Section: News & Summaries

      Europe’s Next Wave of Migrants May Come From Ukraine
      Sep25

      Europe’s Next Wave of Migrants May Come From Ukraine

      In chess, a player is in “zugzwang” when no move will rescue his situation.Russian President Vladimir Putin has put Ukraine in “zugzwang” and, as things now stand, the country is unable to move forward militarily, economically or diplomatically.Without relief, Europe may end up with another deluge of asylum seekers, this...

      Putin and Obama to discuss Syria

      Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin will meet to discuss the Syrian crisis amid suspicions over Russia’s increasing presence in Syria. ||| Amid suspicions in some Western nations that Vladimir Putin is using the Syrian conflict to flex Moscow’s military might as he builds up the Russian presence in the country, Barack Obama and Mr Putin...

      Russia Looking for an Exit?
      Sep25

      Russia Looking for an Exit?

      As Russia increases its support for beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, rebels in eastern Ukraine have observed a ceasefire since September 1. The second Minsk ceasefire agreement, signed in February, had been repeatedly violated. But things have changed. Some separatist leaders have left the area, returning to posh jobs in Moscow....

      Creating ‘A Piece of America’ in the Carpathian Mountains
      Sep22

      Creating ‘A Piece of America’ in the Carpathian Mountains

      Camp America, located at a charmingly rustic resort in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, welcomed twenty young Ukrainians for a week in August. For most of them, Camp America—a 24/7 English-language environment where all activities are conducted in English—was their first experience with native English speakers.”I like to tell our...

      Aurelius seeks better Ukraine debt terms

      The hedge fund has accumulated Ukraine sovereign bonds and formed a group seeking improvements to a recent debt workout, a source said. ||| London – A hedge fund that has for years used courts to secure better debt repayment terms from Argentina has accumulated Ukraine sovereign bonds and formed a group seeking improvements to a recent debt...

      Investigative Journalists Present Exhaustive Report on ‘Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine’
      Sep18

      Investigative Journalists Present Exhaustive Report on ‘Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine’

      The Russian government under President Vladimir Putin is “directly coordinating and leading the fight to destabilize and disunite Ukraine”—despite Putin’s increasingly desperate efforts to hide the truth—concludes a damning report issued September 17. “An Invasion by Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine” is a joint...

      Czech Republic ratifies EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
      Sep18

      Czech Republic ratifies EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

      The Czech Parliament ratified an Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine, the document was sent to President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman for signature. The press service of the Parliament of the Czech Republic reported. It should be noted that after the vote for the ratification by the Chamber of Deputies, the relevant law should...

      How Putin Shot Himself in the Foot
      Sep16

      How Putin Shot Himself in the Foot

      Russian propaganda managed to surpass its own absurdity when the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Aleksandr Bastrykin, claimed that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk fought alongside rebel forces in both Chechen wars. Yatsenyuk supposedly tortured and executed Russian soldiers there. This apparently took place in the...

      How the West Can Stand Up to Putin
      Sep16

      How the West Can Stand Up to Putin

      Winter is less than four months away, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is already freezing eastern Ukraine.No, I’m not talking about the possibility of Ukraine not being able to renegotiate lower gas prices this year. (That’s another issue entirely).The kind of freeze that Putin is plotting for Ukraine is political. For more than...

      What Europe Needs to Do to Solve its Energy Security Problem
      Sep16

      What Europe Needs to Do to Solve its Energy Security Problem

      Over the past few years, the European Union (EU) has sought to enhance its energy security by implementing the Third Energy Package, proposing an Energy Union, holding Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom to competition rules, and actively pursuing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Despite these efforts, the EU...