Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Where now if Nadiya Savchenko refuses even water?
In protest over the sudden refusal to let her give her final statement, Nadiya Savchenko has announced that from Friday she will refuse even water. Her defiance is courageous as ever, her speech stirring, but the chilling fear remains that the Kremlin will not react. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Reshat Ametov, Slain Symbol of Struggle Against Russian Invasion of Crimea
It is two years since 39-year-old Reshat Ametov came out in silent protest against the Russian soldiers who had seized control in his native Crimea. The Crimean Tatar father of three was abducted by pro-Russian paramilitaries and tortured to death …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Transparency International calls for progress in the investigation Yanukovych’s assets
On the second anniversary of when former Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych fled his country, Transparency International called on Ukrainian authorities to fully investigate the former president’s corruption-related crimes, to bring him to justice and to begin efforts to ensure the return of billions of euros of stolen assets. The...
Fighting to Survive Budget Contraction, Kremlin Tries to Fix Oil Prices
On March 1, President Vladimir Putin gathered the CEOs of Russia’s oil majors in the Kremlin to discuss a possible freeze of crude production to boost oil prices. Oil is Russia’s main export commodity and the main source of state revenue. Putin commended the “healthy state of the oil industry”—in 2015, Russia increased oil production...
Remembering Boris Nemtsov
Boris Nemtsov’s legacy and his final project—exposing the Kremlin’s role in the war in Ukraine—were remembered at an event in Washington to mark the first anniversary of his assassination. “He was a man of great values,” said Paula J. Dobriansky, a Senior Fellow at Harvard University and an Atlantic Council board director. Nemtsov was...
Russian adventurism and the U.S. long game
Russia today poses a greater foreign policy and security challenge to the United States and its Western allies than at any time since the height of the Cold War. Its annexation of Crimea, war in Ukraine’s Donbas region, and military intervention in Syria have upended Western calculations from Eastern Europe to the Middle East....
EU-US Security Forum – The European security order after Crimea
What’s next for the European security order? …read more Source: European Policy...
Study Visit of EU Thought Leaders to Ukraine. Photos. Day 2
The Institute of World Policy organized the study visit of the 26 thought leaders from key EU member states on March 1-2, 2016. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Obama Prolongs Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Crisis
March 3, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Gloom Deepens Over Ukraine Peace Deal Before Paris Meeting
March 3, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
