Putin’s Elections
On 18 March, Vladimir Putin was named the winner of the presidential election in Russia, as predicted. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), however, reports it found many irregularities in the course of the vote. International affairs played an important role in the mobilisation of the electorate around the president....
Crucial EU Initiative that Outs Kremlin Lies Under Fire
A crucial program that identifies Kremlin methods of disinformation has come under attack. Alarmingly, one of the key accusations is that its activities constitute an attempt to restrict freedom of speech. The situation could not be more absurd. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
The Secret Compound
As details about illegal detentions in eastern Ukraine emerge, so do questions about the accountability of those who ordered them. From Hromadske. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Politics Beneath Rosneft’s Bottom Line
Economy Rosneft is the world’s largest publicly-traded oil producer and one of the foremost instruments of Russian foreign policy. It is arguably the single most important factor in Russia’s relationship with Iraq. Venezuela is deeply indebted to the firm and Rosneft’s CEO Igor Sechin is a longstanding supporter of the Chavista...
War Hero Accused of Plotting to Destroy Ukrainian Parliament
Nadezhda Savchenko fires back, says government is responsible for the disasters in the east, plans presidential run. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Wants to Build Spaceport in Australia
State space agency hopes potential collaboration results in launch station that could become Asia’s main spaceport and help replace lost business after Crimea annexation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine: Justice Needed for Former Secret Prison Detainees
(Kyiv) – Victims of arbitrary detention in government-controlled secret prisons in eastern Ukraine face new, serious obstacles to justice, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. At least five detainees held in secret facilities run by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in 2015 and 2016 filed complaints against the...
Vladimir Putin Secures Fourth Presidential Term
The incumbent wins landslide victory with record amount of votes after his most serious opponent is banned from running in the election. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The EU and Ukraine: a Partnership Tested by Reforms
Invitation Only Research Event 26 March 2018 – 12:00 to 13:30Add to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, London Peter Wagner, Head of the EU’s …read more Source: Chatham...
Dynamism Hallmark of China-Russia Relations
China and Russia have been cooperating closely over the past three decades. But since the Ukraine crisis, the process has become more dynamic. Moscow and Beijing are now coordinating their policies on a wider range of issues. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
