Ukrainian Security Policy and the Threat from the East: Key Findings from Kyiv (Presentation at the US-UA Working Group: Yearly Summit, June 19, 2014)

Glen E Howard

doi:10.18523/kmlpj52711.2015-1.233-236

Glen E Howard

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Journal: Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal	Publication Date: Nov 3, 2015
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From June 4, 2014 to June 8, 2014 The Jamestown Foundation led a ten-person delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with senior government security officials in the interim Ukrainian government. Headed by Jamestown’s board chairman, Willem de Vogel, delegation members met with a number of senior ranking policymakers, including Andriy Parubiy, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council; Ihor Kabanenko, Deputy Minister of Defense; the newly elected Kyiv Mayor, Vitaliy Klychko (Klitschko); and Mustafa Dzhemiliev (Jemilev), the leader of the Crimean Tatars; as well as other Ukrainian officials.

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From June 4, 2014 to June 8, 2014 The Jamestown Foundation led a ten-person delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with senior government security officials in the interim Ukrainian government
Some of the key insights from our visit regarding these security challenges are the following: 1. The Ukrainian military and security policymaking elite remain in a state of psychological shock due to Russian actions taken with the annexation of Crimea and the Russian-led war in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian security and defense policies and much of the poor military performance in eastern Ukraine can be traced to the organizational structure and make up of the military forces and the various command relationships between the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ukrainian military units serving in the East

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From June 4, 2014 to June 8, 2014 The Jamestown Foundation led a ten-person delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with senior government security officials in the interim Ukrainian government. The Jamestown Foundation led a ten-person delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with senior government security officials in the interim Ukrainian government. Headed by Jamestown’s board chairman, Willem de Vogel, delegation members met with a number of senior ranking policymakers, including Andriy Parubiy, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council; Ihor Kabanenko, Deputy Minister of Defense; the newly elected Kyiv Mayor, Vitaliy Klychko (Klitschko); and Mustafa Dzhemiliev (Jemilev), the leader of the Crimean Tatars; as well as other Ukrainian officials.

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