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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      The Crimean Annexation: What it Means for Moldova
      Jul24

      The Crimean Annexation: What it Means for Moldova

      As the crisis in Ukraine continues to unfold, its neighbour and trading partner Moldova is left fearing the economic and political consequences. (Free access) …read more Source: Royal United Services...

      Russia with Crimea: Back in the USSR?
      Jul24

      Russia with Crimea: Back in the USSR?

      Today’s Victory Day Parade (9 May) was poignant for Russia with Vladimir Putin flying to newly-annexed Crimea to celebrate the Soviet victory in the Second World War. Past Soviet glories provide a useful cultural and political backdrop for the Russian president as he deals with the ongoing Ukrainian Crisis. …read more Source: Royal...

      STATEMENT OF RAZUMKOV CENTRE regarding legislative acts adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine on January 16, 2014
      Jul24

      STATEMENT OF RAZUMKOV CENTRE regarding legislative acts adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine on January 16, 2014

      On January 16, 2014 the Parliament of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada) adopted a number of legislative acts, including “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Judicial System and Status of Judges” and procedural laws on additional security protection of citizens”, “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On...

      Pension reform will be effective only after the remuneration reform
      Jul24

      Pension reform will be effective only after the remuneration reform

      Director of Social Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Liudmyla Shanghina noted, “Implementation of the pension reform without the reform of salaries didn’t make any sense. Pension is derived from the salary, and it is an axiom! If high-quality work in Ukraine is worth nothing, then contributions to the Pension Fund will be zero”....

      Rearmament of the Russian Black Sea Fleet serves political rather than military purposes
      Jul24

      Rearmament of the Russian Black Sea Fleet serves political rather than military purposes

      The Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Viktor Chirkov stated that Russia carried out a programme of building new patrol ships and submarines for the Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine. However, this is rather a bluff, and, in general, the main task of this fleet is not so much to protect Russian interests in the Black Sea as political influence on the...

      Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
      Jul24

      Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy

      On July 8, 2014 Deputy Director, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko attended the meeting of the political experts of Ukraine with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy F. Mogherini during her visit to Kyiv. The subject of the discussion was the possibility to create favourable conditions for the...

      Gazprom wants to buy the Ukrainian gas pipeline system at a reduced price
      Jul24

      Gazprom wants to buy the Ukrainian gas pipeline system at a reduced price

      The media have reported the final estimate of the Ukrainian gas pipeline system (GPS). The price was 26 to 29 billion USD. This amount shall become a starting point in creation of the gas pipeline consortium with Russian Gazprom to manage the GPS. Radio Holos Stolytsi asked Director of Energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko...

      Geopolitical analysis of the balance of forces and its changes against the background of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict
      Jul24

      Geopolitical analysis of the balance of forces and its changes against the background of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict

      The Russo-Ukrainian conflict was a manifestation of changes and a milestone in the world order and security environment. It revealed the factors and possible negative effects of imbalance of forces on the international scene. This article examines the world trends and the balance of forces in the regions close to Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      European Energy Supply Security in Light of the Ukraine Crisis
      Jul24

      European Energy Supply Security in Light of the Ukraine Crisis

      The Ukraine crisis is intensifying the long-standing debate about the security of Europe’s energy supplies. On a geopolitical level, the EU’s energy interests to the east, south, and southeast are gaining salience. The idea of a transatlantic gas supply corridor has recently been proposed – it remains on the drawing board...

      Anyone But Yulia
      Jul24

      Anyone But Yulia

      Ukraine is wounded as I have never seen it. The last several months have taken a toll on its people, and today, an old imperial master is slowly dismembering a country too shell-shocked and too trapped to fully respond. Abandoned by a West that is both too timid and too lethargic, riven by internal strife, and with an economy teetering on the...