Tag: Russia

On August 11th, an international mission was launched by the Open Dialogue Foundation in cooperation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Despite three rounds of sanctions, the crisis in eastern Ukraine has not been staved off, and now it is Ukraine which intends to impose sanctions on Russia – Press TV reports.

As part of the campaign ‘Eat apples to annoy Putin’, together with EuroMaidan Warsaw, volunteers and staff of the Open Dialogue Foundation were handing out Polish apples to pedestrians passing by Ukraine’s Embassy in Warsaw.

The Italian daily Corriere della Sera has commented on the counter-sanctions imposed by Russia on the EU, USA, Canada, Norway and Australia.

“There is a need for many countries to take a common stance against Putin’s imperialistic policy” – said spokesman for the Open Dialogue Foundation, Tomasz Czuwara, in his interview for Supertstacja.

A journalist of the Ukrainian TV channel «1+1» Yevgeniy Agarkov, involved in covering the court case of a Ukrainian servicewoman, Nadiya Savchenko, was detained in Russia having been charged with carrying out illegal journalistic activities.

According to the french press, members of the party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed this week that the European Union or NATO could buy two Mistral warships which are designed for Russia.

On 11 May, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada approved in principle the draft Law of Ukraine “On Sanctions” elaborated by the government. The purpose of the draft law is to protect national interests, national security, sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The scale of the sanctions imposed on Russia by European Union countries and the US and their importance for, and their impact on, the Ukrainian economy were discussed by an expert of the Open Dialogue Foundation, V. Maziarchuk.

Tomasz Czuwara talked to TVP info about the following round of sanctions that the West has imposed on Russia.

The streets of Warsaw saw the March Against Terror. It was organised by Euromaidan Warsaw and the Open Dialogue Foundation, and gathered several hundred participants.

How does one define the Ukrainian crisis? Can Russian aggression be called war? What is the actual the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian frontier? These and other questions were all directed towards Hanna Zielińska’s guests in the Przedpołudnie program of TOK FM radio – Tomasz Czuwara

Between 24th and 27th July, the Open Dialogue Foundation organised its second observation mission concerning the abducted officer of the Ukrainian army Nadiya Savchenko.

The Polish media reported on the “Stop Putin’s Terror” Great March organised by the Open Dialogue Foundation and Euromaidan Warsaw. Around 200 persons with banners and posters marched along the streets of Warsaw in protest against Putin’s policy. In the end, candles were lit in front of the Russian embassy and balloons released – to […]

The Polish Radio informs of the “Stop Putin’s terror” march, which crossed the streets of Warsaw. Its organisers were the Open Dialogue Foundation as well as Euromaidan Warsaw.