Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
EU pushes Ukraine on corruption at Kyiv summit
European Union leaders yesterday (13 July) pushed Ukraine to step up its battle against corruption after the 28-nation bloc agreed to ratify a landmark cooperation deal. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian legislators propose scary Russia style restrictions on freedom of expression
Media and human rights groups have reacted with alarm to two draft bills which, in the name of protecting national security, propose some seriously disturbing restrictions which are reminiscent of those applied in Russia. They have called on the authors of the two bills to withdraw them, and point out that democracy is impossible in any countries...
Ukraine is breaching international standards with new laws regarding NGOs
Protest is mounting in Ukraine over two draft bills which would impose discriminatory and excessive demands on NGOs receiving international grants. Prominent human rights activists believe them to be in clear violation of international standards on freedom of association. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov faces 5-year sentence over FSB rigged translation
At least one of the mistakes in the faulty translation of Ilmi Umerov’s interview in Crimean Tatar was almost certainly a deliberate distortion to enable charges under Article 280.1, the 2014 addition to the criminal code increasingly used against critics of Russia’s occupation of Crimea …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
U.S. LNG In Central and Eastern Europe – Taking Diversification Seriously
Last week President Trump met in Warsaw with Polish officials and Central and Eastern European (CEE) leaders at the Three Seas Initiative Summit. The event brought together countries from the Adriatic, Black and Baltic seas to discuss development of regional infrastructure necessary to reduce their energy dependence on Russia and ensure energy...
“Digital disease” and the cure for it
Economy One notable event during the recent international economic forum in Saint Petersburg has been observed, but not analyzed in detail. As Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov revealed, on one evening Vladimir Putin talked with members of the government long into the night, discussing “only new technologies and the digital economy.” This vigil...
It’s a Dog’s Life
How did Moscow’s stray dogs learn to navigate the metro? From The Conversation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Reading Room: A Difficult Neighbourhood
Russia’s aggression against Georgia and Ukraine as well as its reluctance to resolve the frozen conflicts in the region demonstrate that Eastern Europe is again a contested geopolitical sphere between Russia and the European Union (EU). President Putin has now gone further, unleashing a range of active measures against Western democracies...
Ukraine Still Pining for Ryanair
Kyiv would like the low-cost Irish airline to change its mind about operating in the country, amid suspicions that corruption hindered the deal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kleptocracy Daily: July 14, 2017
July 18: KI and the Partnership for Transparency’s Anti-Corruption Forum will host a discussion on U.S. government approaches to kleptocracy and money laundering, including investigations, prosecutions, compliance, and possible legislation. More information, registration, and a link to watch online here. News Investigators are re-examining...
