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Russia targets Ukrainian IT sphere, banking and communications | Ukraine in Flames
In the first weeks after the full-scale invasion Ukraine managed to maintain the stable operation of communications, banks and energy. This stability during the war was taken for granted, and concerns about infrastructure did not return until late 2022, associated with massive shelling of energy facilities.
West between war and collapse | Member of the Supervisory Board NGO ”EuroAtlantic Course” Vitaliy Portnikov
Агресивні наміри Путіна ставлять Захід перед непростим вибором. Розмова із Світланою Орловською.
Europe Must Rearm Now
The growing likelihood of an unhinged Donald Trump returning to power and acting on his threats to withdraw the United States from NATO should serve as a wake-up call for Europe. Instead of hoping for the best, European countries must boost their military spending and establish a robust defense union.
See which NATO countries spend less than 2% of their GDP on defense
Donald Trump said over the weekend that he would encourage Russia to attack “delinquent” NATO allies that, in his judgment, spend too little on defense.
His remarks shocked leaders on both sides of the Atlantic — and mischaracterized how the 31-member alliance works.
Russia’s use of abduction, torture and sexual violence in war
A recent report by UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine concluded that it has found evidence of torture and sexual- and gender-based violence. Brutality in these forms is used to suppress and punish resistance in occupied territories, and break the morale of Ukrainian soldiers.
Putin’s Carlson interview shows the links between Trump talk and Russian messaging
In 2019 Vladislav Surkov, a close advisor to Putin and one of his chief ideologues, wrote: ‘Foreign politicians attribute to Russia interference in elections and referendums across the planet. In fact, the matter is even more serious – Russia is interfering in their brains, and they do not know what to do with their own altered consciousness.’