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...
Media contacts on situation in Ukraine
Media representatives looking for English language comment in London, Kyiv or other major cities of the world, please feel free to contact Andy Hunder at the Ukrainian Institute in London [email protected] [email protected] Tel. +447963215265 …read more Source: Ukrainian Institute,...
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...
