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,...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 5 May 2015
This report is for media and the general public. 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 20 staff members, consisting...
West absent as Russia marks Victory Day
On 9 May, Russians celebrate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The leaders of the Soviet Union’s allies in that conflict, Great Britain and the US, will not be present. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend. But of major Western leaders only German Chancellor Angela Merkel will go, not to the parade but to a...
Russian Military Peeps Into Latvia, Moldovans Demand Action on Huge Bank Scandal
Plus, Finland’s Sanoma pulls out of Russian media market and an Uzbek Cold Warrior dies after a lifetime of struggle against communism. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Four incidents involving the SMM within last 36 hours
On 1 May, the SMM was not allowed access to its observation post located 4km north-west of Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol) where members of the battalion on the ground took position (See SMM Daily Report 2 May, 2015). On 2 May, at 11:55hrs, en route to Shyrokyne, approximately 1km west of the entrance of the village, the SMM heard a burst of...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 1 May 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed ongoing fighting in and around Donetsk airport, in the environs of Shyrokyne, and – to a lesser extent – in a number...
Economist Tyler Cowen on inequality, Canada, and the state of global superpowers
Tyler Cowen is an economist, academic and writer. His popular blog, Marginal Revolution, co-written with Alex Tabarrok, a colleague at George Mason University, turned Cowen into “an economics celebrity,” in the words of one LA Times writer. More recently, Cowen and Tabarrok ventured into the world of online education with their creation of...
