Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Fight Over Control of Georgian Opposition TV Channel Grinds On
The Tbilisi Court of Appeals upheld, on June 10, the earlier decision of the city court mandating changing the ownership of the prominent Georgian opposition TV channel, Rustavi 2. The media outlet, which is closely connected to the formerly ruling United National Movement (UNM), belongs to businessmen Levan and Giorgi Karamanishvili, but their...
Putin makes pitch for better Europe ties as economy suffers
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (17 June) said he was willing to reach out to Europe to mend relations shattered by the Ukraine crisis but insisted the West was responsible for the bad blood. …read more Source:...
Nord Stream 2: Commercial Project or Geopolitical Threat?
June 17, 2016 In each installment of “CGI Asks,” a selection of experts respond to a question about developments related to Russia and the region. This week, as Russian and German leaders were set to discuss the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, we asked whether the project was mainly a commercial...
EU Extends Crimea Sanctions For Another Year
June 17, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Escalation in Donbas is favourable neither to Ukraine nor Russia
The situation in the conflict area in Eastern Ukraine has escalated; Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Herashchenko announced the highest number of dead and wounded in the last month. Military experts attribute this to the pressure on Ukraine to hold an election in the occupied area of Donbas and the situation around sanctions...
Exodus of Churches from Orthodox Summit
A once-in-a-millennium meeting is on shaky ground, and some wonder about Russia’s role. Plus the Ukrainian Orthodox Church seeks independence from its Moscow leadership. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The ecological crisis in Lviv
The fire at Hrybovytske landfill has provoked an extensive debate on municipal and industrial waste disposal in Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
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...
Pressure on Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Occupied Crimea Intensifies
While not daring to provoke international protest by openly banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Kyiv Patriarchate, the occupation regime has from the outset done everything to drive its clergy and believers away, including the latest eviction and attacks on churches. Archbishop Kliment says that the pressure is mounting and he has...
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)...
