Archive for 'Russia-Ukraine relations'
Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee on the past presidential elections: a plebiscite on support of the personality of the current President was held on 18 March, rather than presidential election
Decision of the Federal Political Committee No 103, 23.03.2018 The Federal Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko regards the voting that took place on 18 March as a plebiscite held within the framework of an authoritarian system turning into a totalitarian one. The system formed in Russia does not allow free, competitive, […]
Posted: March 23rd, 2018 under Freedom of Speech, Housing and Utilities Reform, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Presidential elections 2018, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Understanding Russia, War in Syria.
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Grigory Yavlinsky to Vladimir Putin: “These were not elections, but a plebiscite”
Russia needs radical economic reforms, prevention of an arms race and a big war Press Release, 19.03.2018 Grigory Yavlinsky took part in the meeting of Vladimir Putin with other candidates for the presidency of Russia. Yavlinsky said at the meeting that “the procedure held […]
Posted: March 20th, 2018 under Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018, Protection of Environment, Russia-Ukraine relations, War in Syria.
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Grigory Yavlinsky visited the Krasnoyarsk Territory
The presidential candidate met with residents of Krasnoyarsk and Zheleznogorsk Press Release, 20.02.2018 On 19 February, presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky visited the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The first half of the day he spent in the city of Zheleznogorsk, where he met with the team of city electric networks company and the head of the city administration. […]
Posted: February 21st, 2018 under Housing and Utilities Reform, Presidential elections 2018, Protection of Environment, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, War in Syria, YABLOKO for Nuclear Safety.
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Grigory Yavlinsky visited Rostov-on-Don, South Russia
The presidential candidate passed an “exam” in the local university and spoke to residents of the region Press Release, 09.02.2018 On 8 February, presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky visited Rostov-on-Don. In the afternoon he addressed the students of the Southern Federal University, and in the evening he held a large meeting with residence of the region.
Posted: February 12th, 2018 under Presidential elections 2018, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Без рубрики.
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How can we stop war and achieve peace in Donbass? 10 steps by Grigory Yavlinsky
Grigory Yavlinsky’s Facebook page, 29.11.2017 How can we stop the war and achieve peace in Donbass? This is what should be done: 1. All Russian “servicemen and rebels” and all the units of the Russian armed forces must be withdrawn from Donbass. All military, financial, diplomatic and any other support for the separatist forces and […]
Posted: December 4th, 2017 under Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky has launched a web-site “Is Crimea Really Ours?”
“A new referendum in Crimea would be for Russia a sign of the political power, rather than weakness” Press Release, 24.11.2017 Grigory Yavlinsky, the presidential candidate of Russia, has launched a special website, where he answers questions about ways to solve the problem of Crimea and about the relations between Russia and Ukraine. Yavlinsky again […]
Posted: November 27th, 2017 under Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Bad Inheritance of Sanctions
Economist Grigory Yavlinsky talks about the people whose lives will be ruined by the politics of today 12 November 2017, Vedomosti Grigory Yavlinsky for Vedomosti Photo by Andrei Gordeyev/ Vedomosti: Russia’s political ambitions need to be buttressed by an economy that is far larger than the one we have today The topic of sanctions […]
Posted: November 15th, 2017 under Economy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Russian Economy, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky launches a video project on the solution of the problem with Crimea
Press Release, 31.05.2017 The first video to the 20th anniversary of “friendship” between Russia and Ukraine has been released today. Grigory Yavlinsky, candidate to the post of Russian President, will talk about the ways to solve the problem of Crimea and relations between Russia and Ukraine in a special online project “Is Crimea Ours?” on […]
Posted: June 7th, 2017 under Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: How to solve the problem of Crimea
It is time to correct political errors Grigory Yavlinsky Facebook page, 21.04.2017 Everything is very serious with Crimea. Even France is discussing it a couple of days before its presidential elections. One of the top candidates, François Fillon, suggests holding an international conference on the Crimea. These proposals were expressed earlier: by British parliamentarians, by […]
Posted: April 26th, 2017 under Russia-Ukraine relations.
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This world was not invented by Putin
by Grigory Yavlinsky 17.02.2017 The 53rd Munich Security Conference opens on 17 February. While it represents a continuation of the Meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers and could become a platform for contacts on a range of issues, it is highly unlikely that we should seriously expect anything from the Munich Forum. It would appear that […]
Posted: February 18th, 2017 under Foreign policy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: People are dying in Donbass: The Kremlin hopes there will be enough ammunition
Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 06.02.2017 The war in the east of Ukraine is well under way again, people are dying. But the Kremlin officially hopes that the so called “rebels” in Donbass will have enough weapons and ammunition. Political cynicism of the Russian authorities is reaching a new level. A human’s life is not on the […]
Posted: February 8th, 2017 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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The Supreme Court refused to consider YABLOKO’s claim on lifting counter sanctions
Press release, 17.10.2016 The Supreme Court has refused to consider a claim on lifting counter sanctions submitted by YABLOKO Deputy Chair Alexander Gnezdilov, party Federal Council member Dmitry Ilyushin and Bureau member Ivan Bolshakov.
Posted: October 17th, 2016 under Economy, Foreign policy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: A Sheepish Rejection
Grigory Yavlinsky web-site, 01.10.2016 The responsibility for the shameful denial of the war, and, consequently, for the loss of passengers from the shot down [MH17] aircraft lies on Europe too… But the principle of identification of the main culprit – the one who started it – is not cancelled. And Russia began it all.
Posted: October 4th, 2016 under Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “The fate of Europe depends on cooperation with Russia”
Interview by Grigory Yavlinsky, 6.05.2016 In his April interview to several Western media Grigory Yavlinsky told why the position of the present Russian President should weaken at the next election and how the Crimea problem should be solved, assessed the results of the Russian military operation in Syria, and explained why Europe needed cooperation with […]
Posted: May 13th, 2016 under Elections, Foreign policy, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018, Russia-Ukraine relations, Situation in Crimea, State Duma Elections 2016.
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Rybakov: We must seek something that unites Russians and Ukrainians, not things that separate us
YABLOKO Deputy Chair Nikolai Rybakov’s speech on Channel One, 12.04.2016 Nikolai Rybakov: I would like to comment on the history books issue. In my opinion, the main idea of teaching history at school is to teach a person to acquire information critically and to analyse the information. Wait a minute, please. My next point concerns […]
Posted: April 14th, 2016 under Foreign policy, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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YABLOKO Deputy Chair Nikolai Rybakov’s powerful speech on Rossiya 1 TV Channel
06.04.2016 Nikolai Rybakov: First of all. All the war crimes must be investigated and the guilty must be punished. End of story. There is nothing to discuss here. I believe, it would have been better if the investigation was carried out by the international institutions and, by all means, the Russian Federation must participate in […]
Posted: April 11th, 2016 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: sentence to Nadezhda Savchenko is part of the war
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 22.03.2016 The sentence passed today on Nadezhda Savchenko is inseparable from the military, political and media campaign launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine two years ago. Unlawful actions of the Russian authorities against Ukraine also include the trial on Savchenko. And this sentence – like a shot from a gun – […]
Posted: March 22nd, 2016 under Foreign policy, Judiciary, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Valery Borshchev: The trial of Savchenko is a farce
Press release, 21.03.2016 Co-Chair of YABLOKO’s Human Rights Defenders faction Valery Borshchev claims that the trial of Nadezhda Savchenko discredits the Russian system of justice.
Posted: March 21st, 2016 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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24 per cent of the conservative audience of the Russian News Service will vote for Grigory Yavlinsky at presidential elections
Press Release, 11.03.2016 One fifth of the Russian News Service radio audience supports YABLOKO’s stance on Crimea and a quarter is ready to vote for Grigory Yavlinsky in the presidential election. Such are the results of a telephone survey conducted during broacasting of an interview with Sergei Mitrokhin, member of YABLOKO’s Federal Political Committee and […]
Posted: March 14th, 2016 under Elections, Presidential Elections, Presidential elections 2018, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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YABLOKO to conduct picketing in support of Nadezhda Savchenko
Press release, 10.03.2016 On 21 March, the activists of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO will conduct a series of one-person pickets in support of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko opposite the Kremlin. The pronouncement of the verdict will begin on this day.
Posted: March 12th, 2016 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Ukraine relations, Street Actions.
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