Defence

Poland and Lithuanian Army Chiefs: we have little time, maybe only 2 years

On November 4, the visiting Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, Rajmund T. Andrzejczak and the Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, discussed issues of military cooperation, unscheduled exercises and the […]

Belgium fighter jets escorting Russian fighter jets
Defence

Belgian aid to Ukraine: a disgrace

“In the face of this Russian aggression and war crimes, the UN is challenged to fulfilits purpose. Everyone in this room, every country, will one day be asked: What did you do to stop this? […]

Vladimiras Putinas
Central/Eastern Europe

Laurinkus. What is Putin’s opinion on Russia’s external intelligence?

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced incredibly quickly, three days later, that the organiser of the 8 October explosion over the Kerch Strait Bridge was the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence’s Main […]

Kyiv, summer 2022. Andreas Umland
Central/Eastern Europe

After the war

Ukraine, the West and democracy will prevail. Whatever Mr Putin does or does not do, despite his war crimes and nuclear threats, despite his bombing of Ukrainian cities and the violence of his repression even […]

Central/Eastern Europe

NATO and Ukraine

Last week, a number of important geopolitical developments took place: Putin finally revealed that he was in total desperation and rushed to announce that he was annexing not only the occupied but also unoccupied, and […]

Central/Eastern Europe

Military aid to Ukraine: the Belgian cavalry turns up late

Belgium has decided on a new military aid package for Ukraine worth €12 million. It includes heavy machine guns[i] and ammunition as well as non-lethal equipment such as helmets, winter clothing and vision equipment. Ambulances […]