Photo by Nati Melnychuk on Unsplash One year into the war in Ukraine, 61% of Europeans believe that the country will prevail, says a new survey. Published on Thursday, it says Germans, however, are not quite so optimistic, although a 55% majority believes in a Ukrainian victory. These are the main findings of the EU-wide survey conducted by…
Ahead of the summit between the European Union and Ukraine, EU Member States adopted assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) that provide further military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These consist of a seventh package worth €500 million, and a new €45 million assistance measure supporting the training efforts of the European Union Military Assistance Mission…
Photo by Dustin Humes on Unsplash Germany’s slowness in authorising the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine was bad news for Ukraine, European security and Germany itself. But other Western leaders should not be too smug, writes Ian Bond. Just days after Russia launched its full-scale assault on Ukraine in February 2022, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz described it as…
Centre right members in the European Parliament say they want to strengthen European defence capability. They say they want to increase investments in the defence sector, swiftly revise the EU budget to provide necessary funds for the EU’s defence policy, joint procurements and the development of military capabilities. MEPs claim it is imperative that the decision-making process is improved and accelerated, in…
Photo by Troy T on Unsplash Medvedev has warned the West not to prevent Russia from destroying Ukraine. Russia has always used blackmail as one of its key methods of information influence. Currently, the Russian army is in a strategic impasse: the winter campaign has not brought any significant results at the front, and losses in the Russian…
Photo by Orxan Musayev on Unsplash The opening of a new Azeri Embassy in Israel has been hailed as a significant step in advancing the cooperation between the two countries and constitutes a natural continuation of the centuries-old friendship between the Azeri and Jewish nations. 30 ministers and members of the Israeli Knesset wrote an open letter of…
Photo by Jorgen Hendriksen on Unsplash Russia’s “war of aggression” against Ukraine continues to threaten the stability and security of Europe, says a leading Brussels-based think tank. The conflict, says the European Policy Centre will “add to the challenge for many who are struggling to afford energy and food this winter.” But one thing is “certain”, it says,…
Putin is changing tactics and the Kremlin is preparing to launch missile strikes on thermal infrastructure, using cold as a weapon of mass destruction against Ukrainians, reports the International Foundation for Better Governance. Russia has not achieved a single goal in its genocidal invasion of Ukraine, all plans and forecasts of the Russian military and the political elite have turned out…
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash This website has received credible information that Russian military intelligence was behind the distribution of bombs by mail in Spain in 2022: the terrorist state is not giving up its attempts to destabilise Europe and maximum sanctions should be imposed on it. This is not the first time that the Russian authorities…
Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash EU member states have taken action “in response to Russia’s continuing war of aggression against Ukraine and the gravity of the current escalation against civilians and civilian infrastructure.” On Friday, they adopted a ninth package of new measures intended to step up pressure on Russia and its government. “After food and…
