The voting process by Conservative MPs to produce the two candidates to become the next UK Prime Minister has been completed. Ballot papers for ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be sent to Conservative party members in early August, and it is their verdict which will determine the winner. By early September…
Some have argued that the sanctions in effect against Russia have driven Russian businesses closer to Putin, for their own survival. But what is indisputable is that the sanctions have led to a sharp rise in prices, and have also reduced the number of quality Western goods, thereby greatly affecting the every day lives of…
“The end result of the special military operation in Ukraine will be achieved in any case, and it will lead to the strengthening of Russia’s sovereignty,” Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to declare. At least, he has tried to push such messages during a meeting with the leaders of the factions of the State Duma….
Global news continues to be filled with increasing horror stories following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with increasing admiration at the country’s resistance led by their inspirational President Zelenskyy. “Cometh the hour, cometh the man”, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. I suggest we should also pay tribute to another country, also blessed with an inspirational President…
Recent by-elections have inflicted massive defeats on the UK Government. Although the people have spoken, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not listened: he maintains the fiction that he is the solution not the problem, writes Philp Bushill-Matthews. The country is facing a massive cost of living crisis, amplified by a weakening pound and contracting…
The former mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro has won just over 50% of the votes in a runoff election in Columbia. He beat right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernández to the Presidency. Petro will be the first left-wing President in the history of Colombia. Pedro Marques, S&D vice-president for foreign affairs, said, “We warmly congratulate our friend Gustavo…
The Council has today decided to renew the sanctions introduced by the EU in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, until 23 June 2023. The restrictive measures currently in place were first introduced in June 2014, and include prohibitions targeting the imports of products originating from theillegally annexed Crimea or…
What do you do with infrastructure that your invading army has seized? In early March, the Russians captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP). This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe which has six reactors with a total capacity of 6 GW. Despite being captured and having interim curator managers sent from the…
Against the background of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, more and more EU countries supports the need for Ukraine’s membership of the EU. Ukraine can become an outpost of strengthening the EU eastern borders and neutralize the problem of the Russian threat, which hang not only over Ukraine, but also over the civilizational West. Scholz, Macron…
The Stories of the Unconquered: the Mariupol Collection of The Museum of Civilian Voices of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation Mariupol is a city that has become a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance and suffering through the Russian invasion. The cruel enemy turned the city into a cemetery with thousands dead. The witnesses of the tragedy said…
