War in Ukraine
Yevgeny Prigozhin was born on June 1, 1961 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). By the age of 20, he had already spent nine years in a penal colony. In 1981, he was sentenced to 12 years in jail under
Aug. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
According to a senior US defence source, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to boost the number of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 million to 2.04 million is “unlikely to succeed, as Russia ha
Aug. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s government will ask the UN’s cultural watchdog to add the historic port of Odesa to its World Heritage List of protected sites as Russia’s invasion continues, the agency said Tuesday. Russia
Aug. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
The main Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, published an interview with the mayor of Odesa Hennadiy Trukhanov on August 29, who revealed his opposition to the demolition of the monument to Russia
Aug. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations with ground assaults and strikes against Russian GLOCs across the Dnipro River. Ukrainian forces made gains on the ground and have
Aug. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia has claimed a readiness to negotiate should Ukraine show willing, yet continues its desperate strategy of finding virtually anyone willing to fight its war. Time and again, Russia has shown it
Aug. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
Recently, I was accused of xenophobia against Russians – an accusation which had a profound effect on me. When meeting and having a conversation with a local friend in Barcelona, we got into an argume
Aug. 29, 2022
A march and rally that took place on Saturday, August 27 in the English Midlands city of Nottingham brought together around 350 people to mark six months since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Uk
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Seven states on the EU’s eastern flank are calling on the other EU member states to suspend the issuing of Schengen visas to Russian tourists. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has made similar d
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Several years ago, I took part in a lecture by a Polish sociolinguistics professor. He was talking about the age-old strategy of divide and rule. The phrases and labels that were used to divide societ
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal, a leading official of the Russian Orthodox Church in Canada, has been criticised for reiterated key Kremlin propaganda to defend the war in Ukraine. In a recent inter
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a fondness for Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. They spent vacations together, climbed mountains and visited the tai
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
The day after Ukraine celebrated 31 years of independence, on August 25, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio visited Kyiv to reaffirm Italy’s support for Ukraine. In the morning, the
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Last week brought muted celebrations and grave concerns to the door of Ukrainians. We celebrated the 31st anniversary of our country’s independence, heard about the temporary but extremely worrying di
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Russian President Vladimir Putin issued two decrees in a reported effort to assist stateless peoples and residents of Donbas and Ukraine live and work in the Russian Federation. Russian
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Recent independent Russian media reports have claimed that due to the problems Russia is facing in its war against Ukraine. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is now being side-lined within the Ru
Aug. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
The unintended consequences of climate control policies The West’s ill-conceived green policies and pursuit of a carbon-free environment undoubtedly contributed to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s d
Aug. 28, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing Ukrainian passport holders who have entered Russia since Kremlin’s offensive to live and work in the country indefinitely. Up until now, U
Aug. 28, 2022
War in Ukraine
If Putin is allowed to get away with his atrocities and to change the borders of Europe by force, he will do it again, elsewhere on the periphery of the former Soviet Union. That’s according to Britis
Aug. 28, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Russian Federation’s (RF) infantry shortages are so critical that its ground forces in Ukraine are now practically unable to launch serious ground attacks. Russia’s military manpower problem likel
Aug. 27, 2022