Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
The ceasefire in Donbas is unlikely to last long
The ceasefire in Donbas is hard to call stable. This was stated by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the news agency Voice of America. “It is difficult to describe this situation as stable – there are almost daily casualties. I do not even have the heart to call...
Ukraine is losing economic sway over the rebel zones of Donbas
Before the war in Donbas, the separatist regions were subsidized by Ukraine, with about $2.6 billion a year going to pensions and an additional $3.2 billion to coal subsidies. Now, rubles from Russia’s own strained budget are filling that subsidy gap, buying influence along the way, the New York Times newspaper reports. “When we speak of...
Ukraine has to take all steps to declare that Russia is an occupier of Donbas
Six months after the latest Minsk agreement, to replace the first one that Russia violated as well, more than 1,000 others have been killed since Russia and Ukraine signed the “peace” deal, the Kyiv Post writes. Co-director of Foreign Affairs and Inernational Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk said Ukraine hasn’t yet...
The Russian public’s ignorance allows Putin’s policies to flourish
Russia’s direct involvement in prosecuting its war against Ukraine is proven, as far as most in the West are concerned. But the Russian public is still oblivious to what’s going on, accepting official denials, more than a year after the fighting began, the Kyiv Post reports. Director of Military programmes at the Razumkov Centre...
Muzhenko lost the moral right to talk about military situation in Donbas
The chief of Ukraine’s Army General Staff has left many baffled after declaring that the destroyed village of Shyrokyne “has no military value” – after soldiers held positions there for months that they said were key to defending the strategic city of Mariupol, the Kyiv Post writes. Co-director of Foreign Affairs and International Security...
Pullout of Ukrainian volunteer fighters from Shyrokyne might threaten Mariupol
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk said Mariupol residents had plenty of reason to be concerned about the pullout of the volunteer fighters from the obliterated village of Shyrokyne, located just 20 kilometers east of the strategic port city of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast,...
All the conditions for Russia’s full-scale attack have been created in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk told the Obozrevatel’ web-site about preparations of pro-russian separatists for military campaign. The concentration of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border as well as other signs indicate that all the conditions for an attack...
Round table “Constitutional Process in Ukraine: Responding to New Challenges or Repeating Old Mistakes?”
On 9 July 2015, the Razumkov Centre, with the support of the programme RADA (Responsible Accountable Democratic Assembly) and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, hosted the round table Constitutional Process in Ukraine: Responding to New Challenges or Repeating Old Mistakes? Representatives of legislative and executive...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №20
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 №20 …read more Source: Razumkov...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №21
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 №21 …read more Source: Razumkov...
