... issue discussed by politicians, diplomats and journalists.
Alexei Fenenko
, leading research fellow at the RAS Institute of International Security Problems, shares his views on the impact of the sanctions on Russia and the potential resolution of the ... ... Russia, and, in my opinion, by all means have to mount an adequate response.
What has Russia managed to achieve in terms of the Ukrainian crisis, and what are the prospects of the latter’s settlement?
Russia succeeded in working out a cease-fire and ...
... disposal for responding to crisis situations in Europe is quite broad. It’s a lot more impressive than it was in the 1990s, when the Organisation often had to improvise but at the same time played a more prominent role in resolving crises.
The Ukrainian crisis has shown that the OSCE has forgotten to make flexible and creative use of the potential that it has. In the context of the crisis it has effectively proved to be the only multilateral European arena which has succeeded, albeit with difficulty,...
... been the main success that the OSCE has managed to achieve to date? In your opinion, what is the main obstacle to resolving the crisis at the moment?
I think the OSCE has used virtually every tool in its toolbox to try to prevent, avoid and resolve the Ukrainian crisis. We have an office in the country with a project coordinator in Ukraine who’s been there for some time and who has been in touch with, on a regular basis, with the leaders of the government, with NGOs and with parliamentarians and ...
On July 31, 2014, websites of the Russian International Affairs Council,
European Leadership Network
,
Polish Institute of International Affairs
and
International Strategic Research Organization in Ankara
placed the
statement of Task Force on Cooperation in Greater Europe
on mechanisms for crisis settlement in Europe in the Ukraine context.
Authored by RIAC President Igor Ivanov, former UK Defence Secretary Des Browne, former Polish Foreign Minister Adam Daniel Rotfeld, as well as by Ambassador...
