Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine MPs Approve Tit-For-Tat Russian Trade Embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered free trade with Ukraine to be suspended in a decree last week which cited “extraordinary […]...
Abolition of the free trade zone will not significantly affect the trade volumes between Ukraine and Russia
In the comment to the website Hlavred, Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn spoke about the consequences which the abolition of the free trade zone with Russia would have for Ukraine’s economy. Everything that could happen already had. In fact, the free trade zone was not working for us – since 2006, we...
Russia, IS and the Future of NATO
The years 2014-15 were a watershed for European security. The hope that NATO could enjoy a strategic pause and peace dividend after the end of its operation in Afghanistan has been dashed, as direct threats to the alliance have emerged at the Eastern and Southern flanks. Whether NATO manages to find an effective response to this situation will...
NATO considers whether potential members can bring more security to the alliance
Co-director of Foreign relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk appeared on Ukraine Today’s Viewpoint discussing perspectives and obstacles of Ukraine’s membership in NATO. – I would ask you how far is Ukraine on the way to its membership in NATO? Up to now, I think Ukraine is still on the...
Russian Energy Policies Revisited
This paper focuses on 1) Russia’s energy policies since the political crises in and around Ukraine, and 2) the significant structural changes that are occurring in the country’s gas, oil and electricity sectors. More specifically, the text’s authors contemplate the future of EU-Russia energy relations and how Russia’s...
A Dilemma in the Crackdown on Corruption in Ukraine
It is primarily the responsibility of Mr. Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to accelerate their attempts to crack down on corruption. But civil society must also be more pragmatic. It does no good to demand that all corrupt practices be punished at once. Activists from civil society, many of them Western-funded are often part […]...
U.S. Adds Companies, People to Russia Sanctions List on Ukraine
By Yuliya Fedorinova (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury Department expanded sanctions related to Russia’s role in the Ukrainian crisis on Tuesday, adding 34 companies and people to its list in a move the Kremlin said would damage relations. Fourteen of the individuals and entities are “linked to those that have engaged in serious and sustained...
US Sanctions over Ukraine Extended to More Persons and Companies
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and companies that have been circumventing US and international restrictions. Many of the newly sanctioned persons or entities are associated with, or are subsidiaries, of previously sanctioned persons or entities. Officials said the actions...
Viktor Yanukovych Among Most Corrupt Public Officials
Transparency International has listed Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s ousted president, as among the fifteen most corrupt public officials in the world. Also on the list were Dominican Republic Senator Felix Bautista, Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras, FIFA, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and the Foundation of Akhmad...
Best of TOL for 2015
Our favorite stories of the year. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
