Tag: democratic values

Dangerously ‘Naïve’ to Think Putin’s Exit Would End Russian Aggressiveness, Yerofeyev Says

October 24, 2014

Staunton, October 13 – Many people in Ukraine and the West have convinced themselves that if Vladimir Putin were to leave the scene, Russian aggressiveness would also end. But that view, Russian writer Viktor Yerofeyev says, is dangerously “naïve” because it ignores present-day Russian realities. In an interview to Ukrainian outlets that has been reposted […]

25 Years After, Europe Still Not Whole or Free

September 9, 2014

The following is a speech delivered by Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves at the Europe Conference in Oslo on 2 September 2014. It is reprinted from the website of the president of Estonia. The “25 Years After” is a reference to anti-communist democratic revolutions that began in 1989 in Eastern Europe and the fall of […]