Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
After Ukrainian forces were restructured, the operations became more effective
When pro-Russian rebels first fanned out across eastern Ukraine in April, seizing public buildings, ousting local officials and blockading streets and highways, the government’s security forces – a ragtag lot of poorly equipped and understaffed military and police units – were largely paralyzed by dysfunction and defection. They...
Despite recent improvements, Ukrainian military’s work is far from done
When pro-Russian rebels first fanned out across eastern Ukraine in April, seizing public buildings, ousting local officials and blockading streets and highways, the government’s security forces – a ragtag lot of poorly equipped and understaffed military and police units – were largely paralyzed by dysfunction and defection. They...
New publication “Ukraine-2014: Socio-Political Conflict and the Church. Positions of Religious Figures, Experts and Citizens”
This publication contains the materials of a regular Roundtable on “Religion and Authorities in Ukraine: Problems of Relations” held on May 15, 2014. The meeting discussed issues concerning the status of the Church as a civil institution. The publication contains documents of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious...
Public opinion survey “Citizens attitude towards different types of territorial organisation”
In the end of December 2013, the Razumkov Centre had conducted a survey to determine the public perception of different options for territorial organisation. According to the survey results, the majority of Ukrainians oppose the idea of having a federal state (61% of citizens expressed negative views and only 16 % were positive about it). The...
Razumkov Centre’s Annual Report-2013
2013 was marked by constant declarations of political leaders regarding the readiness to make every possible effort to sign the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, and the discrepancy between these statements and actual cases, the uncertainty of a large part of society, an obvious pressure from Russia on Ukrainian...
Resolving the situation in Donbas may take many years
The second round of consultation with the contact group in Donetsk on 27 June ended with new agreements. The leaders of the self-proclaimed republics promised ceasefire until 30 June and the release of four OSCE observers in the nearest future. Also, the meeting resulted into an agreement to release hostages, informs the news agency Deutsche...
SIPRI Yearbook 2013 launch
On March 5, 2014 Razumkov Centre presented the Ukrainian version of the SIPRI Yearbook 2013: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. The Yearbook published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) since 1969. This is one of the most respected sources of information in the field of international security. It is...
The Third Republic: Ukraine struggles its way through to Europe
For Estonian Center of Eastern Partnership visiting research fellow at the Razumkov Centre Aleksei Sekarev wrote policy paper “The Third Republic: Ukraine struggles its way through to Europe”. …read more Source: Razumkov...
The peace plan of President Poroshenko showed Kyiv above all sought peace
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk spoke to the website Hlavred about the pros and cons of the peace plan of President Petro Poroshenko. There was a lot of criticism of the peace plan and its feasibility. However, I think it made some sense because Ukraine has once again...
Ukraine’s regional integration policies: The EU versus the Eurasian community
It would be a gross mistake to attribute its existence to the mere political preferences of any factually ruling political groups and their lack of desire to make a decisive choice …read more Source: Razumkov...
