Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine-Russia Truck Dispute at Impasse
Moscow could extend its ban on Ukrainian trucks to other forms of transport, PM Medvedev warns. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia-Ukraine Road Blockades Hit Trade
February 15, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukrainian Top Prosecutor Quits in Disgust Over Corruption
For the second time this month, a high official has resigned, blaming high officials for stifling reform. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Human Rights in Ukraine in 2015: Key Trends
This overview of the human rights situation is the first section of the Ukrainian human rights organizations’ Report ‘Human Rights in Ukraine – 2015′ which is published each year by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Will Economics Threaten Putin’s Position?
The slide in the value of the Rouble reveals weaknesses in the Russian economy. However, it is unclear whether such difficulties will loosen President’s Putin’s grip on power. In recent weeks, President Vladmir Putin has made two big speeches in December: one annual address to the Federal Assembly on 4 December and one annual press...
Militarising the EU Migration Plan: A Flawed Approach
The plan announced by EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini in May to combat human smuggling in the Mediterranean demonstrated a failure of EU advisers, ministers and bodies to understand the entirety of the problem to be addressed, to seek relevant lessons on counter-migration policy, or to develop the kind of comprehensive approach that...
Observers: Fighting Flares In Eastern Ukraine, Residents In ‘Dire’ Situation
OSCE Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier says it’s difficult for the OSCE monitors to determine whether Russian soldiers and arms are crossing into Ukraine now because they only have a mandate to observe at two border crossings, where they are positioned on the Russian side. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Donbas militants could sentence Ukrainian hostages to death for ’spying’
The first official ‘death penalty’ in the so-called ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ [‘DNR’] was announced on Feb 12, following new seizures of civilians, such as 60-year-old academic Ihor Kozlovsky and assertions that the Kremlin-backed militants are not holding hostages, only people accused of ‘crimes’ who could face...
Portman, Durbin, Shaheen, and Senate Ukraine Caucus Reaffirm Commitment to Help Ukraine Take on Corruption
Senators Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Petro Poroshenko Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on European Affairs spearheaded a letter expressing concern to Ukrainian...
Technocrats Are Not the Answer to Ukraine’s Woes
Transatlantic TakePhoto: Evgeniy Maloletka, The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Just over a week ago, the dramatic resignation of Ukraine’s respected economy minister, Aivaras Abramovicius — and his accusation that the country’s leaders continue to tolerate corruption — led many Western analysts and officials to call for non-political...
