Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin Re-election Seems Assured, Pollsters Say
Russian leader’s popularity soars ahead of his expected participation in presidential elections in 2018. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hollande and Schäuble warn UK’s single market access could be imperilled by Brexit
Hollande and Schäuble warn UK’s single market access could be imperilled by BrexitSpeaking after the conclusion of yesterday’s Anglo-French summit in Amiens, French President Francois Hollande claimed that “There will be consequences if the United Kingdom is to leave the EU… in many areas: on the single market, on financial trade, on...
Ukraine Pond
…read more Source: International Institute for Strategic...
Netherlands Referendum on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
This blog provides an overview of the origins and implications of Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. …read more Source: The Institute of International and European...
US ambassador: ‘Ukraine fatigue’ in Europe is major risk for Kyiv
EXCLUSIVE / Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the US ambassador to Ukraine, told EurActiv that Kyiv had made a courageous choice for democracy and freedom, but now faces the perils of “Ukraine fatigue” among its European allies. EurActiv reports from Kyiv. …read more Source:...
Separatist Convoy Linked to MH17 Buk Transport
At 9:40am on the morning of 17 July 2014, the first mention of a Buk missile launcher in Donetsk reached the internet. This came in the form of a post on the “Donetsk is Ukraine!” VKontakte (VK) community, warning of the Buk’s arrival from Makeevka and the presence of three civilian vehicles: Link (Archive 1 / Archive 2) “Bad news. Around...
How a democratic tool became a threat to democracy
The author describes how a referendum once introduced as the ultimate form of democracy has been hijacked in Holland, and is serving those in Russia whose basic rules of the game are simple – that the EU should crumble before Russia goes down the drain …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
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...
