RUS

Пережила взрыв в мариупольском Драмтеатре. Олеся строит новую жизнь

Эта история о мариупольчанке Олесе Устиновой.  В блокадном Мариуполе она пробыла до середины марта. С двумя детьми — 5-летним Никитой и 18-летней Юлианой. Вспоминает, 24-го февраля на рассвете вместе с дочкой поехали на работу. «Тогда […]

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Central/Eastern Europe

It won’t please those who like extremes: Mažeikis on the Russian language, Russian writers and those fleeing mobilisation

There is no room for halftones in war. There is no room for postmortems; the enemy always seems to be the scoundrel, and the friend is always right. Under such conditions, it is almost impossible […]

RUS

Запорожье. Бежать нельзя остаться.

Мариупольцы пакуют чемоданы и уезжают. Уже из Запорожья. Урок, который они получили в феврале –  научил бросать все тогда, когда кажется, что еще можно было бы потерпеть.  Город  под постоянными обстрелами. Разрушенные многоэтажки, разбитые машины  […]

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 […]

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Central/Eastern Europe

A diplomat who sees no soul in Putin: he is a very vulnerable man

“I was interviewed by journalists a couple of months ago, and they counted that of the politicians alive and active now. I have seen Putin the most times. I didn’t know that myself. But, I […]

Defence

The great reluctance – how can Germany’s lack of leadership vis-a-vis Russian aggression in Ukraine be explained?

Germany’s indecision following the Russian invasion of Ukraine has tarnished its reputation. Centre – and Eastern European countries, in particular, have grown frustrated in view of the German government’s slow pace of delivering heavy arms […]