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Pro-Russian terrorists killed a civilian in Shyrokyne
Mariupol State Interior Ministry of Ukraine in Donetsk region reported that during the shelling of the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol pro-Russian militiants killed a civilian citizen. The press service of the Mariupol State Interior Ministry of Ukraine in Donetsk region says that the fatally wounded on March 26 at 22.55 after a mortar attack...
Former senior officials’ funds to be returned to Ukraine-Press office of President Petro Poroshenko
Press office of President reported that Petro Poroshenko established an interagency working group to coordinate the return of funds, received in a criminal way by former senior officials, to Ukraine. On March 26 2015, President Petro Poroshenko has signed a Decree “On Interagency Working Group on Coordination of the Return of Funds,...
Less-Stringent Minsk II Terms Paved the Way for Renewed Sanctions
On March 19, delegates at the European Union Summit in Brussels agreed to extend tough sanctions against Moscow—until year’s end if necessary—to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to implement the Minsk II ceasefire. Under terms of that deal, signed on February 12, EU sanctions won’t be lifted until Ukraine takes back full control...
The Bundestag has ratified the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
On Thursday, March 26, Germany became the 15th country that has ratified the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement after Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Malta, Estonia, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Ireland. Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk wrote on his official Twitter: “The...
Putin’s War Has Consolidated Ukraine
Viewed historically, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war is the product of four deeper causes and one trigger. First, the Soviet empire’s collapse in 1991 propelled its successor state, Russia, to seek reimperialization for structural and ideological reasons. Second, the emergence of a “fascistoid” (or almost fully fascist) regime made imperial...
Ukraine’s Powerful Billionaire Governor Quits After Clash With Kyiv
Dnipropetrovsk’s Kolomoyskyi: Patriotic, Corrupt, Threatening—Or All Three? Ukrainian billionaire politician Ihor Kolomoyskyi resigned today as governor of Ukraine’s strategically critical Dnipropetrovsk province after clashing with the central government and parliament over control of two state-owned oil-sector companies. In that...
Poroshenko dismisses Dnipropetrovsk governor Kolomoyskyi
On March 25, 2015, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a Decree on dismissal of Ihor Kolomoyskyi from the post of Dnipropetrovsk RSA Head, reports Press office of President: “President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has fulfilled the request of Ihor Kolomoyskyi for resignation from the post of Dnipropetrovsk RSA Head. Respective...
Ukraine leader fires billionaire as governor
Ukraine’s president has fired oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s president has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east, the presidential website said on Wednesday, after armed men that lawmakers said were linked to the oligarch raided a...
Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine. Mar 24, 2015
The Jamestown Foundation (USA) : Russian Factory Ownership Hurts Ukraine’s President Poroshenko The Jamestown Foundation (USA) : Is Moscow Preparing for a New War Against Georgia? Atlantic Council (USA) : What’s Russia Doing in Africa? Transitions Online (TOL) : Bellwether Balkan Fish at Risk from Dams, Gagauzia Strengthens Ties to Moscow Center...
What’s Russia Doing in Africa?
Atlantic Council’s Pham shares insights on Russia’s acitivities on the continent Under pressure from the West over its actions in Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea, Russia is increasingly turning its attention to Africa, says J. Peter Pham, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. “Recent developments have...