Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kremlin Propaganda in Czech Republic plays long game to sow distrust in EU
Sowing distrust and disbelief in Europe and its institutions is the main aim of Russian propaganda in the Czech Republic, according to a new study. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
East-West Standoff in Europe Becoming Progressively Institutionalized
While continuing to exchange barbs, the West and Russia are building a more institutionalized pattern of standoff in Europe that involves increasingly predictable tit-for-tat mirrored actions. Both sides profess their actions to be purely defensive, but these are increasingly robust defenses. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO)...
Russia’s Military: Assessment, Strategy, and Threat
Russia’s actions in Crimea, eastern Ukraine, and Syria have demonstrated the reemergence of the Russian military as one of the Kremlin’s most effective foreign policy tools. The success of these campaigns comes as a result of major military reform and modernization efforts that began in 2008. What changes led to today’s revamped...
Ukraine’s New Reform Plan Is Better but Not Radical Enough
Two months ago, the Ukrainian parliament appointed Volodymyr Groisman as the country’s new prime minister. “I will show you how the country should be managed,” he said in his appointment speech. Groisman’s predecessor Arseniy Yatsenyuk was widely criticized for lacking a detailed action plan, so the new prime minister began managing...
Russian Lawmakers Want to Get Rid of Extremist Law
Critics of law may have found an unlikely ally – the party of infamous nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky, known for his … extremist statements. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
White House Plans to Commit $220 Million in New Assistance to Ukraine
June 16, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
US, NATO Boost Aid to Beleaguered Ukraine
The war in eastern Ukraine has taken its toll on the economy. This should help. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bulgaria refuses to join NATO Black Sea fleet against Russia
Bulgaria has refused to take part in a joint ‘common NATO’ fleet of Romania Ukraine and Turkey, aimed at deterring Russia in the Black Sea, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced today (16 June). The Bulgarian Prime Minister said that he had refused the proposal for such a fleet made by Romanian President Klaus […]...
Gazprom warns of steep gas transit cuts via Ukraine after 2020
Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine will fall steeply after 2020 once state gas giant Gazprom has built a new pipeline under the Baltic Sea, Gazprom head Alexei Miller said today (16 June). …read more Source:...
The Polish perspective on European refugee policy
Poland has also taken in refugees and economic migrants from Chechenya, Georgia, and Ukraine. Any solution to the refugee crisis requires EU-level efforts, including effective implementation. According to Eurostat data, over a million third-country nationals applied for asylum in 2015. The greatest number of asylum-seekers was in Germany, where...
