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      Ukraine’s Dangerous Drive to Decentralize
      Jul13

      Ukraine’s Dangerous Drive to Decentralize

      Here’s Why the West Should Stop Pushing Decentralization Now In the coming days the Ukrainian parliament is expected to debate a draft law that would amend Ukraine’s Constitution on decentralization to expand local governments’ powers.The West has enthusiastically encouraged Ukraine to embrace decentralization, provide special...

      245 Ukrainians still held captive by Russian militants
      Jul12

      245 Ukrainians still held captive by Russian militants

      30 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been released from militant captivity in the past two months. President’s envoy for the peaceful settlement of the Donbas conflict and Ukrainian representative of the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group, MP Iryna Herashchenko said this on the air of 112 Ukraine TV channel....

      Russian terrorists shelled at Ukrainian villages – ATO Press Center
      Jul11

      Russian terrorists shelled at Ukrainian villages – ATO Press Center

      On July 11, 2015, the ATO Press Center reports that last night the situation in the ATO area remained stably tense. “During the last 24 hours pro-Russian terrorists made 50 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements. 26 cases of shelling were violations of the Minsk agreements,” informs ATO Press Center. The...

      Families of MH17 dead demand justice

      As he first anniversary of the disaster looms, families of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down demanded justice. ||| Sepang – Families of those killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine last year demanded justice Saturday at an emotional memorial ceremony ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster.The...

      ‘Greece hasn’t asked Russia for aid’

      Russian President Vladimir Putin said Greece had not asked Russia for aid to overcome its debt problems. ||| Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Greece had not asked Russia for aid to overcome its debt problems and questioned the European Union’s handling of the crisis. “Mr (Prime Minister Alexis) Tsipras has not...

      OSCE: Hundreds of coalminers in separatist-controlled territories do not receive salaries for over a year
      Jul10

      OSCE: Hundreds of coalminers in separatist-controlled territories do not receive salaries for over a year

      Around 400-500 coalminers living near the militant-controlled town of Bilorechensky have not received salaries for over a year. It is nearly impossible to obtain supplies, as transport access to traditional markets has been disrupted, said Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), at a press...

      Russia crisis spurs banking M&A

      Russia’s economic crisis is causing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector. ||| Russia’s economic crisis is causing an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector as a capital squeeze and increase in bad loans leave smaller lenders weak and vulnerable to takeovers. But buyers tempted to swallow up...

      Malaysia asks United Nations to set up MH17 tribunal
      Jul09

      Malaysia asks United Nations to set up MH17 tribunal

      Representatives of Malaysia on Wednesday circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal to guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in July last year. The document provides for establishing the tribunal in accordance with the UN Charter, referring to “action with...

      Conflicting reports on Iran nuclear talks

      Iran says it has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, but Western officials refute the claim. ||| Vienna – Iran has offered “constructive solutions” to resolve disputes in nuclear talks with six major powers, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday, but Western...

      Here’s Why More Ukrainians Admire Nationalists, and Why the West Shouldn’t Freak Out
      Jul08

      Here’s Why More Ukrainians Admire Nationalists, and Why the West Shouldn’t Freak Out

      Here’s a suggestion that will strike you as either painfully obvious or unnecessarily cumbersome. If you really want to understand contemporary Ukraine and Ukrainians, you need to know Ukrainian. If you accept that point, then discard all the writings by linguistically challenged analysts incapable of delving deeper into the Ukrainian...