Foreign Affairs committee  That's a very tough question. When it comes to religion in Ukraine there are numerous Orthodox churches, whether that be Ukrainian Autocephalous, Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Patriarchate. Often a lot of property is involved with church control, but what you saw in the Maidan,

Foreign Affairs committee  The more you bring them together and the more opportunities there are for direct communication and dialogue, this is a very positive thing. This is something that the Moscow Patriarchate, under the control of the Kremlin, does not want to see. When it comes to the issue of langu

Foreign Affairs committee  It's a very simple answer. Yes, they are prepared. I think the campaign is picking up at a much slower pace than you would normally see in previous elections because the focus is on the invasion, the possibility of war, and many candidates don't want to be the first one to put t

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Yes, there is talk of parliamentary elections possibly taking place in the fall. There are also local elections that are taking place concurrently with the May 25 presidential election. In six major cities in Ukraine they will be electing new city councils and mayors,

Foreign Affairs committee  The Russian playbook is very short. It's just a few pages. What happened in Crimea worked. I think Moldovans should be very concerned about this scenario replicating itself there, because it has been successful in Crimea up until this point. On the issue of ports, Odessa remain

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for that question. It's the International Republican Institute's understanding that preparations are being made by the central government to provide polling stations for Crimean residents to vote in Kherson oblast and possibly other locations as well. The question is

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. Speaking from the perspective of the Ukraine and what we saw on the ground there over the last few months, once those sanctions went into place we saw very quickly former president Yanukovych lose his supporters in the parliament. This allowed the in

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Gershman, I'll let you take the first shot.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. Regarding engaging early and having monitors on the ground, absolutely, Canada has traditionally always had very large election delegations, especially to Ukraine's most recent elections. But in addition to just providing additional monitors on the g

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am honoured to appear before the committee today on behalf of the International Republican Institute, IRI. We thank the committee for its kind invitation to offer our thoughts regarding the situation in Ukraine and to share with you so