American Center for a European Ukraine - Bulletin - January 2015 Wash, D.C.

The American Center for a European Ukraine (ACEU),
Washington D.C., Mon, Jan 26, 2015

January Bulletin

USUBC Note: The American Center for a European Ukraine (ACEU) is a new associate member of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC), www.USUBC.org. ACEU is an independent public affairs organization incorporated in 2014 in Washington, D.C.

Members of the ACEU Board of Directors are: Alexa Chopivsky, Andy Hunder, Oleg Pohotsky and Klaudia Schultz. Web: www.EuropeanUkraine.org. To join the mailing list for the AECU Bulletin go to http://www.europeanukraine.org/bulletin/subscribe.php.

The American Center for a European Ukraine (ACEU) is an independent public affairs organization incorporated in Washington, D.C. The ACEU is focused on news, information, education, and commentary about Ukraine’s political and economic progress toward fully joining Europe.

Ukraine – Russia – West: Love Hate Relationship - By The Editors

Ukraine’s once brotherly relations with Russia have eroded. Recently, Russia’s relations have begun to sharply deteriorate not only with Ukraine, but with the entire world. Western experts have vastly overstated Russia’s military strength; their forces have performed poorly on the whole in Ukraine and have taken serious casualties. This is the real basis of a deal. Western military assistance – American military assistance, which is much closer thanks to Congress’ passage of the Ukrainian Freedom Act (which the Center heavily supported) and President Obama’s signing of it – can raise the potential pain to Putin and Russia of further intervention to unacceptable levels; levels that might bring about the regime change Putin and the KGB-state fear so much.

http://www.europeanukraine.org/home/2015/01/russia-ukraine-love-hate-relationship/

Ukraine’s Energy Sector Needs Reforms to Secure Independence
- By William Harrison, Guest Contributor

While Ukrainian armed forces are fighting to preserve the country’s integrity against Russia-backed militants in the east, another battle for independence is taking place in central Kiev in the offices of Naftogaz, the state gas company.

Read more:
http://www.europeanukraine.org/home/2015/01/ukraines-energy-sector-needs-reforms-to-secure-independence/

FINLAND AND ITS LESSONS FOR UKRAINE - By Kirk Bennett, Guest Contributor

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, and with increasing vehemence as the crisis has deepened, thoughtful people in both Russia and the West have called for urgent, high-level negotiations among Moscow, Washington and Brussels. These calls have generally included the outlines of a grand compromise that would presumably satisfy the core interests of both Russia and the West. One key element of seemingly every plan is the renunciation of NATO membership for Ukraine and the country’s Finlandization. In view of the popularity of this concept, it is worth taking a closer look at the historical model of Finlandization to see how it might usefully apply to Ukraine.

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL

A strong international voice for business in Ukraine now
Promoting U.S.-Ukraine business relations since 1995
Washington D.C.

American Center for a European Ukraine - Bulletin - January 2015 Wash, D.C.

The American Center for a European Ukraine (ACEU),
Washington D.C., Mon, Jan 26, 2015

U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL

A strong international voice for business in Ukraine now Promoting U.S.-Ukraine business relations since 1995 Washington D.C.

American Center for a European Ukraine - Bulletin - January 2015 Wash, D.C.

The American Center for a European Ukraine (ACEU),Washington D.C., Mon, Jan 26, 2015

A strong international voice for business in Ukraine now
Promoting U.S.-Ukraine business relations since 1995
Washington D.C.

The American Center for a European Ukraine (ACEU),
Washington D.C., Mon, Jan 26, 2015