Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Two scenarios for Ukraine after Putin’s withdrawal from Syria
In his column on the website Segodnia, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk described the two possible scenarios for Donbas after the withdrawal of part of the Russian troops from Syria. Putin surprised everyone again. His decision on the withdrawal from Syria is a complete...
For Ukraine, EU sanctions on Russia hang in the balance
Ukraine needs the West more than the West needs Ukraine, and the government is in no position to pressure the European Union. Writes Stratfor, the Global Intelligence company. …read more Source:...
Amnesty International’s call for Savchenko ’retrial’ is worse than silence
If Amnesty International has understood how flawed the trial in Russia of Ukrainian Nadiya Savchenko is, it must surely understand how extraordinary its demand for only a ‘retrial’ is. A retrial in which country? AI’s silence on the problem here is, unfortunately, not new. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
It’s Time to Sharpen NATO’s ‘Spearhead’ Force
Funding issues and decision-making challenges may render obsolete NATO’s “spearhead” force, which was set up in response to Russia’s military aggression along its eastern flank. This is another critical gap for NATO given Russia’s ramped up pressure on Eastern Europe, a move that has many Alliance officials even more worried...
Ukrainian Media Speculate That Akhmetov, Boyko May Head Rebel-Occupied Provinces
Two years since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and Moscow’s initiation of the war in Donbas, the peace process in Ukraine is at a standstill. Moreover, there are fears that after a pullout from Syria, Moscow may mount a new offensive in Ukraine (Segodnya.ua, March 18). On the other hand, if Moscow decides to back away from all-out...
Attack in Grozny on Member of Presidential Council Forces Kremlin Response
On March 16, a well-known human rights activist, Igor Kalyapin, who heads the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, was attacked in Grozny, Chechnya. Soon after Kalyapin’s arrival in Grozny, the administration of the hotel where he was staying asked him to leave the premises. After the rights activist stepped out of the hotel, a mob...
Did Putin win in Syria? Or is he cutting his losses?
By Putin’s own definition, Russia won in Syria By Sergey Aleksashenko Pavel and I agree that while the withdrawal of Russian military power from Syria came as a surprise in the immediate sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to pull out was logical given the circumstances he faced in Syria. Where we differ is in our...
Did Putin win in Syria? Or is he cutting his loses?
By Putin’s own definition, Russia won in Syria By Sergey Aleksashenko Pavel and I agree that while the withdrawal of Russian military power from Syria came as a surprise in the immediate sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to pull out was logical given the circumstances he faced in Syria. Where we differ is in our...
Marie Mendras: Western countries and international organizations will continue strongly support Ukraine
Marie Mendras, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy, German Marshall Fund (Washington, D.C), Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs …read more Source: Institute of World...
Ioannis Karras explains why European Union and European institutions are important for Ukraine
Ioannis Karras, Assistant Professor of History Freiburg University, Visiting Lecturer International Hellenic University Thessaloniki …read more Source: Institute of World...
