Section: News & Summaries

      Greek Crisis ‘Diverts Attention’ from Kyiv
      Jul14

      Greek Crisis ‘Diverts Attention’ from Kyiv

      Ukraine’s Economy Minister: Unlike Greece, Ukraine is embracing reforms The Greek financial crisis has diverted global attention away from Ukraine, but it also “sheds a positive light” on the Kyiv government’s achievements, Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius said in a July 14 interview.”Greece is...

      Disturbing precedent: U.S.-registered and U.S.-hosted domain maidanua.org blocked by Russia
      Jul14

      Disturbing precedent: U.S.-registered and U.S.-hosted domain maidanua.org blocked by Russia

      Now, after a wave of letters from Maidan activists, the website maidanua.org is unblocked. But it  is very disturbing  precedent . To Whom It May Concern: This is a request to American government, non-governmental and business leaders who may find it appalling that a Russian government agency is now capable of shutting down American websites. A...

      Savchenko faces up to 25 years in prison – Russia’s Investigative Committee
      Jul14

      Savchenko faces up to 25 years in prison – Russia’s Investigative Committee

      Now she is accused not of accessory to murder, but of “joint participation in murder of two or more persons by socially dangerous means, motivated by hatred towards a social group with a group of persons in collusion.” This was stated by official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Vladimir Markin....

      US to train Ukrainian army troops?

      The United States is considering plans to train soldiers in the Ukrainian army in the next few months, the US army’s most senior commander in Europe said Monday. …read more Source:...

      NSDC: militant shelling near Mariupol subsides. Ukrainian troops suffer no casualties
      Jul13

      NSDC: militant shelling near Mariupol subsides. Ukrainian troops suffer no casualties

      During the last 24 hours, only one armed provocation from the Russia-backed militants was registered in Shyrokyne in the Mariupol sector. There were no lethal casualties amongst Ukrainian servicemen over the last day. In the Luhansk sector, the enemy has been active mostly during the night. The militants conducted a series of shelling incidents...

      Ukraine Must Put Reform Agenda in Overdrive While There’s Still Time
      Jul13

      Ukraine Must Put Reform Agenda in Overdrive While There’s Still Time

      Kyiv is vibrant with intellectual and political discussions. As after any revolution the debate is about what is wrong and what should be done. Policy people acknowledge that reforms are proceeding but too slowly, while a typical business verdict is that corruption is as bad as before, but it has become more disorganized, since the old Yanukovych...

      Here’s Why European Disunity is a Greater Threat to Ukraine Than Russia
      Jul13

      Here’s Why European Disunity is a Greater Threat to Ukraine Than Russia

      As the Greek tragedy unfolds, many Europeans seem to have forgotten that for the first time since the end of World War II, a country is trying to redraw European borders by force. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine is, by far, Europe’s most serious security crisis since the Balkan wars. Once...

      Ukraine’s Dangerous Drive to Decentralize
      Jul13

      Ukraine’s Dangerous Drive to Decentralize

      Here’s Why the West Should Stop Pushing Decentralization Now In the coming days the Ukrainian parliament is expected to debate a draft law that would amend Ukraine’s Constitution on decentralization to expand local governments’ powers.The West has enthusiastically encouraged Ukraine to embrace decentralization, provide special...

      245 Ukrainians still held captive by Russian militants
      Jul12

      245 Ukrainians still held captive by Russian militants

      30 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been released from militant captivity in the past two months. President’s envoy for the peaceful settlement of the Donbas conflict and Ukrainian representative of the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group, MP Iryna Herashchenko said this on the air of 112 Ukraine TV channel....

      Russian terrorists shelled at Ukrainian villages – ATO Press Center
      Jul11

      Russian terrorists shelled at Ukrainian villages – ATO Press Center

      On July 11, 2015, the ATO Press Center reports that last night the situation in the ATO area remained stably tense. “During the last 24 hours pro-Russian terrorists made 50 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian settlements. 26 cases of shelling were violations of the Minsk agreements,” informs ATO Press Center. The...