... (officially allies of Turkey) are concerned about Russia and Turkey forming a kind of “Eurasian Alliance.”
Alexander Yermakov:
Challenges to Eurasian Security in the Coming Decade
The case of Kosovo described above is not so simple. Paradoxically, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Romania and Moldova all share the same position when it comes to not recognizing the independence of the former Serbian Autonomous Province. Yet, their views on ethnopolitical conflicts in the former Soviet countries are diametrically opposed. And herein lies the ...
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Transnistria can be described as a textbook post-Soviet example of a frozen, unresolved conflict. The territory is entering the new decade with its status still unrecognized, which complicates economic and social development; it is in a diplomatic dispute with Moldova over the presence of a small Russian peacekeeping force on its soil and its relations with Ukraine have worsened owing to the latter’s contradictions with Russia.
Unlike the other long-standing conflicts, however, the probability of the Transnistria situation escalating into an open confrontation remains extremely small. On the contrary, ...
... with six eastern countries of the former socialist bloc. The collaboration program with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was primarily intended as a means for introducing these countries to the European experience and approaches to developing their economies, political institutions and civil society. Given current events, however, Russia has a highly negative perception of the EU's policies concerning the Eastern Partnership, viewing them with an utmost mistrust,...
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Irina Bolgova
, PhD in History, Post-Soviet ... ... with the states that are not part of narrower integration structures like the EEU in the first place.
It is quite symbolic that Ukraine, regardless of the extreme deterioration of its relations with Russia, does not refuse to be a member of the CIS and its ...
... For more detail see: Kulik V., Yakushik V. Yushchenko Plan for the Settlement of the Transnistria Conflict and Problems of its Implementation. // Transnistria in the Macro-Regional Context of the Black Sea Coast. Sapporo, 2008. pp. 160–191 (in Russian).
However, in March 2006. Ukraine and Moldova, in keeping with an inter-government agreement, introduced new rules for goods crossing the border. Under Resolution No. 112-R of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Ukrainian customs posts on the border between Ukraine and Transnistria started ...
... Servicemen Accused of Violating Security Zone at Dniester. URL:
http://vz.ru/news/2015/4/10/739295.html
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Moscow Prepares for Active Defense in Transnistria.
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http://www.ng.ru/armies/2015-05-25/1_pridnestrovie.html
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Gaburich: Moldova Strengthens Ukraine Ties to Face New Threats and Challenges. URL:
http://totul.md/ru/newsitem/755601.html
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Transnistrian Contingent out at Feed
// Novaya Gazeta. June 15, 2015. (in Russian).
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Explosive Pearl. NV Learns about ...
... Union that does not include Transnistria could seriously damage the region’s economic situation, depriving it of both the European and the Moldovan markets. According to a governmental report, 40 per cent of Transnistria’s export goes to Moldova, with 33.6 per cent being directed to the European Union and 7.8 per cent to Ukraine. Customs Union countries (Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) accounted for just 18.2 per cent of Transnistria’s export, with Russia making up 17.6 per cent.
At the same time, Russia is the biggest importer to Transnistria (42.6 per cent), followed by Ukraine (17.4 per cent),...
... Union’s ‘Eastern policy’ the current situation is reminiscent of what happened in September 2008. At that time, immediately after the August war in Georgia, the European Union decided not to become involved in a direct confrontation with Russia. Instead, the European Union decided to strengthen its relations with the six countries to the east, specifically Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
I think we are going to see a similar intensification of the European Union’s ‘Eastern policy’, including its relations with Ukraine. The new Ukrainian government is far more committed to close ...
