Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
Brexit poses a threat of completely undermining the unity of the EU on sanctions against Russia
In his comment to the news agency BBC, Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk spoke about the consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union upon the decision of the referendum held on 23 June 2016. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Energy sector of Ukraine in 2014-2016: review and SWOT-analysis
Victor Logatskiy, a leading expert of energy programmes at the Razumkov Centre, provides a brief review and SWOT-analysis of the energy sector of Ukraine in 2014-2016. …read more Source: Razumkov...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №7 (36)
It contains articles and interviews of the Centre’s experts on the most important issues of Ukraine’s life in the areas of national security and defence, economy, energy, internal and external policy. In the issue: “Donbas elections: landmine for Europe”; “Constitutional changes regarding justice and decentralisation are two very...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №6 (35)
It contains articles and interviews of the Centre’s experts on the most important issues of Ukraine’s life in the areas of national security and defence, economy, energy, internal, external and social policy. In the issue: “Donbas elections: trap for Europe”; “OSCE is so far unable to deploy an effective military presence in Donbas”;...
With all its actions Russia demonstrates willingness to use force
Over the last months, the likelihood of Russia openly using armed forces against its neighbours has increased as the security stability in the region was affected. This opinion was expressed to the news agency Radio Liberty by Joint Director of Foreign Policy Programmes and International Security of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk. “Indeed,...
Escalation in Donbas is favourable neither to Ukraine nor Russia
The situation in the conflict area in Eastern Ukraine has escalated; Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Herashchenko announced the highest number of dead and wounded in the last month. Military experts attribute this to the pressure on Ukraine to hold an election in the occupied area of Donbas and the situation around sanctions...
Expert discussion “Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of domestic processes in Russia and Ukraine”
On June 9, 2016 the Razumkov Centre, with support of the US Embassy in Ukraine, held an expert discussion titled “Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of domestic processes in Russia and Ukraine”. The discussion was opened by Professor Alexander Motyl, a prominent Ukrainian-American historian and political scientist from Rutgers University....
Large-scale escalation in Donbas is possible only with the participation of Russian forces
This month, due to the hostilities in Donbas, 28 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and over a hundred were wounded. Relatively quiet early May gave way to escalation and the biggest losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year, informs the news agency BBC. Despite the increase in losses on both sides, currently we cannot talk about serious...
Lecture for students of the Swedish Defence University
On June 9, 2016, Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-Director, Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes, met with the group of students of the Swedish Defence University. The title of his presentation was “Armed Forces in the Antiterrorist Operation”. The legal framework and political constrains of military forces deployment, political constrains...
The Initial Situation Before Conducting Security Sector Reform in the Ukraine
Maksym Bugriy, a research fellow of foreign relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre, co-authored the article on security sector reforms in Ukraine. This article appeared in Security Sector Reform: Global Case Studies, ed. Robert Ondrejcsak, 2016. …read more Source: Razumkov...