Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Event: A Conversation with the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton on Ukraine
David Lipton, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, engages in a dynamic conversation about the situation in Ukraine. Event materials are available online. …read more Source: Peterson Institute for International...
Money Crisis In Crimea: How Sanctions Against Russia Have Made Cash King
April 7, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Goldberg: Iran nuke deal, no deal at all
The first thing one needs to know about the nuclear deal with Iran is that it is not, in fact, a deal. You might be confused about this point, given that so many news outlets refers to a “deal” that doesn’t exist.In fairness, many do so simply for expediency’s sake. The various parties to the talks did come away with an agreement, but...
Poroshenko Open to Autonomy Referendum, Poland to Built Towers on Russian Border
Plus, Belarusian leader signs decree fining the unemployed; Czech politicians slam president over planned Moscow trip. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea – One year after Russian annexation
Why the international community shouldn’t forget about Crimea …read more Source: European Policy...
Mysterious Deaths in Ukraine
Following the murder of Russian opposition leader, and former Deputy Prime Minister, Boris Nemtsov in Moscow on Feb. 27, the West had a field day. Ranging from strong innuendo to outright accusation of a Kremlin-directed political murder, the Western media and politicians did not miss an opportunity to treat Russian President Vladimir Putin as a...
New director of the Ukrainian Institute in London to be appointed on 19 June
London / Lviv, 7 April 2015 The new director of the Ukrainian Institute in London will be presented at the Ukrainian Catholic University’s fundraising dinner on 19 June, 2015, at the Houses of Parliament in London. Andy Hunder, who has served as director since 2010 will be stepping down and relocating to Kyiv. Hunder will now focus on...
More Competition, Less Expensive Russian Gas in Ukraine’s Market (Part Two)
On April 2, Russian Gazprom and Naftohaz Ukrainy signed an agreement on natural gas sales-and-purchases to cover the next three months. Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized his government, which in turn instructed Gazprom, to sign this agreement, with a substantial price discount for the “Ukrainian partners” (Kremlin.ru, March 31). Valid...
Iranian Deal Leaves Russia in Deeper Isolation
Moscow tried its best to present the hard-negotiated deal in Lausanne, Switzerland, on curtailing and controlling the Iranian nuclear program as a success of its firm diplomatic position for a political solution to this formidable problem. In fact, however, Russia played, at best, a secondary role in achieving this breakthrough. Russian Foreign...
Dmitry Oreshkin: “In the light of Nemtsov’s murder, Putin looks like a weak and dependent politician”
The Institute of Modern Russia continues its series of interviews with Russian and Western experts on the situation in Russia, its relationship with the West, and the future of its political system. Journalist Leonid Martynyuk speaks with prominent Russian political scientist Dmitry Oreshkin about the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, Putin’s...
