Criminal organizations that traffic in human beings from North Africa, Syria and other countries with no economic and social stability have slowly changed the techniques of management of migration flows.
For about a month, in fact, they have opened their market sad to small entrepreneurs, traders and ordinary citizens who dream of making money on the skin of thousands of people who flee their countries.
In particular, the Syrian refugees who have chosen the corridor turkish from Bodrum takes them to the island of Kos and then in Europe, this new route has developed a thriving market for inflatable boats, life jackets, marine equipment of various kinds, watertight containers for food and electronic means; in short, everything you need for a journey of a few miles, you reach Kos from Bodrum in about an hour's sail at a speed of 15 \ 18 knots.
A new wave of veiled and cautious optimism has been going along with this September 2015. In late August, Ukrainian and separatist forces reached a tacit agreement on a new truce to be started on September 1st. In most cases, the media have been describing this new ceasefire as holding up. However, OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reports show that, despite the fact that ceasefire violations drastically decreased since September 1st, fighting sporadically continued (especially around Donetsk on September 5 and 7). So, no doubt that the overall situation in Donbass region is now quieter and safer than it used to be weeks ago, but, there is still much more to be done.
As OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier put it, "the cease-fire now has being holding for more than 10 days and that's good news, because that is opening now the space to make progress on a political level" (source: AP).
Oltre sei mesi dopo la firma posta sugli accordi di Minsk, la situazione in Ucraina orientale non offre garanzie. Eppure, durante il mese di luglio, è stato registrato un numero di violazioni del cessate il fuoco inferiore rispetto ai mesi precedenti. Una lettura in chiave scettica è, tuttavia, obbligatoria dato il re-intensificarsi degli scontri nelle ultime 24/48 ore. La città di Donetsk e il villaggio di Shyrokyne continuano ad essere epicentro dei “combattimenti” tra le forze ucraine e quelle indipendentiste, e lungo tutta la linea di contatto la tensione resta alta. Inoltre, la popolazione civile continua a far fronte a serie problematiche, quali la mancanza di acqua, energia elettrica, assistenza medica etc.[1]
The purpose of this short report is to sum up what happened in May and June in Donbass region and to outline the most relevant issues that civilians have to face.
Fighting between Ukrainian Army and DPR-LPR forces aside, people are struggling with:
1- Lack of water, electricity, gas and fuel;
2- Presence of mines and/or unexploded ordnance (UXOs);
3- Economic problems;
4- Health Care-related issues;
5- Issues related to civilians’ freedom of movement.
The referendum question on Sunday is not obvious as it seems in favor of the greek prime minister. Greece production has decisively turned away from Tsipras that in fact has never loved in a special way. Traders, small and medium entrepreneurs together oligarchy shipowners July 5 will vote "Nai" is "yes" in greek, because they want to remain firmly bound to the Euro and Europe. This week in the television debates has highlighted the great fear of the jump in the dark in case of a possible victory of the no, traders have considered absolutely negative to the total isolation that could materialize with the exit of Greece from the euro.
We have arrived at a critical moment about the interests of Europe and the United States in Ukraine.
The annexation of the Crimea to Russia and the occupation of the Donbass, have irrevocably altered the delicate balance of power in Ukraine at both regional and national level is the relative balance among the most powerful oligarchs in the country.
Ukrainians seem to have little confidence in the current constellation of political leaders and their promises.
For over 25 years the United States has supported the Ukraine on the basis of common values and interests.
In one simple move, Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada, or Supreme Council) shredded five military agreements that Kiev and Moscow signed 20 years ago, on November 25 1990 in Sochi. Those agreements were key elements on Ukraine – Russia relations and focused on and regulated:
“Renewed fighting in Ukraine, heavy weapons deployed”, this is what many newspapers are reporting. This is not entirely true because fighting never completely stopped and heavy weapons never went completely silent.
It is true, though, that concerns are rising again due to the fact that fighting are now reported in locations that have been relatively calm. In many occasions Triage pointed out that fighting have been occurring mainly in and around Donetsk and its airport (north/north-west of the city centre) as well as in and around Shyrokyne. In the last 24/48 hours, the confrontation between Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Donetsk People Republic (DPR) heavily involved the government-controlled town of Marinka (about 20km west/south-west of Donetsk city centre). Not only did the SMM (Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine) report heavy fighting, but also reported the fact that massive forces have been gathering in the area (including T-72 and T-64 tanks, 100 and 122mm artillery pieces, and Grad multiple rocket launchers). Efforts to cool the situation down consisted with the proclamation of a local ceasefire.
Russia's army is massing troops and pieces of weaponry in the proximity of the Ukrainian border, at Kuzminsky fire range (50 km from the border) through the town of Matveev Kurgan (25 km from the border). Reuters spread the piece of news along with some photos in which it is possible to observe military convoys on their way or tanks loaded on trains.
This is one of those pieces of news that quickly travels around the world. On Saturday 16, two men were captured by Ukrainian Armed Forces at the contact line near Shchastya (30km from the Russian border). OSCE’s inspectors spoke privately with the two men at a military hospital in Kiev where they had been brought because wounded. On SMM reports it is said that “both individuals claimed that they were members of a unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”[1].
According to the two men, they were “on a reconnaissance mission”, they “were armed but had no orders to attack” and “Both of them said they had been to Ukraine on missions before”. One of them repeatedly stated that “there were no Russian troops involved in fighting in Ukraine”.
