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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Fighting Back: New Bill Aims to Counter Russian Disinformation
      Mar18

      Fighting Back: New Bill Aims to Counter Russian Disinformation

      Russia’s attempts to win over hearts and minds in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and beyond are succeeding—in large part because of the United States’ disengagement in the information arena, say experts. In response, Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a bill on March 16 that would significantly beef up the...

      Moldovan Gang Accused of Masterminding Italian Art Theft
      Mar18

      Moldovan Gang Accused of Masterminding Italian Art Theft

      Guard may have helped armed thieves lift valuable Renaissance works from Verona’s Castelvecchio Museum. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Why non-recognition matters in Crimea
      Mar18

      Why non-recognition matters in Crimea

      Europe will need to be in for the long-haul on non-recognition of Russia’s annexation …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...

      EU leaders agree to submit watered-down offer to Turkey
      Mar18

      EU leaders agree to submit watered-down offer to Turkey

      EU leaders agree to submit watered-down offer to TurkeyEU leaders have agreed on the terms of the draft migrant deal that will be presented to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in Brussels today. The latest draft reportedly includes clearer assurances that asylum claims lodged on the Greek islands will be assessed individually – a move aimed...

      Crimea: No Stability under Occupation
      Mar18

      Crimea: No Stability under Occupation

      Two years on from annexation, Russia’s control of Crimea remains fraught with the difficulties …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...

      Putin can’t last forever. Will a post-Putin Russia look like Syria today?
      Mar18

      Putin can’t last forever. Will a post-Putin Russia look like Syria today?

      By Maria Snegovaya March 16 Russian politicians often suggest that a post-Putin future would look like Syria’s: a bloody civil war. During his address to the United Nations in 2015, for example, Putin suggested that the export of so-called democratic revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa led to violence, poverty and social...

      Going the Distance, Together: Transatlantic Leadership Amid Crisis on the Home Front
      Mar18

      Going the Distance, Together: Transatlantic Leadership Amid Crisis on the Home Front

      This is part of a series from our Young Professionals Summit, a side event of Brussels Forum. During the inaugural session of the GMF Young Professionals Summit, European and North American leaders challenged young Altanticists to consider the causes and effects of overlapping crises spanning the two continents. Europe and North America face...

      Poroshenko vows to end political crisis, wins promise of visa-free travel
      Mar18

      Poroshenko vows to end political crisis, wins promise of visa-free travel

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to reassure the EU on Thursday (17 March) that his country would soon overcome a political crisis that has rattled Western lenders, and he won support for Kyiv’s cherished goal of visa-free travel in Europe for its citizens. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine Lists Individuals It Wants EU To Blacklist Over Savchenko Trial
      Mar18

      Ukraine Lists Individuals It Wants EU To Blacklist Over Savchenko Trial

      Ukraine has identified nearly 50 people it considers responsible for the “illegal detention and falsified trial” of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko and has urged the European Union to impose sanctions against them. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...

      Russia to criminalize Crimean Tatar Mejlis for refusal to collaborate
      Mar18

      Russia to criminalize Crimean Tatar Mejlis for refusal to collaborate

      The Mejlis, or representative assembly of the Crimean Tatar people is likely to be criminalized on the basis of unwarranted warnings about supposed ‘extremism’ or criminal charges brought for opposing Russian occupation of Crimea. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...