Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine files lawsuit over Nord Stream II construction
Ukraine has filed a suit in court regarding the construction of Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said at a meeting with Slovakian Minister of Foreign Affairs Miroslav Laichak in Kyiv on Monday, February 1. “I would like to inform that Ukraine has filed a suit […] …read more...
Ukraine: successful diversification of gas supply
The geographical structure of gas imports to Ukraine in 2015 confirms that Kyiv has succeeded in reducing its dependence on Russia. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The resignation of Ukraine’s Minister of Economy
Minister Abromavičius, together with the other foreign specialists asked to join the government, were supposed to step up the reform process. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Only Presidential Leadership Can Avert Ukraine’s Perfect Storm
The resignation of Ukraine’s Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius exposes how Ukraine’s political system works. Just as in established democracies, technocrats and experts have to make common cause with politicians and ideologues. The only way to satisfy both the anticorruption reformers and the need for stability is for the...
US to bolster military presence in Europe
Alleging that the Russian aggression in Ukraine has left countries in Eastern Europe concerned about their safety, US President Barack Obama today announced to strengthen America’s robust military posture in the region. The Pentagon quadrupled its budget from USD 789 million to more than USD 3.4 billion for military spending in Europe. BS:...
Ukraine’s economy minister Abromavicius quits
Ukraine’s economy minister Aivaras Abromavicius has resigned in dramatic fashion, blaming senior figures in the pro-Western government for blocking his attempts at reform and enabling widespread corruption. Ukraine’s economy minister’s resignation is a blow to Petro Poroshenko’s ruling coalition, which is facing calls for...
Ukrainian Economy Minister Quits as Government Cracks Widen
Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius stepped down, saying he won’t be a “puppet” to other state officials who he claims are blocking reforms to turn the war-torn country’s economy around and attract investments. Abromavicius said politicians, including some from the office of President Petro Poroshenko, have increased...
Lowdown on Obama’s State of the Union Address
President Obama headed to the Capitol to deliver his final State of the Union (SOTU) address on January 12, 2016. It is an American tradition that every year the US President addresses the nation about the existing state of affairs of the union, including foreign affairs of the country. There is a need to analyse some points of our concern in his...
Russian LGBT Activist Convicted Under ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
Sergei Alekseenko, who led a group providing LGBT people legal and psychosocial support, is the fifth person charged under the law. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia is turning Crimea into a military base
In the comment to the website Novoe Vremia, Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi spoke about how Russia was turning Crimea into a military base to confront NATO, and explained why Ukraine would not be able to return the peninsula in the nearest future. In Crimea, Russia is using the principle of forward...
