Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
Russian society needs more victorious wars
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk spoke with Ukraine Today about the role of NATO in Ukraine’s war with combined Russian-separatist forces, the situation in the east of Ukraine and Russia’s actions in Syria. — We have seen a recent lull in fighting in east Ukraine, can we...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №24
This issue contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts, dealing with most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs. In particular – domestic politics, security sector, the situation in the Ukrainian economy and energy sector. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №24 …read more Source: Razumkov...
Just 200 yards from where Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashed last year in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, commerce is winning over war. Miners working in an illegal, hand-dug pit are extracting coal that’s destined to be sold to loyalists in the west.
Just 200 yards from where Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashed last year in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, commerce is winning over war. Miners working in an illegal, hand-dug pit are extracting coal that’s destined to be sold to loyalists in the west, the Bloomberg reports. The arrangement has its pitfalls, said Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of...
Hybrid warfare: the lessons of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Short version of the speech by Director of Military Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykola Sunhurovskyi at the discussion panel Modern World – Modern Threats: Responses to Hybrid Aggression during the Security Forum within the XXV Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Militants in Donbas may become “people’s police”
In his column on the website Novoe Vremia, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk wrote how the armed group of separatists in Donbas may become “people’s police” or even the “border guard” of Ukraine, which will not be controlled by Kyiv. Petro Poroshenko stated that by...
The bill on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine contains many contradictions
Research fellow of the Razumkov Centre Viktor Musiyaka told the Rakurs website about the main obstacles and flaws in the process of constitutional reform in Ukraine. …read more Source: Razumkov...
For ordinary Ukrainians, amendments to the Constitution are less important than rising prices and rates
Deputy Director, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told the Fraza website about recent political events in Ukraine. The events of 31 August 2015, when, during the vote on the amendments to the Constitution, blood was shed outside the Verkhovna Rada, were deliberately prepared. When we recall the...
Is the transition to a professional army possible in Ukraine?
In his column on the website Novoe Vremia, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Prgrammes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk wrote about a possibility of the transition to a professional army in Ukraine. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Presentation of the results of the project Ukraine’s Party System Before and After the Maidan: Changes, Trends, and Public Demands
The project Ukraine’s Party System Before and After the Maidan: Changes, Trends, and Public Demands was caused by the need to understand dramatic changes in the party system which occurred over the last years, and, in fact, led to the Maidan and partly were a result of its victory. The report analyses the last two stages of the evolution of...
The Fatherland leaving the coalition will not mean early parliamentary election
Deputy Director, Director of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko explained to the Glavred website how possible is the Fatherland’s leaving the coalition and how dangerous it may be for the operation of parliament. Now the parliamentary coalition is going through difficult times. The number of its members...
