Russia is deliberately discrediting Ukraine and Ukrainians
Deputy Director, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told the UNIAN news agency about the pressure of Russian authorities and media on Ukrainian citizens. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has recently initiated a criminal case concerning the desecration of symbols of...
State-owned companies should operate on the basis of transparent rules
Leading expert of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Viktor Zamiatin told the Inforesist website how to prevent conflicts between Ukrainian business and politics. The only way out of the conflict between Kolomoiskyi and Poroshenko is the work of the three branches of government focused on preparing acts to govern the rules of...
Ukrainians place responsibility for the economic situation on the prime minister
Director of Sociological Service of the Razumkov Centre Andriy Bychenko told the Radio Svoboda news agency about the prime minister’s approval raititng. People’s Front, which ranked first in the parliamentary election last year, has lost electoral support the most. The main reason for the decline in popularity of the prime...
Reconciliation with Donbas will be possible only if the border is sealed
Moscow maintains that rebel leaders should negotiate a settlement directly with Kiev before reintegrating their territories into Ukraine and accepting government rule. But authorities in Kiev say elections must first be held under Ukrainian law in the rebel-held region. Only then can discussions take place about a redistribution of regional...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №15
The new issue of the Razumkov Centre Newsletter contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №15...
Moscow Is Ready to Supply Iran With Powerful S-300 Missiles
This week (April 13), President Vladimir Putin signed an ukaz (presidential decree) to allow the export of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran. Putin’s decision overruled a previous ukaz signed by then-president Dmitry Medvedev, on September 22, 2010, which incorporated into Russian law United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 15 April 2015
This report is for the media and general public. For a complete breakdown of recorded violations during the reporting period, see the attached document, or www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/151366 The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties...
Azerbaijan’s Jafarov ‘clearly a prisoner of conscience,’ says OSCE PA human rights Chair
COPENHAGEN, 16 April 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today condemned the sentencing of Azerbaijani rights activist Rasul Jafarov to a lengthy prison term and called on the international community to recognize him as a...
OSCE Representative strongly condemns killing of journalist in Ukraine; calls on authorities to immediately investigate and to ensure journalists’ safety
VIENNA, 16 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the murder of Oles Buzina, a Ukrainian journalist, writer and former editor of the newspaper Segodnya. “This appalling act is yet another reminder about the dangers associated with journalism as a profession. This killing must be immediately and...
Another Yanukovych Ally Dies, Russian Environmental Activist Loses Early Release Bid
Plus, a court ruling smoothes the way for a war crimes tribunal in Kosovo and the G7 scolds Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
