Research Fellow of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Sidenko told the Slovo i Dilo website that without restructuring external debt some Ukrainian companies are at risk of a default. After the default of Akhmetov’s company Metinvest, a chain reaction may follow for other financial companies that are already in a pre-default category,...
All talk about Russia’s peacefulness obviously means nothing
Co-director of foreign relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk commented on the national security strategy of Russia for the Novoye Vremiya magazine. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Attending an analytical expert round table “Development Prospects for the Wind Energy Sector in Ukraine: Problems and Solutions”
The project of the new Energy Strategy of the country, developed by the Razumkov Centre, suggests to increase the generating capacity for renewable energy sources by 2.5 times, compared to 2012, by 2020. This was stated on 6 April 2015, during the analytical expert round table Development Prospects for the Wind Energy Sector in Ukraine: Problems...
