Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin Transformed from Stubborn Holdout to Star at G20
At the G-20 meeting in Antalya, Turkey, on November 16, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin proposed that Russia could restructure the $3 billion Eurobond that he lent former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in December 2013. It comes due on December 20.This was a sudden change of policy. Until that moment, the Kremlin had insisted on...
Someone Wants War with Russia
Something very odd is going on in Washington. I recently attended and spoke at a conference in Washington on “realism and restraint” as a broad formula to reform US foreign policy. Most presentations reflected that agenda more-or-less but oddly one of the speakers said that it was necessary for the United States to mark its place in the world...
Russia Offers to Extend Ukraine’s Debt Payments
Move comes as West opens channels to Moscow in wake of Paris atrocity. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The EU as a Regional Power: The Eastern Neighbourhood
02DecResearch EventThe EU as a Regional Power: The Eastern Neighbourhood2 Dec 2015 – 09:30 to 12:45Add to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, London Europe ProgrammeParticipantsHans-Peter Hinrichsen, Head of Division for Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Eastern Partnership, Auswärtiges AmtOrysia Lutsevych, Manager, Ukraine...
Kremlin: Terrorist Attack Downed Russian Plane Over Sinai
Putin vows to find and punish bombers, launches ‘revenge’ airstrikes in Syria. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Klitschko Re-elected Kyiv Mayor
Former boxer and Maidan leader defeats ex-Right Sector spokesman by wide margin. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The renewal of attacks in Donbas may be associated with changes in the Kremlin
In his column for the website Novoe Vremia, Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi described the possible causes of the renewal of attacks at the Ukrainian military by the separatists in Donbas. Yesterday, pro-Russian militants in Donbas attacked the positions of the Ukrainian military in all the sectors of the...
Idea of Merging Adygea with Krasnodar Region Reemerges Again
On November 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Adygea’s governor, Aslan Thakushinov. The governor boasted that economic conditions in the republic are improving under his leadership. According to Thakushinov, Adygea’s own revenues increased three-fold while the subsidies the republic receives from Moscow were reduced by over...
Russia’s Involvement in the Western Balkans Amplifies Intraregional Instability
For the second time in the past twelve months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced concerns about the long-term stability of the Western Balkans. Her first claim, made in November 2014, referred to Russia’s potential neo-imperial appetite in the region following the annexation of Crimea and continuing war in Ukraine (Mapo.al,...
Putin’s Russia Seeks Place in International Anti-Terrorism Coalition
President Vladimir Putin responded promptly to the November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris with a telegram to French President François Hollande that condemned the “barbaric nature of terrorism, which challenges human civilization” and called for unity in the struggle against this “evil” (Kremlin.ru, November 14). These words sounded similar to...
