Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia repeats ‘trial’ of Crimean Tatar political prisoner until judges give the right sentence
After three attempts. Russia’s FSB has obtained almost the 17-year sentence it demanded against Ruslan Zeytullaev, a 32-year-old father of three and recognized political prisoner. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Watch List: July 27, 2017
The items listed below represent potential emerging issues that our analysts are tracking. These can be long term or short term, but will be updated daily. If an item on our Watch List becomes critical, we will email you a full analysis explaining its significance. Each Saturday, we will follow up our daily Watch List for each week with our...
Home Alone – Trump Is the Kevin McCallister of American Politics
It’s as if on election night the shocked and exasperated rulers of the Imperial City ordered Donald Trump to sleep in the White House attic. Unlike Kevin McCallister’s family in the movie, however, the establishment never stopped obsessing about his bratty insolence and never intended for him to rejoin the family the next morning – or...
Russia Urges Ukrainians to Visit Their Lost Territory
Is Ukraine actively trying to sabotage Crimea’s tourism business? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Memo to Brussels: Chill Out About Russia Sanctions
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON – The European Union and several European capitals have been in a tizzy about likely new U.S. sanctions on Russia. Following approval by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, by a near unanimous 419-3 vote, of new U.S. sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, the EU warned it was ready to retaliate...
Memo to Brussel: Chill Out About Russia Sanctions
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON – The European Union and several European capitals have been in a tizzy about likely new U.S. sanctions on Russia. Following approval by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, by a near unanimous 419-3 vote, of new U.S. sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, the EU warned it was ready to retaliate...
Memo to Washington: Overzealous Support for European Energy Independence May Tank the Transatlantic Relationship
Transatlantic TakeBrussels — The U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to pass a new bill on sanctions against Russia that should have left Europeans cheering. But rather than celebrate Congress’s new bill, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is discussing possible retaliation and lamenting that “America first cannot...
The Atlantic Council: Experts on the Front Line of Disinformation
NATO’s academic wing has been warning about disinformation for years. And it’s no wonder when its staff and contributors are so well-versed in the practice themselves.The Atlantic Council is an organization dedicated to discussion between people who hate Russia and folk who really, really hate Russia. Thus, amid the current hysteria,...
Are Russia and Ukraine the Worst Countries for HIV Positives?
UN report finds worrying trend in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, countering global decreases in new cases. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Belarusian-Ukrainian co-operation with Russia in the background
On 20–21 July, the Belarusian president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, made an official visit to Kyiv where he met with the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
