Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Yet Another Activist Sentenced in Baku, Bosnian Crime Gang Gets 95 Years
Plus, Russians drop off the richest-of-the-rich list and a patch of ground in the Balkans becomes a libertarian mecca. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
News Release: New Book on Ukraine Calls for Sweeping Political, Economic, and Government Reforms
Ukraine, facing an existential crisis after years of political, economic, and military turmoil, must undertake sweeping reforms to achieve prosperity and independence, according to a new book by Anders Åslund published by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. …read more Source: Peterson Institute for International...
Ukraine had a shock without therapy
Language English Macroeconomic situation of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, current political circumstances in the region and the tensions in the post-Soviet countries were the main topics discussed during the macroeconomic workshop “Mapping out vulnerable sectors in Eastern partnership countries” on 16 April in Warsaw. Experts Małgorzata McKenzie...
Russland und der Atomkonflikt mit Iran
Trotz der Eiszeit in den Beziehungen zwischen Moskau und dem Westen spielt Russland eine konstruktive Rolle in den Atomverhandlungen der E3+3 (Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien + China, Russland, USA) mit Iran. Russland unterstützt die am 2. April 2015 in Lausanne erreichte Verständigung über Eckpunkte eines Abkommens, mit dem der...
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...