American weapons will help reduce casualties among Ukrainian troops
According to prior Ukrainian-American consultations, the U.S. can provide countermeasures for armoured fighting vehicles, hostile fire detection systems, and communications to Ukraine. This was stated by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the website Deutsche...
Azerbaijan Tightens Screws on Media, Poland Sets Presidential Election Date
Plus, cash-strapped Mongolia asks for IMF assistance, and Turkmenistanis line up to buy dollars as economic bad news mounts. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: chances for a visa-free regime with the EU?
2015-02-04Marta JaroszewiczUkraine launched the long-awaited process of issuing biometric passports, and thus met one of the EU’s key requirements for the abolition of visas. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Russia sabotages the Minsk agreement on the Donbas
2015-02-04Marek MenkiszakWojciech KonończukRussia intends to move closer to achieving its key goal: to subjugate Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
The Munich Security Conference. What Security?
As a major annual security gathering begins, Western leaders have no clear moral, political, or strategic compass for Ukraine, the Islamic State, or refugees. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
U.S. Arms to Ukraine: Tilting the Balance
The United States is now considering sending defensive weapons to help arm Ukrainian forces in their fight against pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The conflict has now taken more than 5,300 lives, roughly 2,000 of them since the September 5 ceasefire. What would be the outcome of changing policy and sending military assistance to...
The Great Exodus: Ukraine’s Refugees Flee to Russia
The fact that most of the Ukrainians who fled their country last year went to Russia may come as a surprise to some. The reasons for this are interesting and have been skillfully examined in recent articles. Where are the Ukrainian refugees going in Russia and what awaits them when they arrive? How are they being treated and what do they think of...
Putin’s Evolution
How did Vladimir Putin, the president who promised Russians stability when he first came to power in 2000, become today’s high-stakes gambler, presiding over an economy in crisis and the war in Ukraine? Why do his priorities now center on his political survival, even as the price he is making ordinary Russians pay for it grows out of all...
Head of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine on creation of humanitarian corridor in eastern Ukraine
KYIV, 4 February 2015 – Indiscriminate shelling around Debaltseve and other areas in eastern Ukraine has intensified, forcing innocent civilians to flee their homes. Many of them are in mortal danger. The Head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, echoing yesterday’s call by the OSCE...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 4 February 2015
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. Overall cross-border traffic flows slightly increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The OM continued to observe a number of persons in military-style clothing crossing the...
