A protracted conflict works in Russia’s favour. But there is a clear path to bringing it to an early end.
Nobody wanted a long war in Ukraine. Russia didn’t plan for it, and the West wasn’t prepared for it.
Ukraine and its Western partners had dared to hope that the successes of autumn 2022 might cause Russia’s army to implode.
Munich Security Report 2024
Amid growing geopolitical tensions and rising economic uncertainty, many governments are no longer focusing on the absolute benefits of global cooperation, but are increasingly concerned that they are gaining less than others.
Ukrainian clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate continue contacting, traveling, and receiving instructions from their Russian supervisors and implement these instructions through the Church, deliver those messages to the population and spread pro-Russian hostile narratives.
7 лютого високий представник Євросоюзу з питань зовнішньої та безпекової політики Жозеп Боррель відвідав Україну – вже вчетверте від початку великої війни з РФ.
Цього разу, окрім непублічних подій та поїздок (він, наприклад, відвідав два заводи з виробництва дронів), Боррель виступив у Верховній Раді, і його промову точно можна назвати знаковою.
Make no mistake: A Russian victory in Ukraine would not only be the end of Ukraine as a free, democratic and independent state, it would also dramatically change the face of Europe. It would deal a severe blow to the liberal world order.
Only an independent investigation can establish the cause of the crash. The chances of Russia allowing it are slim.
On 24 January, an IL-76 Russian strategic airlifter crashed 44 miles from the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the Ukrainian border. Many questions surround the circumstances of the crash, as well as the identities of those who perished.