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...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №11
This issue of the Newsletter contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts on most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs: domestic policy, situation in economic and energy sectors. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №11 (30 January 2015). …read more Source: Razumkov...
OSCE PA President meets Verkhovna Rada Chair Groysman, Foreign Minister Klimkin in Kyiv
COPENHAGEN, 6 February 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) met today with Verkhovna Rada Chairperson Volodymyr Groysman, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and other senior parliamentary and government officials in Kyiv for discussions that focused on the status of efforts to resolve the crisis in and around...
OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestrian settlement process to meet the sides on 9-10 February
CHISINAU, 9 February 2015 – The Special Representative of the Serbian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević will visit Chisinau and Tiraspol starting today. Bogojević is visiting Chisinau and Tiraspol for the first time this year to prepare the ground for the next round of 5+2...
What threats Russian peacekeepers pose to Ukraine
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explained to the magazine Novoie Vriemia the conditions under which international peacekeeping forces can be used to resolve the armed conflict in Donbas. The first thing to remember when discussing the topic of peacekeepers – the...
When It Comes to Nuclear Weapons, Words Are Deeds
The peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis could potentially create a more favorable political climate for nuclear arms control. The world expert community should get a head start working on these issues and hope for good will on the part of politicians. | Русский …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Spot Report Observer Mission at Russian checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk: Russian convoy of 70 vehicles cross into Ukraine and back through Donetsk BCP
This report is for the media and general public. SUMMARY On 08 February 2015 at 04:50 (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 70 vehicles were inspected by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles crossed back into the Russian Federation (RF) at 16:33 on February 08....
Judy Asks: Can the West Save Ukraine?
A selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
