Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Chechen Whistle-Blower Disappears After Demanding Legal Action Against Kadyrov
Ramazan Dzhalaldinov has not only complained publicly to Russian President Vladimir Putin about corruption among local officials, he lodged a formal complaint with Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika on May 2 requesting that he take legal action against Kadyrov for having publicly insulted him by rejecting his criticisms as lies. …read...
5 years for a red flag? Controversial decommunization law used against Ukrainian veterans
The violent attempts by far-right activists to prevent Cherkasy veterans unfurling a communist flag on Victory Day took a curious turn on May 9, one that could result in Ukraine losing yet another case at the European Court of Human Rights …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russian “countermeasures” to NATO are coming
When NATO leaders gather in Warsaw on July 8 to 9, they will announce steps to beef up the alliance’s conventional force presence on its eastern flank. NATO also will shortly announce that the SM-3 missile defense site in Romania has achieved operational status. These moves will spur the Kremlin, with some fanfare, to announce military...
How Western aid enables graft addiction in Ukraine
Ukraine’s elites deploy the courts and police to raid companies they covet. Extortion, not public service, is the primary activity of state regulatory agencies. Even more damaging is the plundering of state assets. The looting of state-owned companies by oligarchs and state officials, including figures close to the president and former...
Gontareva says Ukraine met IMF’s requirements
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Ron van Rooden has arrived in Kyiv. IMF experts are expected to meet with Ukrainian officials, they will focus on discussions and finalizations of the second review of the Fund’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) adopted for Ukraine in March 2015. Head of the IMF mission […] …read...
Ukraine Makes Iffy Progress After Trade Pact With Europe
May 10, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The Real Scandal Behind the Panama Papers
SOURCE: AP/Arnulfo FrancoThe setting sun lights up the Panama City skyline, April 4, 2016.The Panama Papers leak exposed to the world the offshore holdings of world leaders and their families. Iceland’s prime minister, Ukraine’s president, and the king of Saudi Arabia, as well as close associates of Hosni Mubarak, Bashar al-Assad, and...
EPH and the prospective Vattenfall deal
The envisaged sale of Vattenfall’s East German lignite assets to EPH has raised many questions about the sustainability of open-cast lignite mining and power generation. It has also shone a spotlight on the prospective new owner. EPH is a fast-growing privately owned utility based in the Czech Republic with a risky business model that might...
Senior NATO and US figures warn Brexit would undermine Western security while Boris Johnson claims EU is now “force for instability and alienation”
Senior NATO and US figures warn Brexit would undermine Western security while Boris Johnson claims EU is now “force for instability and alienation”In an open letter to The Daily Telegraph, five former NATO secretaries-generals –Lord Carrington; Javier Solana; Lord Robertson; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Anders Fogh Rasmussen – describe the EU as a...
International Conference “Ukraine – EU: Turning Challanges into Opportunities”
On May 20, the Institute of World Policy will organize its traditional international conference on Ukraine-EU relations. It is annual IWP event held in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the eve of Europe Day. …read more Source: Institute of World...
