Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
There was political will in the parliament to deprive Kliuiev of immunity
Deputy Director General, Director of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Yuriy Yakymenko told the Glavnoe website about the abolition of immunity of people’s deputy, former member of the Party of Regions Serhiy Kliuiev. In the Verkhovna Rada, there were issues with the abolition of immunity of people’s deputy, former...
The transit of Russian troops to Transnistria is a good subject for negotitations with the Kremlin
Ukrainian parliament denounces the existing agreement of 1995 that allowed the transit of Russian military troops to Transninstria through Ukraine’s territory. By ending it, Poroshenko may have blocked around 1,500 Russian soldiers currently stationed in Transnistria, putting pressure on the Kremlin. In response, Moscow said it was ready to...
Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies were littered with separatist sympathizers
As Russia’s war against Ukraine bulldozes into its second year with continued shelling and artillery fire, authorities defending the homeland face another, at-times invisible enemy: informants and collaborators who want the Russian-separatist forces to win, the KyivPost reports. Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security...
Unilateral declaration of default will cause legal action against Ukraine
Economic Research Consultant of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Sidenko commented to the newspaper Silski Visti on the course of the negotiations between the government and the creditors on restructuring Ukraine’s external debt. The creditors seem to be willing to change the payment period and reduce the interest rate but not to write off...
A meeting with Ambassador of Brazil
On 3 June 2015, the Razumkov Centre hosted a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil Antonio Fernando Cruz de Mello and Consular of the Embassy of Brazil Lucas Shalella das Neves. At the meeting, the Razumkov Centre was represented by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International...
It would take an accident to see the conflict in Donbas blow up into all-out war
The conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate and could spiral out of control, reports the Anadolu Agency. “The tension has reached an extremely high level,” says Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programs at the Razumkov Centre. “It would only take an accident or incident of some kind to see the conflict...
A meeting with the delegation of the Kennan Institute (U.S.)
On 22 May 2015, the delegation of the Kennan Institute in Washington, headed by Director of the Institute M. Rozhanskyi, visited the Razumkov Centre. The Razumkov Centre was represented by Director General of the Centre A. Rachok, Deputy Director Y. Yakymenko, and Co-directors of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes M. Pashkov...
A meeting with the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy
Leading Expert of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Viktor Zamiatin attended a meeting of Deputy State Secretary of the MFA of Italy B. Della Vedova with Ukrainian analysts during his visit to Kyiv. The discussion concerned the issues of possible escalation of the situation in Donbas as well as the humanitarian situation and...
Attending a Seminar on Conflicts and Development (Georgia)
On 18-23 May, the expert of the Razumkov Centre Valeriya Klymenko attended the University on Conflicts and Development in Batumi. The Institute of World Policy and the Caucasian House (Tbilisi) organised a Seminar on Conflicts and Development within the project Ukraine: Out of the Crisis Through Dialogue, which is being implemented with the...
Attending the II international scientific symposium STATES AND MARKETS UNDER GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS
On 29 May 2015, experts of the Razumkov Centre attended the II International Scientific Symposium STATES AND MARKETS UNDER GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS. The aim of the Symposium was to draw the attention of national and international scholars, politicians, and managers to the current political and economic rethinking of the patterns of development of...
