Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Yatsenyuk could stay on as Ukraine prime minister until September
For Poroshenko it is now about his personal survival first. No prime minister change now until September and the next opportunity for government change and no confidence motion in Yatsenyuk. KP: Yatsenyuk could stay on as Ukraine prime minister until September …read more Source: The American Center for a European...
HCSS: The implications of the Dutch ‘no’
Yesterday Dutch voters rejected the ratification of the European Union’s Association Agreement with Ukraine. A threshold of 30 per cent voter turnout was required for the referendum to have effect and… …read more Source: The Hague Centre for Strategic...
Ukraine Reels After Dutch Voters Reject EU Pact
President Poroshenko denounces referendum as ‘attack on European unity and the spread of European values.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Putin Carves Out Praetorian Guard
New Russian security force to quell public disturbances, fight terrorism, defend the homeland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
President Poroshenko and the ‘Panama papers'
The published papers affect the way the president will be seen by the Ukrainian public. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Dutch Euroskeptics Win the Day
The Dutch referendum on April 6 was not only about a trade accord between the EU and Ukraine. It was also about Europe’s future. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Large victory for ‘No’ camp forces Dutch government to reconsider ratification of EU-Ukraine deal
Large victory for ‘No’ camp forces Dutch government to reconsider ratification of EU-Ukraine dealIn the referendum that took place yesterday, Dutch voters rejected the Association Agreement establishing closer economic and political ties between the EU and Ukraine by 61.1% to 38.1% – with 0.8% of blank ballots. Turnout was low at 32.2%, but...
Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine association
Dutch voters on Wednesday (6 April) rejected a European pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, dealing an embarrassing blow to the government in charge of the rotating EU presidency, sending shockwaves throughout the Union. …read more Source:...
What European Values if Dutch Referendum Result Stands?
It is hard to find the words to express the sense of betrayal. Are the deaths on Maidan, the persecution, and courage to have no meaning because of a pseudo referendum with questionable motives, arguments taken straight out of the propaganda Russia used to justify its aggression against Ukraine and highly dubious funding? …read more Source:...
Putin’s National Guard will be allowed to shoot at protesters without warning
Officers of the newly created ‘National Guard’ will be allowed to shoot without warning and use armoured vehicles and water cannon against demonstrators Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has already made it clear that the fighters can be used against “unauthorized mass protests”. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
