Ukraine: Journalists Detained, Denied Entry
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Ukrainian military and security services have detained three journalists with Russian news services, and border police have denied three more entry to Ukraine in recent days. (Moscow) – Ukrainian military and security services have detained three journalists with Russian news services, and border police have...
EU leaders: The key to moving forward in our relationship with Ukraine is in Kyiv, not Brussels
Written Interview by Commission President Barroso and HRVP Ashton for The Razumkov Centre …read more Source: Razumkov...
Anyone But Yulia
Ukraine is wounded as I have never seen it. The last several months have taken a toll on its people, and today, an old imperial master is slowly dismembering a country too shell-shocked and too trapped to fully respond. Abandoned by a West that is both too timid and too lethargic, riven by internal strife, and with an economy teetering on the...
Gazprom wants to buy the Ukrainian gas pipeline system at a reduced price
The media have reported the final estimate of the Ukrainian gas pipeline system (GPS). The price was 26 to 29 billion USD. This amount shall become a starting point in creation of the gas pipeline consortium with Russian Gazprom to manage the GPS. Radio Holos Stolytsi asked Director of Energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko...
Ukraine: Investigate Odessa Deaths
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Ukrainian government investigation into the violence in Odessa on May 2, 2014, should be thorough, impartial, and capable of ensuring that those responsible are held accountable, Human Rights Watch said today in a joint statement with Amnesty International. (Berlin) – The Ukrainian government...
Geopolitical analysis of the balance of forces and its changes against the background of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict
The Russo-Ukrainian conflict was a manifestation of changes and a milestone in the world order and security environment. It revealed the factors and possible negative effects of imbalance of forces on the international scene. This article examines the world trends and the balance of forces in the regions close to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Captives Describe Brutal Beatings
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Self-proclaimed authorities in eastern Ukraine should immediately release people held in captivity and put an end to abductions by armed men acting on their behalf. (Donetsk) – Self-proclaimed authorities in eastern Ukraine should immediately release people held in captivity and put an end to abductions by...
Toward a Unified Theory of Russian Empire
Reports from Ukraine’s security services — allowing for the usual fog of war — that known fighting elements from Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester region have been active in Eastern Ukraine are a sign of several, related, ominous developments in the recent efforts by Russian President Vladimir Putin to resurrect a Russian...
Ukraine: End Politically Motivated Abuses
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The escalating crisis in Ukraine is putting journalists and political activists at increasing risk of political-motivated violence, such as unlawful detention, abduction and assaults. Steps to address the political crisis should include undertakings to end abuses against perceived opponents, the immediate release...
Georgia’s Mixed Signals and the Eastern Partnership’s Future
The events of the last five months have brought home the dangers of a blase attitude for Europe. It is something of an open question as to whether that lesson has been learned. Georgia may be putting the question to the test. As everyone has once again learned, Georgia lost control of its two longtime breakaway provinces, South Ossetia and...
