Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 13 October 2014
This report is for media and the general public. Focusing on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol/Memorandum, the SMM continued monitoring Donetsk and Luhansk areas where sporadic artillery shelling was still reported and observed. The SMM also gathered additional information about the concrete future implementation process in Ukraine of the...
Parliamentary election will be a landmark for Ukraine
During the cold winter, when thousands of Ukrainians flocked to the now famous Maidan Square in central Kyiv, they did so with three very clear demands. The first, was the removal of former president Yanukovych, which was achieved in February. The second, a new presidential election, was achieved in May. But for the third, new parliamentary...
Participation in the discussion “The Price of Freedom” during the German Weeks in Ukraine
During the German Weeks in Ukraine, on 10 October 2014, a podium discussion The Price of Freedom was held in the National Parliamentary Library, which was attended by Legal Research Consultant of the Razumkov Centre Viktor Musiyaka. The event was held against the backdrop of the recent transformation processes in Ukraine, and internal and...
The EU could have already given up Russian gas but is attracted by the low price
Europeans are currently reconsidering cooperation with Gazprom, and will slowly move away from Russian gas but it will not happen immediately. This opinion was expressed by Director of Energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko when commenting on the information that, despite the sanctions, Gazprom may get the largest gas...
Findings of the sociological study Citizens of Ukraine on Security: Assessment, Threats, Solutions to Problems
On 7 October 2014, the Razumkov Centre held a press conference Citizens of Ukraine on Security: Assessment, Threats, Solutions to Problems At the press conference, the findings of the sociological study of the Razumkov Centre were presented. The press conference was held by – Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and...
OSCE Ministerial Council to meet in Basel, Switzerland, on 4-5 December, media accreditation now open
BERN, 13 October 2014 – The 21st OSCE Ministerial Council will take place on 4 and 5 December 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. The event will be held at the invitation of the 2014 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE....
Media briefing by Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine today in Kyiv
KYIV, 13 October 2014 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine will hold a media briefing in Kyiv today, Monday, at 12:00 noon local time, at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre, Hotel Ukraina, 3/F. Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the SMM, and Michael Bociurkiw, Mission Spokesperson, will talk about the SMM’s...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 9 October 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM noted a decrease in violence in a number of areas in Donbas. The lustration issue was debated in Lviv and Odesa. The deputy chief of police in Kupyansk (140km southwest of Kharkiv city) told the SMM that a police checkpoint in Petropavlovka (10km further west) was set to be re-enforced with...
OSCE remains at forefront of conflict resolution through mediation, say participants of high-level meeting in Vienna
VIENNA, 10 October 2014 – Mediation, now more than ever, is an important tool for resolving conflicts through peaceful means, and the OSCE remains at the forefront of conflict resolution as a mediator, providing support as well as sharing expertise and knowledge, said participants of a high-level conference on mediation in the OSCE area,...
