Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Annual Report-2014
The opening address 2014 will go down in history as the year of unprecedented drama and dynamic events for Ukraine. The country underwent the Maidan shootings, the annexation of Crimea, and the commencement of the Russian military aggression on its territory. The state mechanisms had to be almost completely overhauled and reanimated. The Razumkov...
Russia is deliberately discrediting Ukraine and Ukrainians
Deputy Director, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told the UNIAN news agency about the pressure of Russian authorities and media on Ukrainian citizens. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has recently initiated a criminal case concerning the desecration of symbols of...
State-owned companies should operate on the basis of transparent rules
Leading expert of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Viktor Zamiatin told the Inforesist website how to prevent conflicts between Ukrainian business and politics. The only way out of the conflict between Kolomoiskyi and Poroshenko is the work of the three branches of government focused on preparing acts to govern the rules of...
Ukrainians place responsibility for the economic situation on the prime minister
Director of Sociological Service of the Razumkov Centre Andriy Bychenko told the Radio Svoboda news agency about the prime minister’s approval raititng. People’s Front, which ranked first in the parliamentary election last year, has lost electoral support the most. The main reason for the decline in popularity of the prime...
Reconciliation with Donbas will be possible only if the border is sealed
Moscow maintains that rebel leaders should negotiate a settlement directly with Kiev before reintegrating their territories into Ukraine and accepting government rule. But authorities in Kiev say elections must first be held under Ukrainian law in the rebel-held region. Only then can discussions take place about a redistribution of regional...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №15
The new issue of the Razumkov Centre Newsletter contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №15...
Wolf Pack vs. Bear
Having now had a year’s time to get better acquainted with their new Ukrainian friends and the neighborhood overall, Europeans are losing their taste for economic sanctions on Russia. Contrary to American assurances, economic warfare against Russia meant to compel the return of Crimea to Ukraine hasn’t worked. Nor did the Ukrainian...
Moscow Is Ready to Supply Iran With Powerful S-300 Missiles
This week (April 13), President Vladimir Putin signed an ukaz (presidential decree) to allow the export of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Iran. Putin’s decision overruled a previous ukaz signed by then-president Dmitry Medvedev, on September 22, 2010, which incorporated into Russian law United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929...
NATO Chief Concerned at Increase in Ukraine Violence
April 16, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukrainian Fighter Pilot’s Case More About Politics, Less About Law, Says Attorney
When Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine captured a fighter pilot loyal to Kyiv in June 2014, they got more than they bargained for. Nearly a year later, Nadiya Savchenko is on trial in Russia, and at the center of an international imbroglio. “This isn’t an ordinary case,” Russian attorney Mark Feygin said at the Atlantic Council...
