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      A trial of strength in Ukrainian politics after the head of the special services resigns
      Jun25

      A trial of strength in Ukrainian politics after the head of the special services resigns

      2015-06-24Tadeusz A. OlszańskiThe SBU chief’s sacking revealed a new dispute and reminds us that there is a rivalry in Ukraine between the government and the oligarchs. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      A ship run aground. Deepening problems in the Ukrainian economy
      Jun24

      A ship run aground. Deepening problems in the Ukrainian economy

      2015-06-16Tadeusz IwańskiThe drop in Ukraine’s GDP by nearly 18% in the first three months of 2015 has confirmed the decline of the country’s economy. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      The media storm over Transnistria
      Jun18

      The media storm over Transnistria

      2015-06-17Kamil CałusJan StrzeleckiThe media in Russia and Transnistria are building up the threat of war from Ukraine and Moldova against the separatist republic. The Ukrainian parliament’s termination on 21 May of the agreement with Russia on the transit of Russian troops to Transnistria, and Moldova’s decision to limit Russian...

      Russia’s ‘carrot and stick’ policy on Ukraine
      May21

      Russia’s ‘carrot and stick’ policy on Ukraine

      2015-05-20W ostatnich tygodniach ma miejsce natężenie rosyjskich działań dyplomatycznych w sprawie Ukrainy. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      Ukraine threatens to suspend repayments of its foreign debt
      May21

      Ukraine threatens to suspend repayments of its foreign debt

      2015-05-20Tadeusz IwańskiKyiv wants to put pressure on foreign lenders to agree to the restructuring and partial waiver of its debt. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      Combating corruption in Ukraine – the beginning of a long march
      May14

      Combating corruption in Ukraine – the beginning of a long march

      2015-05-07Marta JaroszewiczPiotr ŻochowskiFrom a public opinion point of view, corruption has been the gravest problem of today’s Ukraine, excepting the armed conflict in the east of the country. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      ‘The Nemtsov report’: a collection of evidence of Russia’s participation in the war in Ukraine
      May14

      ‘The Nemtsov report’: a collection of evidence of Russia’s participation in the war in Ukraine

      2015-05-13Katarzyna JarzyńskaThe report summarises previous publications on the presence in Ukraine of regular units of the Russian army, mercenaries paid by Russia and Russian military equipment. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      Gazprom’s tactical concessions to Ukraine
      Apr16

      Gazprom’s tactical concessions to Ukraine

      2015-04-15Szymon KardaśTadeusz IwańskiMoscow’s consent to extend the winter package represents a concession to Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      Ukraine: ambitious de-Communisation laws
      Apr16

      Ukraine: ambitious de-Communisation laws

      2015-04-15Tadeusz A. OlszańskiThe adoption of the de-Communisation laws confirms that Ukrainian authorities attach great importance to the new policy of national memory. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...

      Crimea, one year after the annexation: the end of the honeymoon?
      Mar26

      Crimea, one year after the annexation: the end of the honeymoon?

      2015-03-25Ewa FischerJadwiga RogożaThe past year of Crimea as part of the Russian Federation has shown that any resolution of the peninsula’s problems seems unlikely in the near future. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...