The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №7
We would like to present the new issue of the Razumkov Centre Newsletter. This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – the first results of the early parliamentary elections 2014, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and...
Chairperson-in-Office calls for all sides to ensure security and freedom of movement of SMM monitors following shooting incidents in Ukraine
BERN, 27 November 2014 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter has expressed his deep concern about yesterday’s shooting incident in the area of Donetsk in Ukraine. On 26 November, monitors of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, which is staffed by civilians from over 40 OSCE participating States, were...
Buckwheat Panic Grips Russia, Czech Leader Urges ‘Finlandization’ of Ukraine
Plus, ‘Western values’ blamed for infertility in Kazakhstan, and a Russian journalist fights deportation from Poland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The coalition agreement indicates that economic reforms will continue
In the comment to the magazine Focus, Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn assessed how effective the economic policy of the new Ukrainian government was in the last ten month. I would not talk about a total failure of reforms. In early March, the country was almost in the state of collapse. However, the economy...
Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 26 November 2014: OSCE SMM Patrol Fired Upon
SUMMARY A rocket-propelled grenade and multiple anti-aircraft rounds were fired at an SMM patrol on 26 November. DETAIL At approximately 12:00hrs on 26 November, an SMM patrol of three monitors – escorted by Ukrainian military personnel – was travelling between two Ukrainian military checkpoints (CP) – less than 2km apart – between the towns of...
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), 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...
