OSCE Secretary General concludes visit to Ukraine
Communication and Media Relations Section On 13 February 2015 the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier concluded a three-day working visit to Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk. During the visit, Zannier held meetings with government officials, representatives of the regional administration and civil society. In Dnipropetrovsk, he visited the Centre for...
The too little, too late presidency
With the supposed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine a mirage, the White House can soon be expected to return to its public pondering of whether to supply Kiev’s military with lethal aid to fend off the Russian-backed insurgency. If President Obama finally does decide to send antitank weapons and other hardware the Ukrainians have pleaded for,...
Russia-Backed Rebels Seize Debaltseve, Putin Visits an EU Ally
Plus, Croatia’s ex-president is implicated in a Finnish bribery trial, and falling water in Lake Baikal sets off alarms. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Seeking a Golden Ticket out of Eastern Ukraine
In addition to shelling, those fleeing besieged towns now have to contend with paperwork. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Decline in sales of Russian goods in Ukraine is worth hundred million dollars
While Ukrainian stores and large retail chains mark the price tags of Russian goods with the Russian flag and gradually are withdrawing the items from shelves, civil activists are organising demonstrations in Ukrainian cities protesting the sale of Russian products, such as food, clothing, household cleaners and home appliances, the Southeast...
The President, Lies, and a Video
In defending Russia, the Czech head of state adopts the Kremlin’s approach to the facts. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: One year after EuroMaydan protests, justice denied for victims of violence
Headline Title: One year after EuroMaydan protests, justice denied for victims of violence …read more Source: Amnesty...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 16 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 observed that the ceasefire has largely held in most areas with the exception of Debaltseve (55km north-east of Donetsk) and Horlivka (44km north-west of Donetsk). At the Joint...
Ukraine: Fears of detainee abuse as armed groups close in on Debaltseve
Headline Title: Ukraine: Fears of detainee abuse as armed groups close in on Debaltseve …read more Source: Amnesty...
Russia’s military: the weak links
Although President Putin has repeated time and again that he will not be drawn into an arms race for fear of bankrupting Russia, that is precisely what his policies imply. On 28 January 2015, two Russian TU-95 bombers, presumably armed with nuclear weapons, approached British airspace and disrupted civil aviation. The last in a series of fifty...
