Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine and Europe – A short guide
Ukraine and Europe – A short guideMichael EmersonVeronika Movchan23 August 2016 …read more Source: Centre for European Policy...
Russia’s Donbas ‘Buildup’: Threat or Bargaining Chip?
Ukrainian leader warns of possible Russian invasion, while the Pentagon tries to inject a note of realism into increasingly tense debate. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Oleg Sentsov: I would like to be a nail in the tyrant’s coffin. This nail will not bend.
Imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has written a powerful letter from Russian captivity in which he rejects attempts to free him and others at any price, saying instead to “use us as a weapon” …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russian activist persecuted for ‘Putin Mask’ seeks political asylum in Ukraine
Roman Roslovtsev, the courageous Moscow activist challenging Russia’s draconian anti-protest legislation has had enough, and is planning to apply for political asylum in Ukraine. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia stepped back and will not go to full-scale war with Ukraine – Newsweek.
August 22, 2016 … Private intelligence agencies reported that Russian troops, which the Kremlin has deployed near Ukraine, fuel and ammunition for one day only. Therefore, they are not ready for large-scale operation. The story of the so-called saboteurs in occupied Crimea and subsequent to this statement Russian President Vladimir Putin about...
Follow the Money Trail for Source of ‘Russian Threat’ Paranoia
You’d have to have been locked in a wardrobe if you live in the West not to have heard ominous phrases like “The Russian threat”, “Russian aggression in Europe” and “Russia set to invade Poland/Estonia/ Ukraine/Finland.” Certain people are trying to scare us witless about Russia and the “threat” the country apparently poses. The hysteria...
Lack of Reforms Has Turned Ukraine into a Vulnerable Basket Case
Marian L. Tupy Ukraine is back in the news. The country’s conflict with Russia, which has been ongoing since 2014, is heating up again. There is a real possibility that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will try to grab even more Ukrainian territory in the months to come. The Russians are suffering from an economic downturn caused by Western...
Hillary Clinton Could Easily Push America into Open Conflict with Russia
Ted Galen Carpenter One especially disturbing trend in global affairs is the marked deterioration in relations between the United States and Russia. Much will depend on the outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump has staked out a reasonably conciliatory policy toward Moscow. And in the highly improbable event that...
Denmark Lectures America on NATO
Doug Bandow Denmark is a shrimp in the European ocean. A pleasant place to live, it is a geopolitical nullity. No one much cares what the Danes think about the world because, they can’t do much to change it. Of course, not unless they gain control of another nation’s military, most notably, that of the United States, the biggest whale...
U.S. Closes in on Ukraine’s Firtash
The mega-wealthy businessman, who once partnered with Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, loses another round in extradition fight. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
