Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Toward a Unified Theory of Russian Empire
Reports from Ukraine’s security services — allowing for the usual fog of war — that known fighting elements from Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester region have been active in Eastern Ukraine are a sign of several, related, ominous developments in the recent efforts by Russian President Vladimir Putin to resurrect a Russian...
Georgia’s Mixed Signals and the Eastern Partnership’s Future
The events of the last five months have brought home the dangers of a blase attitude for Europe. It is something of an open question as to whether that lesson has been learned. Georgia may be putting the question to the test. As everyone has once again learned, Georgia lost control of its two longtime breakaway provinces, South Ossetia and...
Media contacts on situation in Ukraine
Media representatives looking for English language comment in London, Kyiv or other major cities of the world, please feel free to contact Andy Hunder at the Ukrainian Institute in London [email protected] [email protected] Tel. +447963215265 …read more Source: Ukrainian Institute,...
Azerbaijan, Natural Gas, and the Reluctance of Europe: Two Cure the Third
Politico carried a piece on the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline from Azerbaijan into Europe (and bypassing Ukraine and Russia) this week, as a new diplomatic reality dawns in Eastern Europe. The story hits on the importance of Azerbaijan as natural gas supplier to Europe, especially in light of the evolving geopolitics of the former Soviet Union...
FPI Resources on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17’s Downing in Ukraine
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Compassion to the relatives of MH17 flight passengers and crew
We offer our heartfelt compassion to the relatives of those passengers and crew who will not see their loved ones again. For months we have shed tears over our own dead. We have tears left for the innocent victims of this crime. Ukrainian Institute in London For media assistance, comment and analysis: Andy Hunder, Director of the Ukrainian...
Increasing arms production requires a comprehensive review of the security sector
During the visit to Slovyansk on 8 July 2014, President Petro Poroshenko stated that Ukraine was going to increase the production volumes of its own arms to meet the needs of the military personnel, which, according to him, would result into preparing changes to the state defence order, informs the news agency RBK-Ukrayina. Director of Military...
Briefing Note: Russia Fails to Meet PM’s Conditions – Must Face New Sanctions
See attached latest Ukrainian Institute – Ukraine Briefing Note 5 to Members of Parliament Conditions set for Russia On 5 June 2014 in Brussels on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, Prime Minister David Cameron laid down three clearly articulated conditions regarding de-escalation in Ukraine that Russia must meet or face further...
Ukrainian journalists taking on the Kremlin’s propaganda machine
READ LATEST BRIEFING HERE: JUNE BRIEFING PAPER ******************** Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre co-founder Nataliya Popovych (Photo: Kyiv Post) Ukrainian journalists are taking on the Kremlin’s propaganda machine. One of their projects, stopfake.org, is a fact-checking website set up to expose the misleading, distorted and sometimes...
Ukrainian Lawyers become eligible to be admitted as Solicitors of England and Wales
Ukraine admitted to the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) list of eligible jurisdictions London, Friday 13th June, 2014 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales, today announced that it has recognised Ukraine as meeting the requirements to be a recognised jurisdiction of the...
