Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Future of Mykolayiv, the Future of Ukraine
In many ways, the problems facing the city of Mykolayiv since the October 2015 local elections are a microcosm of the challenges facing Ukraine’s national leaders. The new mayor, with a strong track record of engaging with civil society on anti-corruption efforts and a fresh face to city politics, faces huge obstacles from old faces who...
Russia’s Long War on Ukraine
Russia’s political leadership has pursued a consistent policy of pushing a reluctant Ukraine into evolving Moscow-led Eurasian economic integration projects, which are in fact geopolitical and aimed at establishing Russian strategic control over the post-Soviet area. Due to its size, potential, and historical closeness to Russia, Ukraine...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Says Sanctions Against Russia Must Remain
February 1, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
“Untangling Russia’s Puzzle: Past Lessons and Future Outlook” Seminar
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TERRORISM STUDIES AT POTOMAC INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES A Special Seminar “Untangling Russia’s Puzzle: Past Lessons and Future Outlook” What are the lessons of Russia’s adversarial dynamic with the West from the Cold War era to the current crisis in Ukraine? Can Russia become a strategic partner with the...
German Police Disprove Gang-Rape by Migrants
There is no evidence of a sexual offence against the 13-year-old girl from a Russian-speaking community in Berlin, German prosecutors said. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Currency Falls Most in World on Dollar Curbs, IMF Delay
Ukraine’s hryvnia headed for the worst weekly depreciation in the world as the central bank limited the supply of dollars to protect reserves amid a delay in negotiations to release the next part of a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan.The Washington-based IMF has withheld a third $1.7 billion loan tranche since September after...
Foreign Ministry calls on Russia to stop the persecution in Crimea
Ukraine is deeply concerned about the continuation of violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by Russia in the Crimea and in parts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. This is stated in the statement of the MFA of Ukraine. It notes that the reports of international organizations and human rights institutions unanimously fixed mass...
Rada approves arrest of Klyuyev
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine gave consent from the third try on Thursday to criminal prosecution, detention and arrest of MP Serhiy Klyuyev, former ally of disgraced ex-president Viktor Yanukovych. Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Sevruk addressed the parliament’s meeting, reporting on the results of the investigation which had...
Import Substitution is Not an Optimal Policy Solution for Ukraine
As a result of the import substitution policy, the price for a product eventually goes up and, in fact, consumers will be paying a higher price due to the inefficiency of domestic producers. VOX: Import Substitution is Not an Optimal Policy Solution for Ukraine …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Mr. Lavrov, Russia, and the Budapest Memorandum
Russia used military force to seize and illegally annex Crimea, and it supported armed separatism in eastern Ukraine, including with leadership, funding, heavy weapons, and intervention by regular units of the Russian army. Moscow has also imposed a trade embargo on Ukraine. Those actions violate most provisions of the Budapest Memorandum....
