The new US Administration is thinking how to follow the relationships with the EU and NATO – key transatlantic partners, which were the pillars in the period of long-term confrontation with the former Soviet Union. But now there are so many unclear challenges hybrid threats coming not only directly from Moscow, but also from the very close ally – from the United States. What Ukraine should expect from those developments, and how the EU might face it?

The new US Administration is thinking how to follow the relationships with the EU and NATO – key transatlantic partners, which were the pillars in the period of long-term confrontation with the former Soviet Union. But now there are so many unclear challenges hybrid threats coming not only directly from Moscow, but also from the very close ally – from the United States. What Ukraine should expect from those developments, and how the EU might face it?

The World economic forum-2017 in Davos is devoted to the resistible leadership which, under current geopolitical circumstances, plays unique role in crisis solutions of mutual international conflicts. But first glance on the level of participants gives the ground to state that this forum will be particular – no one from the high-level official of the key world players comes to Switzerland. The US, Germany and France are preparing to the reloading of its political elites. What Ukraine should expect from Davos-2017?

The newly appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the European Union Tim Barrow will lead the process of withdrawal the country for the EU, has a reach diplomatic experience related to Ukraine and Russia issues. It is expected that those knowledges will assist Ukraine on the path of the completing the process of visa-free regime and finalization of the ratification of the Association agreement.

The interpretative decision adopted by the Council of the European Union on December 15, 2017 regarding the political consequences of the advisory referendum in Netherlands (it concerns the political future of the Ukraine – EU Association agreement) raised a lot of discussions in media and among experts. Someone stated that Ukraine has been betrayed by the EU because after all events occurred since 2014 the official Kyiv failed in its attempts to be closer to the European Union. What is true and what does not in those assumptions?

The outcomes of the Parliamentary elections in Russia which was conducted recently, indicates that official Minsk is slowly turning back from Moscow towards the European Union. But the process of the Euro integration is so invisible and fragile that is too premature to talk about any kind of geopolitical breakthrough. But anyway what does it mean for Ukraine in the nearest future?

Результати візиту російського президента Володимира Путіна до Стамбулу 10 жовтня 2016 року поки що не дозволяють говорити про відновлення рівня двосторонніх відносин, який існував до збиття турецькими ВВС російського літака у листопаді 2015 року. Щоб про це не говорила російська сторона.

Про небезпеку «світового хулігана», планах Путіна, очікування Трампа та український експансіонизм в ексклюзивному інтерв’ю кореспонденту інтернет-видання Новини України – From-UA розповів голова Української ради міжнародних відносин, доктор політичних наук Сергій Даниленко.

Посольство США в Таджикистані передало Головному управлінню прикордонних військ Держкомітету національної безпеки (ДКНБ) республіки комунікаційне обладнання і транспортні засоби на суму $ 12 млн. В офіційній церемонії передачі техніки приймали участь глава ГКНБ Саймуміна Ятімов, помічник президента з питань безпеки Шерали Хайруллоєв, командувач прикордонними військами Раджабалі Рахмоналі і посол США в Таджикистані Елізабет Міллард. Передача даного обладнання профінансована програмою по боротьбі з наркотиками Центрального командування США, передає «Азія-плюс».

The today’s visit of the Turkish president Erdogan to Russia puts a lot of questions regarding the real reasons standing behind the recent failed Turkish coup. Sharp changes occurred in the foreign policy of the official Ankara during the last month indicates that at least president Erdogan tries to move closer to Russia and simultaneously intends to worsen its relations with other two key strategic partners – the USA and the European Union. What does it mean for Ukraine and how far Turkey will go on the Russian rapprochement?