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      EU Aspirants Face a Closed, if Not Locked, Door on Enlargement
      May08

      EU Aspirants Face a Closed, if Not Locked, Door on Enlargement

      Aspirant EU members Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are poised to leave the upcoming EU Eastern Partnership Summit disappointed, though not empty-handed. An advance draft of the Eastern Partnership declaration, to be unveiled at the summit on May 21 to 22 in Riga, Latvia, underscores the European Union’s drift away from stronger engagement...

      Ukraine not to obtain visa-free regime with the EU at the Riga Eastern Partnership Summit
      May08

      Ukraine not to obtain visa-free regime with the EU at the Riga Eastern Partnership Summit

      European Commission in Brussels published on May 08, 2015, Press release Commission assesses the implementation of Visa Liberalisation Action Plans by Ukraine and Georgia that praised progress made by Ukraine and Georgia towards lifting the requirement for EU travel visas but said more efforts are needed: “The assessment found that, despite...

      We call on Russia to release Nadia Savchenko and all other Ukrainian hostages immediately – US Department of State
      May07

      We call on Russia to release Nadia Savchenko and all other Ukrainian hostages immediately – US Department of State

      We call on Russia to release Nadia Savchenko and all other Ukrainian hostages immediately: http://t.co/RsGqKsECS9 pic.twitter.com/WKe75scBMg — US Mission to NATO (@USNATO) 6 Травень 2015 Jeff Rathke, Acting Deputy Spokesperson, at Daily Press Briefing in Washington, DC on May 5, 2015 called on Russia to release Nadiya Savchenko and all...

      Town of Hranitne controlled by Ukrainian troops was shelled from ‘Grads’ – OSCE SMM
      May07

      Town of Hranitne controlled by Ukrainian troops was shelled from ‘Grads’ – OSCE SMM

      Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Alexander Hug at a briefing in Kyiv on May 7, 2015, reported about the violation of the Minsk Agreements in Eastern Ukraine: #OSCE_SMM Deputy Chief Monitor Hug: Over the past few days we have continued to monitor and report on a deteriorating situation in the East...

      ‘Russian Propaganda is Really Working,’ Warns Crimean Activist
      May07

      ‘Russian Propaganda is Really Working,’ Warns Crimean Activist

      Activist Urges US Government to Step Up Efforts in Crimea Russia has banned Taras Berezovets from visiting his family in Crimea. His crime: launching Free Crimea, a nongovernmental organization focused on disseminating impartial information about Crimea, in December 2014. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) considers it an extremist...

      Veterans of UPA , Soviet Army, and soldiers of volunteer battalions celebrated the anniversary of the end of WWII together
      May07

      Veterans of UPA , Soviet Army, and soldiers of volunteer battalions celebrated the anniversary of the end of WWII together

      UPA veterans, veterans of the Soviet Army, and soldiers of volunteer battalions gathered together for the first time at the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Kyiv to celebrate Remembrance Day and to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism. The event was organized by Public Movement “For the sake of...

      Poland recalls dark side of WW2 victory

      Poland marks 70 years since the end of second World War, with an emphasis on the dark side of history. ||| Warsaw – Poland on Thursday marks 70 years since the end of World War II, with an emphasis on the dark side of history: that victory over Nazi Germany triggered 45 years of Soviet domination.The anniversary comes as relations between...

      Delhi ‘Cracks’ Brussels: India’s Mission to Access the European Market

      The European Union and India might not seem like the most obvious of natural partners. Yet, as Professor Pascaline Winand writes, the story of their on-off engagement over the past 60-or-so years and their efforts to build a mature trade relationship have turned up a fascinating story of trade access and shifting realities. First encounters: New...

      When the Kremlin Makes An Offer You Can’t Refuse
      May07

      When the Kremlin Makes An Offer You Can’t Refuse

      Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has multiple dimensions, and the energy dimension is one that has been underestimated. Russia has sought to make Ukraine dependent on its abundant energy since 2006. The reason is simple: Russia wants economic and political control over Ukraine and it wants to enmesh Ukraine’s government and elites in a...

      The Dog That Finally Barked? Separatism and Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine
      May07

      The Dog That Finally Barked? Separatism and Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine

      Kremlin Targets Sleepy Corner of Europe with Hybrid Tactics No part of Europe is too obscure for the Kremlin’s machinations. On April 6 in Odessa, a group claiming to represent ethnic minorities in southwestern Ukraine founded the National Council of Bessarabia (NRB). Released on a Russian-registered website, the NRB’s manifesto...