Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Confrontation With the West Becomes Personal for Putin—and Inescapable
Last week’s (January 26) reporting in the Western media that the United States government was linking Russian President Vladimir Putin to corruption has rocked Russian domestic politics. Specifically, a recent BBC documentary carried remarks to this effect by Acting US Treasury Department Under Secretary Adam J. Szubin, who heads the Office...
New Emerging Global Trends
I would like to begin by thanking Professor Vaneeta Patnaik for inviting me on behalf of the National Institute of Juridical Sciences, and the Ministry of External Affairs for making it possible for me to come to Kolkata. I also want to commend Pranaav Gupta and his open minded student collaborators, for inviting me to speak based on having found...
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...
