Ukraine

Russia plans to add 20 ships to its Black Sea Fleet

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:25:21 -0500

From ITAR-TASS: The Russian Black Sea Fleet will be updated and improved to ensure the country's national security. Up to 20 new ships, submarines and boats will join it in the near future

Roundtable and Dinner Discussion with Former First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Khoroshkovsky

Jason Harmala — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:58:42 -0500

On Monday, April 22, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted H.E. Valery Khoroshkovsky, former first deputy prime minister of Ukraine, for an off-the-record discussion of Ukraine’s trajectory towards the European community.

Multinational Black Sea Naval Force starts active drills

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:08:47 -0500

From RIA Novosti: Warships from the six nations participating in the international Black Sea Naval Force (Blackseafor) exercise left the Bulgarian port of Varna for the active phase of the drills, the Russian Black Sea Fleet command said on Tuesday.

Putin orders surprise military exercises in Black Sea

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:39:46 -0500

From Reuters: President Vladimir Putin ordered the launch of large-scale Russian military exercises in the Black Sea region on Thursday

The Putin Doctrine

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:28:54 -0500

From Leon Aron, Foreign Affairs: The first imperative of Russia's foreign policy consensus is maintaining the country's position as a nuclear superpower.

The European Union's External Energy Policy Priorities with Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine

Jason Harmala — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:34:31 -0600

On March 5, the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Energy and Environment Program held an off-the-record discussion on “The European Union’s External Energy Policy Priorities with Special Focus on Russia and Ukraine.”

Anna Borshchevskaya on Ukraine's Democratic Backslide (Caucasus International)

Jason Harmala — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:22:13 -0600

Eurasia Center Assistant Director Anna Borshchevskaya recently wrote an article for the journal Caucasus International on "Ukraine's democratic backslide and its implications for relations with Russia

Kwasniewski: Ukraine Must Choose Between West and Russia

James Joyner — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:19:01 -0600

Former Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski declared Ukraine must choose between the West and Russia--and urged the United States and Europe to work to nudge them in our direction.