OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
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About us | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
About us. The Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) was established in 1990 in Warsaw as a public institution. It was created to meet democratic Poland’s demand for analytical research on the processes that had occurred in the Soviet Union, and later in the states that emerged following its collapse. At present, the OSW’s portfolio includes ...
Putin’s article: ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians ...
12 July 2021 saw the publication of an article by President Vladimir Putin, entitled ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians’, which had been announced on 30 June 2021 during the President’s Direct Line public conference with citizens. The text was published on the President’s official website kremlin.ru (in two languages: Russian and Ukrainian).
The Kharkiv oblast: a fragile stability - OSW Centre for Eastern …
Jun 9, 2015 · The peace in the Kharkiv oblast remains fragile, however, and the threat to the region’s stability is high. A divided society. Kharkiv oblast is the fourth largest region of Ukraine; it has a population of 2.73 million people, more than half of whom (1.4 million) live in Kharkiv city. An important component of the local patriotism is the fact ...
The breadbasket of the world? | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
Dec 9, 2021 · Maize is the most important, grown on 5 million ha, with 35.9 million tonnes produced in 2019. Wheat was second (6.8 million ha, 28.3 million tonnes) and barley third (2.6 million ha, 8.9 million tonnes). Only 1.1 million tonnes of the remaining cereals – oats, rye, millet and sorghum – were produced in 2019.
The Zapad-2021 exercises. Russian strategy in practice
Sep 3, 2021 · The Zapad-2021 strategic exercises, scheduled for 10–16 September, are the most important training programme yet undertaken held by the Russian Armed Forces and the Belarusian army which cooperates with them. As they involve as many as 200,000 soldiers, they will also be the largest military exercises conducted in Europe for nearly 40 years.
Justyna Gotkowska - OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
Deputy Director at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) and head of the Security and Defence Department. Formerly Coordinator of the Regional Security Programme and analyst in the Department for Germany and Northern Europe. A graduate of the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw, and of European Studies at the RWTH Aachen ...
Russia recognises the independence of the Donbas
Feb 22, 2022 · Marek Menkiszak. On 21 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address in which he announced the recognition of the independence of two separatist para-states created in 2014 in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donbas – the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR).
Publications - OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
The fourth term of Georgian Dream a questionable victory. According to results published by the Central Election Commission (CEC), Georgian Dream (GD), which has been in power since 2012, won the parliamentary election in Georgia on 26 October, securing nearly 53.9% of the vote. In addition to…. Winning the war with Russia is still possible.
The four-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh - OSW Centre for Eastern …
Apr 6, 2016 · The four-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh. Aleksandra Jarosiewicz. Maciej Falkowski. In the early hours of 2 April fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan suddenly broke out in the Karabakh conflict zone. Both sides accused each other of launching the military action, although everything indicates that Azerbaijan took the initiative, and as a result ...