Russian Demons in Central Europe
Many of the region’s citizens have an aversion to anything Russian. That is to their detriment. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug to visit Utrecht and Berlin
KYIV, 24 February 2015 – The Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will visit Utrecht, Netherlands, on 26 February, where he will take part in symposium “After Flight MH17: Reparation & Repercussion.” Hug will participate in a roundtable “Weapons, Sanctions or Diplomacy – Ways to...
OSCE and UN joint efforts on Ukraine highlighted as OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and UN Secretary General meet
NEW YORK, 24 February – Co-operation between the OSCE and the UN, the situation in and around Ukraine and the OSCE role in dealing with the crisis were discussed during a meeting between OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The meeting, also attended by OSCE Secretary...
Why Ukraine Was No Game Changer-So Far
Far from altering Europe’s geopolitical landscape, the Ukraine crisis has only reconfirmed the continent’s old order. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 22 February 2015
This report is for media and the general public. 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 – noted that fighting continued in and around Donetsk airport and in several...
Death And Redemption In Ukraine
Bohdan Solchanyk was not a materialistic young man. He did not seek worldly pleasures, but rather took delight in his studies, his fiancee, his faith. What Bohdan wanted -what they both wanted – was live in the Ukraine with dignity and freedom. on Death And Redemption In Ukraine… The post Death And Redemption In Ukraine appeared first on Acton...
NATO Enlargement: Why a Fourth Round is Long Overdue
The events in the Ukraine over the last year and a half have led to some calls for a ceasing of NATO’s successful enlargement process. However, this would be detrimental to the future stability and security of the Western Balkans region. As of 2015, Albania, Croatia and Slovenia are formal members of NATO. Why, therefore, should Montenegro...
Not Another Iron Curtain
The EU urgently needs to tie Ukraine and the rest of Eastern Europe as close as possible to the bloc and prevent the continent from becoming divided again. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Spot report by Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, 22 February 2015: explosion in Kharkiv at march commemorating February 2014 pro-Maidan events
This report is for the media and general public. On 22 February 2015 at 13:15hrs, an explosion occurred at a pro-Maidan march commemorating the anniversary of February 2014 events in Kharkiv (during which three people died in demonstrations), outside the Palace of Sports on Marshal Zhukova Street (7km east of the city centre). The SMM, who were...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 20 February 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”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and security considerations – noted that fighting continued in and around Donetsk airport and Shyrokyne and,...
