Euromaidan Press is publishing a translation of an article by well-known German analyst Dr. Susan Stewart which was originally published on the site of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP – Stiftung...
Sanctions against Moscow for its violation of international law in Ukraine are important and worth maintaining as a statement of what the West stands for even if they won’t change the policy of a dictator unlikely to be swayed by the...
The push to reinstate the Russian delegation in PACE started in 2016 but has really picked up speed now. On 3 June, PACE’s Rules Committee approved a draft resolution capitulating to the demands of the Russian delegation. The resolution...
Critical Analysis of the Draft Resolution Proposed by the Rules Committee On 3 June 2019 the Rules Committee of PACE adopted by 18 to 6 with 1 abstention a Draft Resolution titled “Strengthening the decision-making process of the...
EP: How likely is Russia’s exit from the Council of Europe? Having taught probability theory for 30 years, I can say that it is impossible to evaluate the probability here – it’s not calculated for one-time events, only an a...
Whether being busy with internal power battle or having a purposeful long-term ease-on-Russia-strategy, Ukraine weakens its grip on the conscience of the EU power elites over the basic principles of justice. It results in situations, where...
What Ukraine demands Two groups of Ukrainian accusations and demands to Russia regarding terrorism in Donbas and discrimination in occupied Crimea correspond to two UN conventions against the financing of terrorism and against racial...
On Monday, 3 June, a regular meeting of the Rules Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe took place in Paris. At first glance, this was a routine, insignificant event – PACE is by far not the most...
There are at least two reasons why the Kremlin is working to avoid any transition of power from Vladimir Putin to someone else, Vitaly Shklyarov says, making all the discussion among the Russian commentariat and beyond “a waste of...
International polling, such as Pew’s 2018 research, has been proving the failure of Russian “soft power” since Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. According to Pew, just 34% and 26% of the global public (covering 25 countries) expressed a...
Is the conflict domestic or international? In December 2018, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Ukraine-related part of their “Report on Preliminary Examination Activities” has repeated the...
