Section: News & Summaries

      Lviv Welcomes Crimean Tatar Community With Open Arms
      Sep03

      Lviv Welcomes Crimean Tatar Community With Open Arms

      The Russian annexation of Crimea in March 2014 is widely regarded as a tragedy for Crimean Tatars. But for Adile Namazova, it was also a professional catastrophe. A recent university graduate with near flawless English, Namazova, 22, had been working as a language tutor before annexation. But once Crimea changed hands, travelers stopped coming,...

      In the Face of Russian Aggression in Ukraine, a New US Agenda for Europe
      Sep03

      In the Face of Russian Aggression in Ukraine, a New US Agenda for Europe

      Since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the world has seen precious little Western leadership when it comes to confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin—despite US and European Union sanctions, recent efforts to strengthen NATO’s conventional deterrence in Europe, and the first signs of increased defense spending in Europe. Even...

      Ukraine Must Privatize Failing State-Owned Enterprises Quickly
      Sep02

      Ukraine Must Privatize Failing State-Owned Enterprises Quickly

      Privatization has generated controversy in every post-communist country. Ministers of privatization are usually accused of heinous crimes, regardless of how impeccably they have performed their jobs. Yet privatization is vital for all such nations, not least for Ukraine. The goal must be to limit state-owned enterprises so that the private sector...

      Russian Narrative of Ukraine Conflict Fails to Sway Opinions in Odesa
      Sep02

      Russian Narrative of Ukraine Conflict Fails to Sway Opinions in Odesa

      Eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region is strewn with remnants of Russian-made cartridges from AK-74U rifles, littered with the splintered, hollowed-out ruins of Russian-made BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, and scarred with the skeletons of Russian T-74B battle tanks. Yet the Kremlin’s incursion into Ukrainian territory is not isolated to...

      Frozen Conflict in Moldova’s Transnistria: A Fitting Analogy to Ukraine’s Hybrid War?
      Sep02

      Frozen Conflict in Moldova’s Transnistria: A Fitting Analogy to Ukraine’s Hybrid War?

      History is a great teacher, so it’s no surprise that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and his subsequent Kremlin speech justifying it brought back memories of the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland in 1938. Parallels between Hitler and Putin abound, as do their motivations and the...

      Go fish for 800% return on Faroe

      The politics of the Faroe Islands is unlikely to pique your interest, but how about an 800 percent return on your investment? ||| The politics of the Faroe Islands is unlikely to pique your interest, but how about an 800 percent return on your investment? While the rest of Europe has seen its trade relations suffer through Russian sanctions, the...

      Italy shaken by tale of two migrants

      Italy is reeling after a migrant was accused of killing an elderly Sicilian couple, while another died trying to prevent an armed robbery. ||| Rome – One migrant is reviled, suspected of killing an elderly couple in Sicily; another has been hailed as a hero, killed after trying to prevent an armed robbery at a supermarket in Naples. The...

      Lithuania charges 66 over 1991 deaths

      Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown. ||| Vilnius – Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown...

      Guardsman killed in Ukraine protests

      A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters. ||| Kiev – A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, as deputies...

      Ukrainian hostage freed, says Russia

      Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian who was being held prisoner by Afghan militants, has been freed with Russian help. ||| Moscow – Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian who was being held prisoner by Afghan militants, has been freed with Russian help, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The ministry said that Bilyi had been freed “as a...