Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine’s Yanukovich says assets seizure is attempt to hide Kiev’s failings
Ukraine’s parliament provisionally approved on Thursday a law allowing the government to seize what it says are offshore assets of the Kremlin-backed former president without a court order. Insert_paragraph_text_here Reuters: Ukraine’s Yanukovich says assets seizure is attempt to hide Kiev’s failings …read more Source: The...
President Poroshenko meets with Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Martin Schulz
Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande in the course of the working visit to Brussels. The parties discussed fulfillment of the Minsk agreements and political situation in Ukraine. The leaders of Germany and France confirmed that the EU sanctions against Russia...
Court arrests ex-head of NBU in absentia
The Kyiv Pechersky District Court has approved the arrest of former National Bank of Ukraine Chairman Ihor Sorkin, who is sought by Ukrainian law-enforcement agencies on suspicion of embezzlement. The corresponding court ruling was recorded in the State Court Rulings Register on March 1. The decision was made by the investigating judge at the...
The Rule of Law in Contemporary Ukraine
This paper assesses the internal and external hurdles that are delaying the reform process in post-Euromaidan Ukraine, particularly when it comes to the rule of law. Some of the problems include 1) actually being able to measure rule of law reforms in the government and justice sector; 2) the low level of public sector accountability; 3) the...
Brussels Forum 2016: Russia, Ukraine, and the Future of Europe
…read more Source: The German Marshall Fund of the United...
Russia in Ukraine: The Greatest Challenge to the European Security Order
European sanctions on Russia cannot be eased until Moscow fulfils commitments it made under the Minsk agreements to pull its troops and weaponry out of eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian control of its state borders is restored. Despite persistent Russian denials, regular Russian troops remain in Donbas and Moscow continues to provide military...
Russia’s New Divisions
Moscow has announced that it will establish four new divisions – but where will they be and will they enhance capability? map_-_possible_locations_of_new_russian_divisions.pdfRussian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu’s recent announcement that three new combined-arms divisions would be established in the western part of Russia this year has...
Russian Media Leaks Sensitive Details of Armenia’s Defense Posture
In February, Russian sources confirmed a $200 million loan to Armenia. The loan—extended by Moscow to allow Armenia to buy up-to-date Russian weapons—had been promised in June 2015 (see EDM, June 29, 2015). In a rather unusual manner, and contrary to the agreement’s confidentiality clause, the Russian media published a list of weapons to be...
Russia’s Evolving Role in the Caucasus.
…Undoubtedly, Russia’s strategic position in the Caucasus faces vulnerabilities that the West, Turkey and others appear willing to exploit. Russia will remain the region’s dominant military power for the near future, but its economic issues and security commitments in Ukraine and Syria could make sustaining influence in the Caucasus —...
The ulterior motive behind Russia’s partial Syria withdrawal
With great fanfare and “surprise” Russia once again seemingly out-maneuvered Western leadership in Syria. While much ink has been spilled debating whether President Vladimir Putin is executing a sound strategy—or is merely a tactical opportunist—it is clear that he has achieved his primary strategic goal: making Russia geopolitically relevant...
