Central/Eastern Europe

Ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

The call for bread and circuses is unsuitable for mature democracies. It’s not by allowing the aggressor states’ athletes to participate in the Olympics that the IOC fulfils its maxim. According to this maxim, the […]

Central/Eastern Europe

An important date is coming: Lithuanians are afraid of it too, but cannot explain why

The year when Russia invaded Ukraine is approaching. This date is important not only for Ukrainians but also, presumably, for Russia, albeit for very different reasons. Putin loves dates and symbols, and Ukrainians believe that […]

Central/Eastern Europe

How to overcome “Russian” psychological complexes

Former Lithuanian prime-minister Andrius Kubilius, MEP and Standing Rapporteur on Russia, has started the year with the publication of a very detailed article about what he calls “’Russian’ psychological complexes”. He says that Europeans and […]

Central/Eastern Europe

When will the war in Ukraine finally end?

After three hundred days of widespread war, it is certainly a legitimate question. And the answer is simple: the war will surely end when we come to grips with reality. Then, we will accept reality […]