Jamestown Foundation Board Visits Kyiv, Ukraine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2014 Contact: Kathryn Basinsky pubs@jamestown.org202.483.8888 From June 4 to June 8, The Jamestown Foundation led a ten-person delegation to Kyiv,... MORE
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Ukraine Constrained to Declare Unilateral Ceasefire in Donbas
On June 20, President Petro Poroshenko ordered a seven-day unilateral ceasefire by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, parts of which have been... MORE
Ukraine Shows Readiness to Pay More Attention to Oppressed Groups in Russia
On June 15, Ukrainian parliamentary deputy Oleg Lyashko initiated a bill on recognizing the Circassian genocide, citing the long period of subjugation and oppression of... MORE
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The Rise of Drones in Eurasia (Part One: Ukraine)
Drones (unmanned aerial vehicles—UAV) have made their way into the Ukrainian-Russian conflict. In several instances, the press reported on UAVs having been shot down by... MORE
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Ukraine Shows Readiness to Pay More Attention to Oppressed Groups in Russia
On June 15, Ukrainian parliamentary deputy Oleg Lyashko initiated a bill on recognizing the Circassian genocide, citing the long period of subjugation and oppression of... MORE
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Ukraine Responds to Russia’s Suspension of Gas Supplies
Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warnings, Gazprom has fully halted natural gas supplies to Ukraine since June 16, citing debts calculated by Moscow for past... MORE
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Ukraine’s Banking Sector in Dire Straits as War Continues
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to liquidate two large domestic banks. On June 11, the NBU said it would liquidate Brokbiznesbank (bank.gov.ua,... MORE
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Russia Suspends Natural Gas Supplies to Ukraine
On June 16, Russia suspended natural gas supplies to Ukraine over non-payment of debts for supplies already delivered. Russia would resume the supplies on condition... MORE
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Ukraine’s Crisis: Poroshenko’s First Lesson
On May 27, Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaliy Yarema promised journalists that the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) being conducted in the country’s eastern Donetsk and... MORE
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Putin Comes to a Decision Point on Ukraine—and Falters
For the last month, important engagements have filled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s schedule: the official visit to China, the signing of the treaty on the... MORE