Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Chief prosecutor: A wad of dollars is placed on Ukraine’s Themis scale
In a wide-ranging interview, EurActiv.com spoke to the newly-appointed Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, who spoke of his adventurous life, the shocking corruption cases he has already uncovered, and the daunting tasks ahead. …read more Source:...
Crimean Newspaper Editor Arrested
The staff of the newspaper Argumenty Nedeli – Krym have reported the arrest and detention of the paper’s Chief Editor Alexei Sapov, and link it with his journalist work. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia Uses Suspect ‘Secret Witness’ for Concocted Crimean ‘Terrorism’ Trial
Ruslan Zeitullayev is spending his second birthday in custody, facing absurd charges. Please help inform the press and your governments of this case – pressure is needed to force Russia to put an end to this terror and help Ruslan and the others return home to their families …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Interpol refuses to search for Russian militant suspected of war crimes in Donbas
It is an undoubted war crime to murder a prisoner of war in cold blood, and the murder of Donetsk Airport defender Ihor Branovytsky is only one of the crimes which Russian national Arseny Pavlov, otherwise known as Motorola, is suspected of having committed in eastern Ukraine, yet Interpol has decided that Ukraine has ‘political...
The Belarusian Opposition’s Imaginary World and Its Protracted Dispute With Reality
Leaders of the Belarusian opposition took part, on May 23, in the Brussels-based meeting of the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Foreign Affairs. All of them but Tatyana Korotkevich, the 2015 presidential hopeful from the Speak the Truth campaign (STC), signed a joint statement about the upcoming (September 11) parliamentary...
For Protection From ‘Terrorists,’ Moscow Offers Central Asians Air Defense
During his recent trip to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu repeatedly spoke about the need for a joint effort against terrorism. “We need to discuss everything happening in the world, to look at and draw up additional joint measures in the fight against terrorism. I hope today we will have such an...
Kyiv, Moscow Exchange More Prisoners
In latest swap, Russia sends two Ukrainians home in return for … two Ukrainians. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Брат у ворот: следы перехода украинской границы и приграничных артиллерийских позиций на новом снимке Google Earth
Недавно в Google Earth был добавлен спутниковый снимок участка российско-украинской границы за 26 августа 2014 года. На эту дату пришелся пик российского вторжения в Украину. На этом спутниковом снимке видно развертывание российской военной техники и артиллерийских позиций, а также новые следы перехода украинской границы. Время съемки этого...
How Should We Name the Attack in Orlando?
(Photo: YouTube) The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the recent tragedy that left 49 dead at a gay bar in Orlando. The shooter, Omar Mateen, declared his allegiance to ISIS in a 911 call he made during the massacre. President Obama and much of the news media have declared the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history an act of...
Russia Ante Portas: Updated Satellite Imagery Shows Border Crossings and Artillery Sites
Google Earth has recently added updated satellite imagery at the Russia-Ukraine border for August 26, 2014, near the height of Russian intervention in Ukraine. These satellite images show the deployment of Russian military vehicles and artillery positions, along with newly-created paths into Ukraine. The timing of this satellite imagery coincides...
