Section: Razumkov Centre (Ukraine)
Escalation in Donbas indicates that the Kremlin wants to destabilise the entire Ukraine
On Christmas Eve, pro-Russian separatists dramatically increased the number of attacks in Donbas, including using tanks and mortars, admit both the Presidential Administration of Ukraine and the CTO Staff. We are talking about over 50 attacks on that day, and their intensity dropped only after the warning by the Ukrainian armed forces that “in...
Currency swap deal with Poland will enable Ukraine to balance foreign trade relations
Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) agreed to establish a zloty/hryvnia currency swap line on Dec. 22. The deal, worth 1 billion euros, has been signed for six months, with the possibility of an extension, the Kyiv Post writes. “This is a correct and potentially effective move,» Volodymyr Sidenko, a senior...
Abolition of the free trade zone will not significantly affect the trade volumes between Ukraine and Russia
In the comment to the website Hlavred, Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn spoke about the consequences which the abolition of the free trade zone with Russia would have for Ukraine’s economy. Everything that could happen already had. In fact, the free trade zone was not working for us – since 2006, we...
NATO considers whether potential members can bring more security to the alliance
Co-director of Foreign relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk appeared on Ukraine Today’s Viewpoint discussing perspectives and obstacles of Ukraine’s membership in NATO. – I would ask you how far is Ukraine on the way to its membership in NATO? Up to now, I think Ukraine is still on the...
Destruction of Donbas Economy Supports Local Russia-Backed ‘Insurgency’
Maksym Bugriy, a research fellow of foreing relations and international security programmes at the Razumkov Centre, and Tetiana Tretiak, an independent Ukrainian political and economical analyst, have contributed to the Eurasia Daily Monitor published by the Jamestown Foundation. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Corruption schemes pose the biggest threat to the energy security of Ukraine
The biggest threat to the Ukrainian security are corruption schemes. This opinion was expressed by Director of Energy Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Volodymyr Omelchenko on Radio Liberty. “We have enough power plants that run on gaseous coal, and they are not busy although we have enough gaseous coal. I think this is corrupt conspiracy in...
Meeting with deputy of the National Assembly of France
Viktor Zamiatin, Leading Expert of Political and Legal Programmes at the Razumkov Centre, attended a meeting of representatives of Ukrainian analytical centres with Ms. Elisabeth Guigou, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly. The discussion concerned, among other things, the development of the social and political...
Press conference ‘Citizens of Ukraine on Security: Assessments, Threats, Solutions to Problems’
1 December 2015: the Razumkov Centre held a press conference titled ‘Citizens of Ukraine on Security: Assessments, Threats, Solutions to Problems’. The press conference included the findings of the Razumkov Centre’s sociological research. Participants of the press conference: 1. Andriy Bychenko, Director of Sociological Service; 2....
Visit of the Macedonian delegation
A delegation from Macedonia paid a visit to the Razumkov Centre, its members including Mr. Nenad Kolev, Director General of the General Department of Bilateral Cooperation with Countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eurasia and the Pacific Region, and Mr. Stole Zmeykoski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Ukraine. The Razumkov...
Meeting with delegation of Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, DC)
24 November 2015: a delegation of the Woodrow Wilson Center (Washington, USA) led by Mr. Andrew Selee, Executive Vice President, visited the Razumkov Centre. The delegation included representatives of the Center’s department, the Kennan Institute: Mr. Matthew Rojansky, Director, and Ms. Kateryna Smagliy, Director of the Kyiv office. The...
