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...
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...
Gazprom-Ukraine Feud Heats Up, Russian Miner Wins Kyrgyz Gold Tender
Plus, Nikolic’s Kosovo plan is a ‘last hope’ for relatives of vanished Serbs, and eastern Ukraine looks increasingly like western Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Previously the army was funded on the basis of complete saving
Director of Military Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi commented for the Tyzhden magazine on the funding of Ukrainian armed forces. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Round table Conceptual Approaches to Reforming the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Context of the National Reform Plan
On 16 April 2015, the Razumkov Centre held a round table Conceptual Approaches to Reforming the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Context of the National Reform Plan. The round table was held within the project Law Enforcement System of Ukraine: State, Problems, and Prospects for Reform, supported by the MATRA Programme of the Ministry of...
Russian S-300s in Iran are rather a destabilising factor than a hindering one
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk commented for the Novoe Vremia on the Russian military assistance to Iran. …read more Source: Razumkov...
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...
