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: Displaced People Need Urgent Help
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Ukrainian authorities have not provided adequate protection and assistance to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who were forced to flee their homes, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Petro Poroshenko. People have fled because of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the ongoing armed conflict...
Compassion to the relatives of MH17 flight passengers and crew
We offer our heartfelt compassion to the relatives of those passengers and crew who will not see their loved ones again. For months we have shed tears over our own dead. We have tears left for the innocent victims of this crime. Ukrainian Institute in London For media assistance, comment and analysis: Andy Hunder, Director of the Ukrainian...
Increasing arms production requires a comprehensive review of the security sector
During the visit to Slovyansk on 8 July 2014, President Petro Poroshenko stated that Ukraine was going to increase the production volumes of its own arms to meet the needs of the military personnel, which, according to him, would result into preparing changes to the state defence order, informs the news agency RBK-Ukrayina. Director of Military...
Briefing Note: Russia Fails to Meet PM’s Conditions – Must Face New Sanctions
See attached latest Ukrainian Institute – Ukraine Briefing Note 5 to Members of Parliament Conditions set for Russia On 5 June 2014 in Brussels on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, Prime Minister David Cameron laid down three clearly articulated conditions regarding de-escalation in Ukraine that Russia must meet or face further...
