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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Donetsk Explodes Again, Polish Government Takes on Miners
      Jan15

      Donetsk Explodes Again, Polish Government Takes on Miners

      Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 17:22 (EET) Section: Transitions Online (EU)

      Plus, Croatia’s new leader takes flak from the neighbors, and Russia says transsexuals are not banned from driving. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Deepening divisions within the Ukrainian government coalition
      Jan15

      Deepening divisions within the Ukrainian government coalition

      Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 14:22 (EET) Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)

      2015-01-14Tadeusz A. OlszańskiOstatnie tygodnie obrad nowej Rady Najwyższej ukazują coraz mocniej rysujące się linie podziału w koalicji rządzącej. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...

      Naftogaz’s Long Road to Europe
      Jan15

      Naftogaz’s Long Road to Europe

      Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 13:23 (EET) Section: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA)

      Andriy Kobolyev, the CEO of Naftogaz, wants to integrate Ukraine’s energy sector into the EU. That, he believes, would end Gazprom’s political grip over his country. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...

      Independent Ukraine is in a state of war for the first time in its history
      Jan15

      Independent Ukraine is in a state of war for the first time in its history

      Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 9:22 (EET) Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)

      Relatives of Ukrainian protesters killed in the clashes that led to the ouster of Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych have yet to see justice. And the costs of revolution are adding up, reports the Voice of America. Thousands have died in ongoing fighting with Russia-backed rebels in the east, a major challenge for Ukraine’s new...

      “35 informal practices in the criminal justice of Ukraine”
      Jan14

      “35 informal practices in the criminal justice of Ukraine”

      Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 20:53 (EET) Section: Centre for Political and Legal Reforms (Ukraine)

      The Report analyzes informal practices that have been in place in the course of application of the new Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine dd. April 13, 2012. …read more Source: Centre for Political and Legal...

      The Russian Threat Runs Out of Fuel
      Jan14

      The Russian Threat Runs Out of Fuel

      Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 17:53 (EET) Section: Project Syndicate (Czech Republic)

      For Europe, the defining event of 2014 was Russia’s annexation of Crimea and military intervention in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, which directly challenged Europe’s renunciation of the use of force to alter national borders. But Russia is no longer in any position to sustain its aggressive foreign policy. …read more...

      Russia to Beef Up Crimean Defenses, No Cure in Sight for Kazakh Sleeping Sickness
      Jan14

      Russia to Beef Up Crimean Defenses, No Cure in Sight for Kazakh Sleeping Sickness

      Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 16:38 (EET) Section: Transitions Online (EU)

      Plus, Bulgaria broaches another Black Sea gas scheme and an opposition activist gets a long prison term in Tajikistan. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Russian Passport, Please!
      Jan14

      Russian Passport, Please!

      Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 15:37 (EET) Section: Transitions Online (EU)

      A new law requiring registration for dual nationals is sowing confusion and consternation. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Swallowing South Ossetia
      Jan14

      Swallowing South Ossetia

      Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 13:08 (EET) Section: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA)

      Russia and South Ossetia are about to sign a “Treaty of Alliance and Integration.” The Kremlin is confronting the same dilemma it faces in Moldova and Ukraine: the closer it holds on to separatist territories, the further it pushes the big state away from Russia and towards the West. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...

      Nuland Starts European Tour in Romania

      Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 11:38 (EET) Section: Balkan Insight (EU)

      US Assistant Secretary is due in Romania to discuss worrying regional developments concerning Ukraine and Russia before joining John Kerry in Bulgaria. …read more Source: Balkan...