Statement by OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine on situation in Kramatorsk
KYIV, 10 February 2015 – Today, in the early afternoon, the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk region was struck by several shells which landed in heavily-populated residential neighbourhoods. Deaths and injuries have been reported. The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) made all efforts to observe the impact of the shelling within...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 9 February 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). An explosion occurred in Kharkiv city. The SMM conducted a patrol in the Kuibyshevskyi district of Donetsk city (5km west of...
Putin’s ‘Flying Gunboats’
Against the backdrop of tense relations over Ukraine and Crimea, Russia has increased Tu-95 ‘Bear’ nuclear bomber flights on the boundaries of UK and NATO airspace. What is the Kremlin’s viewpoint and is the implied nuclear threat to European NATO members credible? …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Kosovans Flood Into Hungary, Ukraine Names New Chief Prosecutor
Plus, Bosnia moves closer to a functioning government, and Hungary’s Wizz Air announces a second IPO bid. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kosovars Flood Into Hungary, Ukraine Names New Chief Prosecutor
Plus, Bosnia moves closer to a functioning government, and Hungary’s Wizz Air announces a second IPO bid. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe upcoming elections in Tajikistan
COPENHAGEN, 10 February 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tajikistan and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic has designated Marietta Tidei (MP, Italy) as Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE observer mission for the...
European Security After Ukraine
The war in eastern Ukraine is about more than the future of the European geopolitical order. It is about the role of the United States in Europe. …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), 8 February 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC).The SMM observed significant movement of military vehicles in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. On 8 February the SMM...
Ukraine’s Future Hanging in the Balance
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Merkel Talks Ukraine With Obama, Slovakia’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote Fails
Plus, the story on labor migrants in Russia gets even murkier, and a call from Kazakhstan to limit cheap Russian imports. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
