Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
Decline in sales of Russian goods in Ukraine is worth hundred million dollars
While Ukrainian stores and large retail chains mark the price tags of Russian goods with the Russian flag and gradually are withdrawing the items from shelves, civil activists are organising demonstrations in Ukrainian cities protesting the sale of Russian products, such as food, clothing, household cleaners and home appliances, the Southeast...
Europe has already realised that the actions of Russia in Donbas threaten the continental security
On Radio Liberty, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk spoke about how the rhetoric of political leaders of the West on the Ukrainian-Russian crisis and the war in Donbas had changed. – One can lose count of how many the so-called “humanitarian convoys” Russia sent to Donbas,...
A meeting with Deputy Head of the EU Advisory Mission
On 28 January 2015, a meeting of the representatives of the Razumkov Centre with Deputy Head of the EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) Yuh Fantu. The Razumkov Centre was represented by Director General Anatoliy Rachok and Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes Oleksiy...
Findings of the sociological study “Public Opinion: 2014 in Review”
The study was conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Sociological Service of the Razumkov Centre from 19 to 24 December 2014. 2,008 respondents aged over 18 in all the regions of Ukraine (except Crimea) were interviewed. Sampling error – 2.3%. The survey was conducted within the project of the Public Sociology...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №11
This issue of the Newsletter contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts on most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs: domestic policy, situation in economic and energy sectors. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №11 (30 January 2015). …read more Source: Razumkov...
What threats Russian peacekeepers pose to Ukraine
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explained to the magazine Novoie Vriemia the conditions under which international peacekeeping forces can be used to resolve the armed conflict in Donbas. The first thing to remember when discussing the topic of peacekeepers – the...
American weapons will help reduce casualties among Ukrainian troops
According to prior Ukrainian-American consultations, the U.S. can provide countermeasures for armoured fighting vehicles, hostile fire detection systems, and communications to Ukraine. This was stated by Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk, informs the website Deutsche...
Separatists’ mobilization order shows their firm intention to continue escalation
A Ukrainian separatist leader ordered a full military mobilization as the conflict with government forces escalated after peace talks failed to secure a truce, the Bloomberg writes. Zakharchenko’s mobilization order shows the rebels have “no intention of a truce and a firm intention to continue escalation,” Co-director of Foreign Relations...
Recognising Russia as an aggressor will enable the UN to influence the policy of the Kremlin more actively
Russia was recognised as an aggressor country by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine according to the UN documents that determine the concept of “aggression”, and, based on most criteria, there is no reason not to grant such a status to Russia. This was stated by Deputy Director, Director of Political and Law Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Yuriy...
Roundtable “Middle class in Ukraine: life values, readiness for association, and promotion of democratic standards”
On 16 December 2014, the Razumkov Centre, with the financial support of the Government of Canada, provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), held the roundtable Middle Class in Ukraine: Life Values, Readiness to the Association, and Promotion of Democratic Standards. A special issue of the journal National...
