Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Chilling attack on civic journalist reporting human rights abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea
Nariman Memedeminov has been arrested on spurious ‘terrorism’ charges concocted over YouTube videos posted back in 2012. This is a flagrant attack on civic journalists who in conditions of Russian censorship and control of the media provide vital information about human rights violations …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Says Salisbury Attack Proves Putin Has ‘No Red Lines’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin came to Brussels this week to meet European Union (EU) foreign ministers. He had a dual mission. Klimkin made his usual appeal to his European counterparts for more help for Ukraine, but also asked them to do more to protect themselves from a Kremlin he says has no limits after Vladimir Putin’s...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: At Russian Polling Stations
Putin supporters were lured to the polls with offers of food, cancer screenings, and the chance to win big prizes. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Superpower Chess Games in Central Asia
Washington may be giving up on Kyrgyzstan, China ups its game in Tajikistan, and both keep a watchful eye on Moscow. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The next Russian attack will be far worse than bots and trolls
By Alina PolyakovaOn March 15, the Department of Homeland Security together with the FBI announced that Russian government hackers infiltrated critical infrastructures in the U.S.—including “energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors.” According to the DHS-FBI report, malicious Russian activities...
Preparing for the Worst: Poland’s Military Modernization
No one needs to remind Poland of the strategic dangers arising from its geography. Often sandwiched between great European powers, Poland has been invaded, carved up, and occupied for over two centuries. During World War II, its mostly flat and open terrain made it particularly vulnerable to the mechanized armies of Germany and the Soviet Union....
Putin’s Elections
On 18 March, Vladimir Putin was named the winner of the presidential election in Russia, as predicted. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), however, reports it found many irregularities in the course of the vote. International affairs played an important role in the mobilisation of the electorate around the president....
Germany’s future lies in the unity of Europe, says Merkel
Germany’s future lies in the unity of Europe, says MerkelIn her governmental statement to the German parliament yesterday, Chancellor Angela Merkel said “Our [Germany] future lies in the unity of Europe,” adding that only together member states could defend their interests. She said that decisions on the broader structure of the Eurozone...
Crucial EU Initiative that Outs Kremlin Lies Under Fire
A crucial program that identifies Kremlin methods of disinformation has come under attack. Alarmingly, one of the key accusations is that its activities constitute an attempt to restrict freedom of speech. The situation could not be more absurd. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
The Secret Compound
As details about illegal detentions in eastern Ukraine emerge, so do questions about the accountability of those who ordered them. From Hromadske. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
