Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russian Expert Community Introduces New Study on Electronic Warfare
In August 2015, the Russian official news agency TASS quoted United States Army Europe’s (USAREUR) commander, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, speaking on, among other topics, the growing robustness of Russian electronic warfare (EW) capabilities (TASS, August 19, 2015). What the US general said undoubtedly provided the Russians with...
Newly-Formed National Guard Cannot Dispel Putin’s Multiple Insecurities
The recent release of the “Panama Papers,” which revealed notorious cases of hidden money flows tied to the global elite, continues to cause a political stir across the world. But in Russia, this scandal was eclipsed by President Vladimir Putin’s sudden reshuffling of the law enforcement structures. The main element of this bureaucratic...
Planning next steps for Canada-Russia relations
After a decade at daggers drawn, the two largest countries in the world are on speaking terms again. Our government has abandoned Stephen Harper’s policy of vocal disdain and the attempted isolation of Russia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Global Affairs Minister Dion emphasize that “Russia’s interference in Ukraine must cease” –...
Parliament Considers Bill that May Derail Ukraine’s Visa-Free Travel Again
While the chattering classes in Kyiv remain riveted by the startling revelations from the Panama Papers and the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Kyiv’s activists are fighting to prevent the Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, from passing a draft asset forfeiture law that could derail Ukraine’s ability to obtain...
Ukraine From Revolution of Dignity to Government of Shame
The resignation of Ukraine’s prime minister will make constitutional reform in the country impossible and will delay reforms in many other areas. …read more Source: Carnegie...
Prime Minister Yatsenyuk Resigns. Why Now? What’s Next?
On April 10, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk submitted his resignation, and on April 12 parliament is expected to approve Speaker of Parliament Volodymyr Groisman as prime minister. It is, of course, good that Ukraine’s two-month long government crisis is being resolved, but it is not evident that the new government will be...
Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine’s Premier, Quits Amid Splits in Post-Revolution Alliance
April 11, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Ukrainian Premier to Step Aside
Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s replacement will inherit a battered economy, rising violence in the Donbas. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Labour MPs urge party leadership to step up campaign to keep UK in EU
Labour MPs urge party leadership to step up campaign to keep UK in EULabour MPs Ben Bradshaw, Emma Reynolds, Chris Leslie and Adrian Bailey wrote in The Observer, “Convincing the British public to remain in the EU should be the overriding priority for the political leadership this year…That’s why we are calling on the leadership of the...
AGONY OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
/ On the photo: Vladimir Putin – in a great American / Western game…?$ / …In short, Russian grandfather Vova sticks his neck back in a loop and carefully pulls the rope so as not slipped. April 10, 2016 Russian “peacekeepers” in the Karabakh: Russia, Putin sticks his neck back in a loop As expected, less than a week, as in the Karabakh conflict...
