Peacekeepers may contribute to political resolution of the conflict in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk has a mixed opinion on the prospects of the deployment of peacekeepers in Donbas, reports the news agency Radio Liberty. “The only advantage I see is that this initiative enables Ukraine to once again demonstrate its intentions to resolve...
Ukrainian defence industry mostly consists of remnants of the Soviet Union
While efforts are under way to reorganise Ukraine’s defence industry sector and increase the production of new weapons, the state-owned defence conglomerate has already declared its readiness to start making more tanks and armoured vehicles, the Southeast European Times writes. Co-director of foreign relations and international security...
5 questions every presidential candidate should answer: Israel Edition
The once rock-solid relationship between the United States and Israel is in disarray. Not since the Eisenhower era has there been such tension if not open hostility in the White House toward Israel. Former Obama campaign aide Dennis Ross’ comments that Barack Obama had “a commitment of the head and heart” toward Israel seem naïve if not...
The Ukrainian School of War
The ongoing turmoil in Ukraine has frequently been compared to the Yugoslav crisis of the early 1990s – and, indeed, there are many similarities. But, when it comes to understanding why, after a year of increasingly brutal fighting, a resolution seems so remote, the differences are far more important. …read more Source: Project...
Ukrainе 2014-2015: Overcoming Challenges (assessments)
Content of the issue: Ukraine-2014: A Year of HardshipsForecasts-2015Public Opinion on the Results of 2014Read the issue Ukraine 2014-2015: Overcoming Challenges (assessments) …read more Source: Razumkov...
A Year After Maidan: Why Did Viktor Yanukovych Flee After Signing the Agreement With the Opposition?
February 25, 2014, Ukraine’s then-president Viktor Yanukovych surprised the world by fleeing his country, just after an agreement had been reached with the country’s opposition. One eventful year later, Eurasia Outlook asked several experts why they think Yanukovych fled when he did. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for...
Chief Observer of the OSCE Mission at the Russian Checkpoints to address the Permanent Council on Thursday
VIENNA, 25 February 2015 – Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk, Paul Picard, will address the OSCE Permanent Council, on Thursday 26 February 2015, at the Hofburg, Vienna. Picard’s address to the Hofburg is part of a regular reporting process and covers the Mission’s...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv tomorrow
KYIV, 25 February 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Michael Bociurkiw, the Spokesperson of the SMM, will talk about the recent Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing...
Statement by Ertugrul Apakan, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine
PARIS, 24 February 2015. “We welcome the determination of the Ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, who met in Paris today, that the package of measures agreed in Minsk must be implemented in full, without delay. “More than 10 days ago we wrote to the signatories to make clear what is needed from them if the OSCE Special...
Sanctions Will Not Deter Putin
The West’s policy of imposing sanctions on Russia and sending weapons to Kyiv will not cause the Kremlin to change its course on Ukraine. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
