Section: News & Summaries

      Out of the Abyss: Anders Åslund Sees Hope for Ukrainian Economy
      Apr16

      Out of the Abyss: Anders Åslund Sees Hope for Ukrainian Economy

      Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It, the new book by Anders Åslund of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, presents so compelling an argument that—even before publication on April 17—it has already persuaded the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Western nations to adopt a $40 billion economic stabilization program for...

      The Dutch team of investigators to renew search at MH17 crash site in Eastern Ukraine
      Apr16

      The Dutch team of investigators to renew search at MH17 crash site in Eastern Ukraine

      The Dutch-led team of investigators that consists of 30-persons and includes five Malaysian investigators and one Australian has gained access to the area in Eastern Ukraine where most of the debris fell. The mission starts on Thursday, April 16, 2015, and is expected to last “a few weeks”, depending on the situation. The team’s...

      Pro-Russian journalist Oles Buzyna shot dead in Kyiv
      Apr16

      Pro-Russian journalist Oles Buzyna shot dead in Kyiv

      Interior Minister adviser Anton Herashchenko reported that pro-Russian journalist and writer Oles Buzyna has been shot dead on Thursday afternoon, April 16, 2015, by shots from a passing car, near his house on Dehtiarivska Street in Kyiv. PHOTO Magnolia TV Oles Buzyna in 2012 ran for a seat in Parliament on the Russian party ticket and till March...

      MH370 search zone to be extended

      Government ministers said that they would extend the search for missing Flight 370 if the wreckage is not found in the current search area. ||| Sydney – Government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said that they would extend the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by an additional 60 000 sq kilometres...

      China Economy To Slow, Hurting Australia: IMF

      The news that Australia faces a $30 billion revenue hit over the next four years as a result of lower iron ore prices, combined with a slowdown in China’s growth, spells bad news for the Australian economy. This report looks at predictions for the wider global economy. A crackdown on cheap credit in China is expected to help reduce the rate...

      Russia should stop fueling conflict in Ukraine – U.S. General Philip Breedlove
      Apr15

      Russia should stop fueling conflict in Ukraine – U.S. General Philip Breedlove

      NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Breedlove, said on his official Twitter, after was released report Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 13 April 2015: “Concerned by renewed fighting in Ukraine. Vital all sides pull back verifiably, Russia stops fuelling...

      The cease-fire is violated in Eastern Ukraine despite the agreements of so-called ‘Normandy Four’
      Apr15

      The cease-fire is violated in Eastern Ukraine despite the agreements of so-called ‘Normandy Four’

      Pro-Russian terrorists continue shelling, despite the agreements of foreign ministers from Ukraine (Pavlo Klimkin), France (Laurent Fabius), Russia (Sergei Lavrov) and Germany (Frank-Walter Steinmeier) who met in Berlin to discuss a fragile ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine, a recent flare up in fighting after a period of relative calm, Russian...

      Canada joins a training mission to help Ukraine because “almost every day, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians continue to die” – Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Canada M.Shevchenko
      Apr15

      Canada joins a training mission to help Ukraine because “almost every day, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians continue to die” – Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Canada M.Shevchenko

      As it was announced earlier, Canada will send troops to Ukraine in “non-combat role” and in such way will help Ukraine’s military in the struggle against pro-Russian terrorists in Eastern Ukraine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, that 200 troops will be deployed, to deliver military training for Ukrainian...

      Central Europe’s Response to Conflict in Ukraine

      AIIA National Office intern Alexia Jablonski interviews Dr Katarzyna Pisarska on the Visegrad group, the European Union’s response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and the public diplomacy efforts of Central European countries. Dr Katarzyna Pisarska is the Founder and Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy and the Visegrad...

      Pro-Russian terrorists continue to violate the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine
      Apr14

      Pro-Russian terrorists continue to violate the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine

      The ATO speaker Andrii Lysenko reports that pro-Russian terrorists continue violating the Minsk agreements (February 12, 2015) shelling at Ukrainian soldiers and citizens in Donbas area, and using weapons that were meant to have already been pulled back from this territory. Actually on April 13 six Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Eastern...