Weekly update from the Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 26 November 2014
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM)’s mandate has been extended until 23 December. It continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). Overall cross-border traffic flows increased at both BCPs. Traffic flows turned again and slightly more...
Estonia: The Next Flashpoint in Russia’s Anti-Western Drive?
Recent skirmishes between Estonia and Russia suggest that the former’s security concerns should be taken seriously, with a threat to this frontier state representing a threat to the European liberal order (free access) …read more Source: Royal United Services...
NATO and the Security of the ‘Eastern Flank’: A European Perspective
A better alignment of the defence capabilities and strategic thinking of NATO and the EU will be key to Western efforts to strengthen defence and deterrence in Eastern Europe …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Poland and the Ukraine Crisis: From ‘Policy Shaper’ to ‘Policy Taker’?
Despite perceptions within Poland that it has been sidelined by Germany in the negotiations over Ukraine, it can still make a significant contribution to the EU’s and NATO’s policy approach …read more Source: Royal United Services...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 24 November 2014
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 activities of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination. A representative of the Inter Agency Co-ordination Centre for IDPs, an agency within the State Emergency Services, told the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 25 November 2014
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 activities of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). In Kharkiv another explosion occurred. An explosion, causing no injuries, occurred on Victory Street in Kharkiv’s...
Kazakhstan Bans Child Jihadi Video, Russia Cracks Down on Capital Flight
Plus, Yerevan and Baku trade more barbs over helicopter shootdown and Uzbekistan lays claim to a sliver of Afghan territory. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Ukrainian Communications Standoff
In the war of nerves now raging over Ukraine, the West does not need to counter Russian propaganda with its own parallel truth: it can rely on the power of facts. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
The Revolution of Dignity taught Ukrainians self-reliance
The main achievement of the Revolution of Dignity is that Ukrainians learned to deal with everything on their own. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Director of Sociological Service Mykhailo Mischenko, informs the news agency UNIAN. According to the expert, unlike in 2004, Ukrainians no longer rely on the government, politicians, or officials....
Poison Letters Put Czech Police on Alert, Russian Loan for French Nationalists
Plus, Georgia and her allies decry Russia-Abkhazia pact; Estonia opens its e-government platform to the world. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
