Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
Putin wants to show that the West needs his help to solve the conflict in Syria
In Ukraine there is great concern that Putin’s Russia is simply waiting, and that the Syria intervention is just part of the strategy, and that if he’s successful there, Europe and NATO won’t object to his seizure of more of Ukraine, which is not a NATO ally, reports McClatchyDC website. “In Syria, he’s wants to show the...
Ukrainian mechanical engineering can find new markets in developing countries
Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn notes that heavy industry and mechanical engineering have long been focused only on Russia when agriculture and some metallurgists focused on the European Union, informs the website Segodnia. “There was no actual search for partners among the Third World countries. Even...
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Paris attacks will probably intensify involvement of Western coalition in Syria
Co-director of Foreign Affairs and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk was invited to the Ukraine Today studio to discuss the consequences of tragic terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday November 13th. I do not think that terrorists aimed to kill any particular number of people in Paris last Friday November...
The renewal of attacks in Donbas may be associated with changes in the Kremlin
In his column for the website Novoe Vremia, Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi described the possible causes of the renewal of attacks at the Ukrainian military by the separatists in Donbas. Yesterday, pro-Russian militants in Donbas attacked the positions of the Ukrainian military in all the sectors of the...
Participation in program “Georgia/South Caucasus between the European Union, eastern partners and the Eurasian Economic Union”
Expert of Economic Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Markevych Kateryna took part in Program “Georgia/South Caucasus between the European Union, eastern partners and the Eurasian Economic Union” that was held on 2-5 November 2015 in Georgia. Representatives of governmental, political and scientific organizations from Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
Security sector of Ukraine is largely disordered and unworkable
The state-owned UkrOboronProm arms factory this year is expected to churn out 40 of its Oplot main battle tank, and next year will make 120. That’s a 2,300 percent increase over the five the factory produced last year, the Miami Herald writes. Despite the gains, Mykola Sunhurovskyi, the director of military programs at the Razumkov Center,...
SIPRI Yearbook 2014 launch
On November 9, 2015 Razumkov Centre presented the 15th edition of the Ukrainian version of the SIPRI Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. SIPRI Yearbook 2014 covers the period up to the end of the year 2014 – the moment when the Russia-Ukraine crisis, which radically changed the European and global security environment...
Saving in exchange for tax reform
In his column for Novoe Vremia website Director of Economic Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn reflects on the prospects and risks of reforming the tax system of Ukraine given the urgent need to reduce state expenditure. The Minister of Finance in her recent statement on conducting tax reform in Ukraine noted that to implement it,...
The West lacks determination to demonstrate its military superiority over Russia
In his column for Novoe Vremia website Co-director of Foreign Relationa and Internationational Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk describes how Russian president Vladimir Putin successfully exploits aggressive actions and rhetoric in his forign policy to blackmail Ukraine and the West. In his recent interview, Vladimir...
