Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Memo to the West: Reject Russia’s Illegal Duma Elections
On September 18, Russians went to the polls to elect 450 members of parliament. The big news is that Vladimir Putin’s United Russia performed surprisingly well, taking approximately 54 percent of the vote. But the underreported news is this: Russians elected four MPs from occupied Ukrainian Crimea, which is illegal and grossly violates...
Do Not Give Up on Russian Democracy
Transatlantic TakeTo no one’s surprise, Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Russia came nowhere close to challenging President Vladimir Putin’s regime. His United Russia party remains utterly dominant, and the only three other parties in the Duma will be the co-opted “systemic” opposition parties, such the Communists. The...
Russian-Organized Elections in Crimea Lack Credibility
Press ReleasesRussian-Organized Elections in Crimea Lack CredibilitySeptember 19, 2016Russia held Duma elections inside the illegally-annexed and Russian-occupied Crimea on September 18. …read more Source: Freedom...
Kremlin Party Wins in a Landslide
Wins for United Russia and three other loyal parties ensure no opposition will trouble President Vladimir Putin for the next five years. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64573
Much of the almost proverbial Ukraine fatigue is driven by a steady stream of corruption scandals. While each episode is troubling, the widespread attention on these scandals shows just how low the tolerance for corruption now is. CE: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64573 …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
Why Russians like Vladimir Putin’s wars
Autocratic regimes like Russia realize that public opinion and legitimacy are important for maintaining power. Therefore, they try to control what information their citizens can access by tightly controlling the press and the Internet. This manipulation has been on display in Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Two years later, 96...
Ukraine Cheers Record Haul of Paralympic Medals
At Rio Games, country outcompetes sporting powerhouses like the United States and Australia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Crisis: ICRC participated in the release and transfer of six conflict-related detainees
News release | Today six detainees held in connection with the conflict in Ukraine were released with the participation of the ICRC, and transferred back to their place of origin. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
Fico: Ukraine doing ‘even less than Russia’ to meet Minsk agreement
Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk peace plan, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday (17 September), stepping up calls for the European Union to end sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source:...
Crimean Tatars boycott Russia’s illegitimate elections in occupied Crimea
Most Crimean Tatars appear to have boycotted the elections which Russia illegally held in occupied Crimea. How many other Ukrainians also refused to take part is as yet unclear, but it seems likely that despite threats and coercion, the turnout was low. Judging by previous experience since Russia’s invasion of Crimea, the boycott could lead...
