Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin Threatens Repercussions for Turkey’s Downing of Russian Jet
Syrian Turkmen fighters, a Turkey-backed rebel group in Syria, claim they shot Russian pilots as they descended by parachute. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea Struggles with Ukraine’s New Energy “War”
Ordinary residents of Crimea are hostages of a hybrid political struggle between Ukraine and Russia. Crimea is pinning its hopes on new Russian energy projects to relieve itself of its energy dependency on Ukraine. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ukraine should set royalties based on impartial methodology, not political agreements
Ukraine should develop a methodology for determining royalties for the use of oil and gas extraction mineral resources but not set them on the basis of political agreements, in particular by making them depend on the national budget deficit, the director of energy programs at the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko has said, reports Interfax...
Putin wants to show that the West needs his help to solve the conflict in Syria
In Ukraine there is great concern that Putin’s Russia is simply waiting, and that the Syria intervention is just part of the strategy, and that if he’s successful there, Europe and NATO won’t object to his seizure of more of Ukraine, which is not a NATO ally, reports McClatchyDC website. “In Syria, he’s wants to show the...
Clash of the Titans brings down a Russian jet
Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet on the Syrian border on Wednesday has sparked a debate over whether this incident could lead to a full-fledged military confrontation between the two countries. The close economic interdependence that bolsters the current Turkish-Russian relationship would seem an incentive for both sides to keep the...
Ukraine, Russia Face All-Out Trade War As Tensions Over Crimea Resurge
November 24, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Wanted: A Strong Stand Against Russia
The shoot-down by Turkish fighters of a Russian warplane in Turkish airspace is an event of major significance in Syria, Ukraine, and beyond. The savage attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Paris on Nov. 13 has prompted French President François Hollande to seek a grand coalition with the United States and Russia against...
Making Sense of Mariupol’s Messy Elections
As cities finished counting the votes from Ukraine’s second round of mayoral elections, Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk in the Donetsk region still haven’t held elections. Mariupol, which over the last nineteen months has been a strategic target of pro-Russian separatists, has become a political battleground. Local elections that were...
Russia’s Supreme Court to Hear Ukrainian Filmmaker’s Appeal
Lawyer for Crimea native Oleg Sentsov, jailed for 20 years on terrorism charges, hopes for reduced sentence. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New poll shows majority of British voters back Brexit, as Leave.EU proposes merger with rival Vote Leave campaign
New poll shows majority of British voters back Brexit, as Leave.EU proposes merger with rival Vote Leave campaignA new ORB poll for The Independent conducted in the wake of the Paris attacks has support for leaving the EU at 52% compared to 48% support for staying in. It is the first time that a majority has declared itself in favour of Brexit in...
