Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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...
