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      Reforms Will Succeed, But They Alone Won’t Save Ukraine
      Sep09

      Reforms Will Succeed, But They Alone Won’t Save Ukraine

      Will Ukraine make it? Conditions necessary for Ukraine’s current reform drive to succeed look more promising than they did in 2013. Not only does Ukraine now have its most pro-European parliament and reform-oriented government since independence in 1991; it’s also seen at least four other significant shifts in domestic politics that,...

      Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree
      Sep09

      Russia from Ukraine to Syria: Helping the Cat Down the Tree

      Russia’s military involvement in Syria and Ukraine obligates the United States and its European allies to bring the Kremlin back to Earth and recognize that such adventures cannot be sustained indefinitely. Russia simply does not have the money and human resources to do so in view of low oil prices and birth rates. It will find itself...

      Kremlin Uses Minsk Protocol to Undermine Ukraine Government
      Sep09

      Kremlin Uses Minsk Protocol to Undermine Ukraine Government

      In peacetime, September 1 is an eventful day for Ukrainian children—it marks the first day of school. But the war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, now in its second year, has put a dark stain on this usually festive occasion. This year, Ukrainian kids in Kyiv started school following violent protests outside Parliament. On August 31, a...

      ICC gets wider scope in Ukraine probe

      Ukraine has granted wider juristiction to ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed during Russia’s annexation of Crimea. ||| Amsterdam – Ukraine granted wider jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday that will enable ICC prosecutors to investigate possible war crimes committed during...

      Aid for farmers hit by Russia sanctions

      The EU announced a 500 million euro aid package to provide relief for farmers stung by slumping prices, triggered partly by the loss of exports to Russia. ||| Brussels – The European Commission announced a 500 million euro ($557 million) package of measures on Monday to provide relief for farmers stung by slumping prices, triggered partly...

      Russia threatens Ukraine trade embargo

      Ukraine sought political support from NATO as talks with Russia in Brussels failed to bridge differences over a trade deal. ||| Brussels – Ukraine sought political support from NATO on Monday as talks with Russia in Brussels failed to bridge differences over a trade deal at the heart of east-west tensions and Kiev said Moscow was...

      Anti-government protests hit Moldova

      Protesters who camped in the Moldovan capital demanding the resignation of the president and snap elections. ||| Chisinau – Moldovan opposition protesters on Monday pitched around 100 tents in the centre of the capital Chisinau, demanding the resignation of the president and snap elections after a big weekend demonstration.The tents went up...

      National Security and Defense Council:Militants’ armed provocations were observed in the Donetsk sector
      Sep07

      National Security and Defense Council:Militants’ armed provocations were observed in the Donetsk sector

      Kyiv, September 6, 2015. Total ceasefire still holds in the Luhansk and Mariupol sectors. Militants’ armed provocations were observed only in the Donetsk sector, mostly using light arms and grenade launchers. Ceasefire was violated three times near Zaitseve north of Horlivka. View map in full size Militants instigated several brief armed...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 9.03
      Sep06

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 9.03

      Operational data from Information Resistance: Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas continue to refrain from using heavy weapons; however, during the last 24 hours, militants have increasingly used infantry weapons to fire at the ATO forces’ positions and to conduct armed provocations. At the same time, militants have intensified reconnaissance and...

      National Security and Defense Council: Situation in Eastern Ukraine 5/09/2015
      Sep06

      National Security and Defense Council: Situation in Eastern Ukraine 5/09/2015

        5/09/2015 the enemy for several times opened fire at the positions of the ATO forces from the territory of the destroyed Donetsk airport and the village of Spartak. At the front lines of defense in Krasnohorivka, a skirmish between militants and the Ukrainian military occurred. The most strained situation was near Maryinka, where the enemy...