Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Also in Media – “The Nuclear Fallout of Trump’s Possible Détente with Putin” – Harvard International Review – February 16, 2017
In 1994, Ukraine joined the NPT as a non-nuclear weapons state, a decision that entailed relinquishing world’s third largest nuclear arsenal. This constructive move came at a price: the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom pledged to Ukraine security assurances in a Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed in Budapest on December...
Strengthening Ukraine’s Resilience: What Role for National and International Actors?
Invitation OnlyResearch EventStrengthening Ukraine’s Resilience: What Role for National and International Actors?3 Mar 2017 – 10:30 to 12:00Add to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Chatham House, LondonRussia and Eurasia Programme, Ukraine ForumParticipantsArseniy Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014-16)Download...
Ukrainian Right-Wing Groups Stage Anti-Government Rally in Kiev
February 23, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The U.S. NATO Alliance Has Been a One-Way Street for Too Long
Doug Bandow Defense Secretary James Mattis made a splash on his visit to Europe. He ratcheted up Washington’s traditional request for the Europeans to spend more on their defense. And his demand resonated across the continent, because his boss, President Donald Trump, has spent years denouncing Washington’s feckless allies for...
Russia recognises Donbas separatists’ documents
Under a decree signed by President, the Russian Federation recognised the documents issued by the governments of the ‘people’s republics’. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Russian High Court Quashes Activist’s Conviction
Ildar Dadin is the only person punished so far under a law that criminalizes excess protesting. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine’s Gas Industry Risks Stagnation Without Investment
The Concept for Development of Ukraine’s Gas Production Industry by 2020, which was approved by the government in September 2016, predicts that natural gas production should increase to 27 billion cubic metres within four years, compared to the current 20 billion cubic metres. Are these plans feasible? Let me just lay out a few facts:...
Russia Launches New Project To Track ’Fake News’
Russia has embraced the buzzword “fake news” to dismiss coverage it considers unfair or flat-out wrong — even as Western governments accuse Moscow of exploiting false and misleading news for political gain. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Court blasts Ukraine’s Migration Service, orders it to grant Russian Maidan activist asylum
Sergei Anisiforov’s battle for asylum in Ukraine has ended in victory three years after he was injured on Maidan and even honoured for his part in Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity. In a hearing on February 22, the Odesa District Court of Appeal addressed blistering criticism at the Odesa branch of Ukraine’s Migration Service and...
Quashing of Russian activist Ildar Dadin’s sentence welcome, but not enough
This is an important move, but if Russia wants to demonstrate a shift away from repression, it should revoke other laws, like that used to imprison people for criticizing its invasion and annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
