What is expected from states participating in the Crimea Platform? What will be the next steps after the Summit and adoption of the Charter? reconfirm the commitment to Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders; reiterate the stance on non-recognition of the attempted annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation; [...]
Russia’s land grab in Crimea in 2014 caused a major crisis in international politics, contributed to the unraveling of standing and authority of international organizations, undermined efforts of the international community to strengthen a rules based world order. Russian military presence in Crimea has more than doubled. The peninsula is inundated with multiple weapon [...]
Ukraine informs OSCE about system of political, economic and military management of occupied territories Russia's hybrid war in eastern Ukraine has been bleeding for seven years now. Attempts to heal this wound and bring peace to Donbas have been going on for about the same time since the first peace treaty was signed by [...]
According to the Austrian weekly magazine Profil, the Vienna-based "Institute for Security Policy" (Institut für Sicherheitspolitik, or ISP) was founded in November 2016(1); however, on its homepage it claims that it was not founded until 2017. It is undisputed, however, that it was and is located in the Vienna-based law firm of Markus Tschank. [...]
By: Bogdan Shutka The Union of Lublin, which was signed on July 1st, 1569 in the present day eastern Polish city of Lublin had everlasting effects on Ukrainian lands and could be seen as the starting point for addressing the starting point of a modern Ukrainian nation-building and development. In its long term aftermath [...]
The persons who contribute to this Initiative are a rather heterogenic bunch. Some are Ukrainian citizens; some have a Ukrainian lineage or are individuals who simply have come to love the country`s culture and people. Taken as a group, our protagonists genetically combine Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, German, Jewish, Austrian, Hungarian, Italian and French heritage. [...]
The Reality Bites Initiative A project of the Club for European Understanding and Communication – Vienna Jacquingasse 57 / 1a; A-1030 Vienna “The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” Socrates The start of the millennium was the begin of the computerization of everyday life. With household or handheld computers came [...]
By Gregor Razumovsky The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven`s birth; undoubtedly a reason to celebrate for both music afficionados and Austrian tourism agencies alike. Yet with all due respect to one of mankind greatest composers: the destruction in 1945 of Adolf Hitler`s regime of terror will presumably be better [...]
By Vasyl Korotkyi, published by Ukrinform in June 2019 Question: Mr. Gregor, repeated assertions by Russian historians who state that your ancestor Kyryllo Razumovsky and your entire family is to be identified as Russian. Could you as first representative of your House bring clarity into this question? Well, first of all, let’s try to [...]
