From the point of view of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian exercises near the Crimea are “an absolute loss” as the Russian Government will have to “increase the degree” of their defenses as expressed on 30 November to Krym.Realii by ​Mykhailo Samus, Deputy Director of Kyiv's Centre for Army, Conversion and Disarmament Studies (CACDS). According to the expert, if Russia does not respond to these exercises, this will mean that their authority will be “lost within the country.”

“In this …

The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, fears that Russia and Islamic terrorists may try to increase their influence in the Balkan countries if the Balkans is not included in the European Union (EU).

Rama also stated, in his interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, that it is in the interest of Brussels to take the Balkans under its wing.

“If we want a safe and stable European Union, and a safe Europe, we shouldn’t have any gaps. In addition, we should never forget that there are third …

Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, stated in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that the deployment of the Iskander-M missile systems to the Kaliningrad region was a result of the destructive actions of NATO.

“Under the existing conditions, Russia, which faces the need to adapt to the changing environment of the continent, had to undertake a set of measures to strengthen their defense capabilities and national security,” Lavrov noted.

He also stated …

Ukraine has terminated an agreement with Russia regarding cooperation in the field of television and radio broadcasting.

This decision was made at a meeting of the Government of Ukraine on the 30th of November. The Cabinet of Ministers also denounced an agreement with Russia on cooperation in the sphere of information.

“There was a proposal to support, and the decision has been taken,” the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, said during the session.

Recently, the Cabinet of …

According to the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, the stability of Estonia is a prerequisite for the stability of all countries of the North Atlantic alliance.

"We have been helping to strengthen security in other world regions – in Afghanistan, Iraq, and today in Lebanon together with our Finnish partners, as part of UN missions all over the world for the last 20 years. We contributed to the security system based on shared values. And, we believe, it is absolutely clear – if there are …

The Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC), Oleksandr Turchynov, says that Russia is trying to move the hybrid war against Ukraine to a new phase by threatening a missile attack, the press service of the department reports.

Ukraine held missile exercises over the Black Sea on Thursday, and plans to do so again on Friday, which has caused severe panic in the Kremlin. According to media reports, Russia has threatened Ukraine with a retaliatory missile strike.

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The Ukrainian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (UBRD) was sold in an auction to Bohai Commodity Exchange, the largest commodity exchange in China. The bidding took place on Wednesday, November 30, in the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU). The Chinese exchange was the only bidder, and the state-owned holding of 99.9945 percent of UBRD’s shares was sold at the starting price of UAH 82.827 million (EUR 3.038 million), the SPFU reported.

The key requirement for the investor that bought …

Author:Yakasah Wehyee

There is no question that this year’s presidential election is a consequential phenomenon that will compel the social sciences to revisit their understanding of human motivation and behavior. Many around the country and indeed the world, are asking, how did political science get everything so wrong in the 2016 election? Others are pleased with the results and rejoice conspicuously, or not. Yet there remains a part of our collective family that fear the uncertainty of the …