Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia says no IMF aid for Ukraine unless it pays its debt
Russia says it won’t support a much-needed International Monetary Fund aid package for Ukraine unless it stipulates a debt repayment to Russia. Ukraine says it will not return $3 billion to Russia that a previous government borrowed in 2013 because Moscow refuses to agree to terms already accepted by other international creditors. WP:...
The danger of Russian disinformation
Russia does not seek to promote itself, but rather to undermine the institutions of the West, often using discordant messages. The invasion, occupation and dismemberment of Ukraine in 2014 was preceded by a highly effective propaganda blitz that fomented confusion in Russian-speaking areas and blinded both Ukrainians and Westerners to what was...
Ukraine sets $522 mln starting price for OPP privatisation
Ukraine has set a starting price of 13.175 billion hryvnia ($522 million) for the auction of state-owned fertilizer producer Odessa Portside Plant (OPP). OPP’s sale will be valid only if two or more buyers take part in the auction and if at least one of them is a non-resident of Ukraine. These additional conditions were […] …read more...
All the President’s Men
Reformers had hoped that whoever took his place could ensure a clean start. But Lutsenko is not that person. Existing laws specified that any appointee to the office of the prosecutor general must have legal training or prior experience in the department. Neither applied to Lutsenko. Each decision President Poroshenko makes is bringing him a […]...
EU’s Mogherini Sees Russia Sanctions Being Extended
European Union foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini says she expects sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine to be renewed in July. RFERL: EU’s Mogherini Sees Russia Sanctions Being Extended …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
“Naftogaz” refused to pay “Gazprom” for gas supplies in Donbass
Ukraine’s “Naftogaz” hasn’t received gas from Russia’s ”Gazprom” at GTS entry points in occupied territories of east Ukraine and thus, doesn’t intend to pay for it, informed press service of the gas company. ”Nafrogaz” hasn’t bought gas from “Gazprom” since November 2015. Until then, the company imported gas...
Government liquidates State Penitentiary Service
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the reform of the State Penitentiary Service. The concept of the reform was presented by First Deputy Minister of Justice Natalia Sevostianova at a government meeting on Wednesday. In particular, two Cabinet resolutions were passed in line with the reform: a resolution on optimization of central...
“You Can Dance, But Only If You Join the Revolution”
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons) If foreign policy had a soundtrack, it would be the opposite of easy listening. Really, could anyone listen to a symphony of war and peace all the way through? In the first movement — devoted to death and destruction and played presto and fortissimo — the electric guitarists step to the front of the orchestra to strum...
Russian Performance Artist Convicted in Pro-Ukraine Protest
May 19, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area: New Legal Instrument for EU Integration without Membership
The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area: New Legal Instrument for EU Integration without MembershipGuillaume Van der Loo19 May 2016 …read more Source: Centre for European Policy...
