Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia Sends Troops, Equipment to Ukraine Border; Probe Questions Azerbaijan Privatization
Plus, Putin says the FIFA arrests are U.S. overreach and another Kremlin critic falls gravely ill. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Secret Funerals
Sgt. Leonid Kichatkin of the Russian 76th Airborne Division and Russian soldier Anton Tumanov died in August 2014 while fighting in eastern Ukraine. Their deaths amply demonstrate that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that there are no Russian troops in Ukraine is false. …read more Source: Atlantic...
“Putin. War:” The Making of the Nemtsov Report
A discussion with Ilya Yashin, Russian opposition activist and organizer of the posthumous publication (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) On February 27, 2015, the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated in view of the Moscow Kremlin. Two days prior, he had approached his friend Ilya Yashin to ask for his assistance on a...
The Kremlin Grows Nervous About the Future—and With Good Reason
It is still difficult to figure out what sorts of conclusions President Vladimir Putin drew from the long meeting he held with US Secretary of State John Kerry two weeks ago (May 12), in Sochi (see EDM, May 19). But the recent behavior of top Russian officials betrays much apparent anxiety and even nervousness about the future in the halls of...
The EU’s Growing Credibility Deficit
In their quest to deepen ties with the EU, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are taking serious risks and enduring considerable hardships. The longer the EU responds to these efforts with indifference and indecision, the faster it will drive its eastern “partners” into Russia’s embrace. …read more Source: Project Syndicate...
Video: Statesmen’s Forum: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General
Please join us for a Statesmen’s Forum featuring NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he considers the challenges facing the Transatlantic Alliance and the ways in which NATO must adapt. What are the challenges posed by a more assertive Russia? Are its aggressive actions in Ukraine part of a larger pattern? read more …read more...
Brookings hosts Vice President Joe Biden for remarks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Event Information May 27, 2015 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM EDTOnline Only Live Webcast Video of this event will be posted here shortly. Sparked by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the current toxic state of Russia-Ukraine relations has been at the forefront of foreign policy...
Russia And Ukraine Trade Turnover Falls By Two-Thirds
May 27, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
LIVE WEBCAST – Brookings hosts Vice President Joe Biden for remarks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Event Information May 27, 2015 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM EDTOnline Only Live Webcast Sparked by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the current toxic state of Russia-Ukraine relations has been at the forefront of foreign policy discussions. On May 27, Brookings will host Vice...
Serbia’s Vucic in Historic Visit to Tirana, Kazakhstan’s Gay Propaganda Law Ditched for …
Plus, Russian scientists are outraged over a grant-making foundation’s inclusion on the ‘foreign agent’ list, and Putin’s New Russia dream founders on the rocks of reality. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
