West Fears Another Abkhazia in Eastern Ukraine, Romanian Judges Guilty in Bribery Case
Plus, Merkel urges Hungary’s Orban to respect dissent, and crowdfunders aim to save a Belarus bookstore from a crippling fine. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Debaltseve’s residents reaching breaking point
Headline Title: Ukraine: Debaltseve’s residents reaching breaking point 03 February 2015 …read more Source: Amnesty...
OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine to address OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday
VIENNA, 3 February 2015 –The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, will address the OSCE Permanent Council, on 5 February 2015, at the Hofburg, Vienna. As part of a regular reporting process, Ambassador Apakan will present the Mission’s latest report on activities and observations to...
The West’s Ukrainian Risk Assessment
In the debate over whether to support Ukraine’s armed forces, the EU and the United States must ask themselves how much uncertainty they are ready to accept. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Russian Gas Stream or Dream?
Lately President Vladimir Putin of Russia has transformed what others saw as either his tactical nimbleness or dangerous unpredictability into performance art. Putin’s actions may not always achieve a positive result, however. The annexation of Crimea and expanding conflict in Donbas in Ukraine caused severe damage to the Russian economy...
When Solving Ukraine Focus on Ukraine, not Russia
When trying to solve the Ukraine crisis, the United States and its European allies concentrated their efforts on punishing Russia. While Moscow is a major stakeholder in the crisis, the keys to peace are in Ukraine. The transatlantic partners must turn to Kiev, Donetsk, and Lugansk in their attempt to bring the country back to normality....
Separatists’ mobilization order shows their firm intention to continue escalation
A Ukrainian separatist leader ordered a full military mobilization as the conflict with government forces escalated after peace talks failed to secure a truce, the Bloomberg writes. Zakharchenko’s mobilization order shows the rebels have “no intention of a truce and a firm intention to continue escalation,” Co-director of Foreign Relations...
Recognising Russia as an aggressor will enable the UN to influence the policy of the Kremlin more actively
Russia was recognised as an aggressor country by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine according to the UN documents that determine the concept of “aggression”, and, based on most criteria, there is no reason not to grant such a status to Russia. This was stated by Deputy Director, Director of Political and Law Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy...
Tatar Leader Arrested in Continuing Campaign of Attacks
Crimea’s self-declared government keeps up the pressure on Tatars. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kyiv Appeals for Non-Lethal Aid; Macedonian Party Boss Accused of Colluding with Spies
Plus, Budapest demonstrators tell Orban to ‘scram,’ and fire devastates a prized Moscow library. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
