Central/Eastern Europe

Sub-Russians

What is the spectre conjured up from our memories and past political experiences by Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine? What does this war revive? First of all, the shock of coming face to face with […]

Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko
Central/Eastern Europe

Will Putin and Lukashenko get an international arrest warrant for persecuting the Russian and Belarusian opposition?

In recent days, international justice has gathered momentum and made itself known. Last Thursday (16 March), the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an international arrest warrant against Russian President Putin for crimes against humanity, in […]

RUS

Можно ли привыкнуть к сиренам? Как украинцы научились жить в условиях воздушной тревоги

– Мама, над нашим домом вечером что-то очень просвистело. Наверное, ракета. – Боже! Говорят, что это страшный звук. – Но я не стала слушать страшные звуки, я пошла себе в ванную, она просвистела и полетела […]

Kremlin's web
Defence

Intelligence is worried: there will be no more silence around Lithuania

Although Russia has failed to defeat Ukraine quickly, this totalitarian and Soviet-like state is capable of continuing the war in Ukraine for at least 2 more years while at the same time determined to build […]

Moscow
Central/Eastern Europe

“Let’s talk about Culture…”

I don’t like to write something personal, but recently I had to give a talk at a cultural event in a city, of course, in a NATO country, to show a movie. Cinema, theatre, in […]