Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine: ICRC welcomes agreement on safety zones
News release | Kiev/Donetsk (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) welcomes the agreement reached in Minsk on 19 July on the establishment of safety zones along the contact line in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
Kleptocracy Weekly: July 17-21
Must watch: Yesterday’s discussion at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, “Kleptocrats of the Kremlin: Ties Between Business and Power in Russia”. Link to watch the event can be found here. Missed the KI event this week? Check out the video recording here, Kleptocracy and Money Laundering: A Conversation with Kendall Day. U.S. U.S. prosecutors...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 21, 2017
Must watch: Yesterday’s discussion at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, “Kleptocrats of the Kremlin: Ties Between Business and Power in Russia”. Link to watch the event can be found here. News ExxonMobil has been handed a fine of $2 million for breaching anti-Russia sanctions; the oil giant conducted business with Igor Sechin, the head of the...
Russian-Israeli Blogger Sentenced to Three Years in Azerbaijan
Alexander Lapshin admits only to ‘moral guilt’ for ignoring ban on Karabakh entry and criticizing the Azerbaijani leader. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Why Congress Should Pass the Russia Sanctions Bill
New sanctions legislation with teeth is direly needed—not least because of the dozens of Ukrainian political prisoners who continue to languish in Russian prisons. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Vote fiddled in Ukraine’s parliament to ensure a political Human Rights Ombudsman
Human rights activists are asking President Petro Poroshenko to veto a law passed with conscious fiddling and aimed at ensuring that the next Human Rights Ombudsman will be chosen according to political quotas …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
NATO at a crossroads: Next steps for the trans-Atlantic alliance
Russia’s conflict with Ukraine stems in part from the Kremlin’s concern that Kyiv is drawing too close to institutions such as the European Union and NATO. Throughout his campaign, President Donald Trump called into question the usefulness of today’s NATO and spoke of building a better relationship with Moscow. Advocating...
Crowdfunded Russian Satellite Could Outshine the Stars
Mayak’s main purpose is to inspire new generations of space explorers. Some astronomers aren’t amused. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 20, 2017
News Eighth person in Trump team meeting linked to money laundering investigation–he was named in 2000 by the NYT for using 2,000 shell companies in the U.S. tolaunder $1.4 billion from Russia and eastern Europe into accounts at Citibank and the Commercial Bank of San Francisco. Financial records filed last year in the secretive tax haven of...
Birth of ‘Little Russia’ Puzzles Kremlin, Ukrainian Separatists
Luhansk rebel leader says he isn’t part of his colleague’s plan for a new state on territory of ‘former Ukraine.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...