Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Ukraine says detained Frenchman planned attacks on Euro 2016
Ukraine’s state security service said yesterday (6 June) a French citizen detained in late May on the border with Poland had been planning attacks in France to coincide with the Euro 2016 soccer championship it is hosting. …read more Source:...
Putin: Russia’s last ‘pro-Western’ alternative
The West tends to anticipate the eventual downfall of Vladimir Putin with certain exuberance and optimism due to expectations of a more ‘pro-Western’ alternative or even the return of Yeltsin-era policies. The anti-Russian sanctions following Moscow’s seizure of Crimea were envisioned to turn the population, business community and...
Tortured Ukrainian demands formal apology from Russia for insane prosecution
Serhiy Lytvynov, the Luhansk oblast resident abducted in Russia and tortured into confessing to war crimes that never happened, is demanding a formal apology for his unlawful prosecution. This he has the right to by law, and his lawyer Viktor Parshutkin plans to take the matter to court if Russia’s Prosecutor General fails to react....
Anti-corruption organizations demand action on Yanukovych regime prosecutions
Transparency International Ukraine, lawyers representing the families of the Heavenly Hundred and other anti-corruption organizations point to the failure of Ukraine’s law enforcement bodies to convict even one high-ranking official of the previous regime. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Another Ukrainian charged with ‘terrorism’ in Russian-occupied Crimea
Another ‘terrorism’ trial is about to begin of a Ukrainian arrested in occupied Crimea and held in custody for over a year. Maxim Filatov, who may be as young as 21, is alleged to be a fighter from the Azov Battalion. though this appears as questionable as everything else about the case. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Ten Reasons to Invest in Ukraine
Those who have invested in Ukraine so far have not been very happy with their return.At present, Ukraine’s gross domestic product is about $85 billion, approximately one-eighth of Poland’s GDP. The return on investment has been in proportion to that.Will things change?You can never be sure, but like before, Ukraine holds great...
Why gendered deodorants work – particularly for unmanly men
Old Spice may be the solution for those looking to be more manly. youtube.comeAdverts for male deodorants – such as Old Spice or Axe/Lynx – typically promise a boost in manliness and romantic success for those discerning enough to try the products. But can artificial fragrances, mixed with our natural body odours, really make us appear more...
With the UK referendum, Germany realises the limits of its power
Having played cat and mouse with Greece over its debt crisis, the good cop and bad cop over Ukraine’s crisis, and having ignited and then steered the refugee crisis, Berlin realises it has no control on the other big geopolitical risk on its doorstep: the Brexit referendum. …read more Source:...
Poland Asks: Does the EU Matter for Anything?
As has been true for almost a decade now, the European Union has seen better days. With the British seriously considering “Brexit” — a British exit from the union — and the various PIIGS dramas submerged but always lurking beneath the surface, the economy in malaise, and the European Central Bank torn between independence and the biggest players...
Crimean peaceful protesters learn the hard way what ’Russian world’ means
Among the 50 or more Crimeans violently dispersed while trying to hold a peaceful protest on June 4 was one communist deputy who played an extremely active role in supporting Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
