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...
Statement by the Chairmanship on the Trilateral Contact Group consultations in Minsk on 31 January 2015
MINSK, 31 January 2015 – The participants in the Trilateral Contact Group came to Minsk for consultations with the representatives of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The TCG had prepared a detailed plan for the concrete implementation of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum, which continue to be the indispensable basis for...
Kennan Cable No.4: What’s Next For Donbas?
As 2014 was drawing to a close, hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine were spending the holidays far away from their homes. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports that as of January 14, 2015, over a million people in Ukraine have fled their homes (Some from Eastern Ukraine, others from Crimea), with the number of internally...
Statement by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
KYIV, 31 January, 2015 – The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, today condemned the shelling of densely populated civilian areas in eastern Ukraine. Initial reports indicate more civilians were killed and injured yesterday by shells landing deep in Donetsk City. “Yet again, innocent...
OSCE Chairperson Dačić regrets loss of lives, calls for immediate and urgent ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
BELGRADE, 31 January 2015 – In the course of the past 24 hours the situation has rapidly deteriorated in eastern Ukraine impacting innocent civilians. Lives have been lost and many have been injured. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić, reiterated his profound regret for the loss of lives and called...
Conflict Escalates in the Ukraine
As the armed conflict escalates in the Donbas, the West finds that it has run out of ideas on how to help settle the Ukraine crisis. …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), 29 January 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). The SMM observed military equipment and vehicles in Donetsk region. In “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled...
Minsk Plans Another Round of Ukraine Talks, Slovaks to Vote on Gay Marriage
Plus, Serbia’s military chief faces new Kosovo allegations, and Mongolia gets a taste of SMS democracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
