Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine PM Sees IMF Deal by End-Feb Amid New Fighting in East
February 10, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The Warlords of Kiev
The warlords of Kiev are going on the offensive, violating the terms of the Minsk peace accords, and attacking separatist rebels in the eastern part of the country in a desperate bid to provoke open conflict with Russia. What motivates them is fear of President Donald Trump, who has often expressed a desire to “get along with Russia” and who has...
UK university denies any part in Russia’s latest Crimea propaganda stunt
Three UK academics specializing in military history are currently taking part in meetings and propaganda media shots in Russian-occupied Crimea. They appear to be promising a joint project with Bristol University which says that the men have nothing to do with them. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
February 10th, 2017
CHINA Backing Away from a Fight, Trump to Honor One-China Policy Simon Denyer and Philip Rucker, THE WASHINGTON POST President Trump just backed down from what could have been a serious fight with China. On Thursday evening in Washington, he appeared to shy away from confrontation with Beijing by agreeing to honor the one-China policy, during a...
EU shells out €600m in Ukraine aid
The EU will give Ukraine €600 million to bolster government finances, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said today (10 February), as Kiev faces an upsurge in fighting with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s unimplemented anti-corruption reform
Ukraine’s unimplemented anti-corruption reformHrant Kostanyan10 February 2017 …read more Source: Centre for European Policy...
Consequences of the Deterioration of the Situation in Donbas
The recent exacerbation of hostilities in Ukraine’s Donbas is a reaction by Russia-backed “separatists” to actions taken by the Ukraine Armed Forces (UAF), who since December 2016 have been gradually restoring control over territory along the Minsk-agreed separation line. Russia accuses Ukraine of breaching the Minsk agreement and blames...
The War Must Go On
Security Yet a further escalation of hostilities in the Donbas which is taking place mostly near the city of Avdiivka, has been underway since January 2017, reaching its peak in February. This battle shows that the war between Russia and Ukraine is far from over despite the Minsk agreements. Moreover, the reality which served as a backdrop for...
EU’s top diplomat discusses Russia, Iran nuclear deal with Tillerson
In their first meeting, the EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke “at length” about terrorism, Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and Ukraine, the EU said in a statement. …read more Source:...
Six Outrageous Lies Russian Disinformation Peddled about Europe in 2016
Russian disinformation is working overtime to undermine European democracies. Much of the disinformation in 2016 came from original Russian sources that presented poorly digested information designed to provoke and to push an agenda that the Kremlin finds favorable …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
