Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №17
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 №17 …read more Source: Razumkov...
Due to war in Donbas western companies aren’t going to invest to shale gas in Ukraine
Ukraine, which used to cover most of its gas needs with supplies from Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, is seeking an alternative to Russian gas imports as its war-torn economy struggles. Ukraine has started buying gas from the European Union too in a bid to reduce bills and lessen its energy dependence on Moscow. Kiev also hopes to unlock the...
On the Appropriateness of Using Pricing Approach for Natural Gas Transportation Services by RAB Principles
Leading Expert of Energy programmes at the Razumkov Centre Victor Logatskyi explicates advantages and disadvantages of using pricing approach for natural gas transportation services by RAB principles. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Russia will not allow to freeze the armed conflict in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explains to the website Novoe Vremia how the armed conflict in Donbas differs from the confrontation in Transnistria, and what the consequences may be for Ukraine. Some analysts are inclined to believe that freezing the conflict in Donbas...
Unsuccessful reforms are a bigger threat to Ukraine than the Russian aggression
Despite the Kremlin’s intervention, Ukrainians elected a new president, Petro Poroshenko, followed by a new parliament with a strong mandate for change. Now frustration is growing about the pace of reform – not only domestically but among the country’s biggest backers abroad. If it isn’t torn apart by war, Ukraine risks slipping...
Private creditors may agree to soft restructuring of Ukraine’s debt
Ukraine is hoping to reach an agreement with external creditors on restructuring of the commercial debt. For holders of Ukrainian bonds, it may mean billions in losses. Are investment funds ready for cuts? asks the news agency Deutsche Welle. Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn predicts that such radical...
The anti-Soviet laws should be checked with the winning the war
The Ukrainian parliament passed a series of laws on April 9, which banned Soviet and Nazi symbols throughout the country and officially replaced the “Great Patriotic War”-the Soviet name for World War II, which is still used in Russia-with the “Second World War.” The law also banned the playing of the Soviet national anthem, the display of the...
Poroshenko’s business has been complicated by his official status
At the November 2013 World Economic Forum, billionaire Petro Poroshenko predicted a European Union trade pact would kick-start Ukraine’s economy and enrich his Roshen Confectionery Corp. by dramatically increasing EU-bound chocolate exports. Eighteen months later, Poroshenko – now Ukraine’s president – has seen his wealth head in the...
Attending a round table “Strategy and Priorities of the Development of the Natural Gas Market in the Context of European Integration Aspirations of Ukraine”
On 23 April 2015, a round table Strategy and Priorities of the Development of the Natural Gas Market in the Context of European Integration Aspirations of Ukraine was held by the Expert Committee on the Issues of the Gas Industry and the Natural Gas Market, the Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Ukraine, and the National...
Russian S-300s in Iran are rather a destabilising factor than a hindering one
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk commented for the Novoe Vremia on the Russian military assistance to Iran. …read more Source: Razumkov...
