Having sacrificed thousands of young Russian conscripts in his unprovoked war against Ukraine, Putin is recruiting Syrian mercenaries to add to his insatiable appetite for cannon fodder. The Kremlin is trying to draw as many countries as possible into the war in Ukraine in order to both spread the blame through internationalising their terror tactics,…
The Commission and the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) worked together to define a first set of measures to safeguard protection of intellectual property in Ukraine. In agreement with the Commission, the EUIPO has adopted the following measures: the EUIPO will safeguard Ukrainian intellectual property rights in the European Union by providing full support to…
Russian propaganda has set a new agenda for its information attacks accusing Ukraine of running biological and bacteriological research under U.S. supervision. This narrative is actively circulating across Russian Telegram channels. In particular, the Readovka channel has spread allegations that a strain of bat coronavirus had been researched in such laboratories. Maps are being distributed…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caught Europe unawares, without an understanding of the full implications of the war and its effect on members of NATO and the European Union. On Day 15 of this unprovoked war of aggression from Russia, the number of migrants fleeing the conflict is in the hundreds of thousands. Europe hasn’t seen…
The strategic goal of the military operation of the Russian leadership in Ukraine is not just the subjugation of a neighbouring state, but the satisfaction of the ambitions of Kremlin chauvinists to seize the historical heritage of Kyivan Rus. For several centuries, Kyiv has been assigned the role of a “younger brother”, who, according to…
The mobilisation of one person symbolises the mobilisation of the nation! The brutal war treacherously unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has continued for a twelfth day. The Ukrainian army, despite lagging behind Russia in material and human support, has so far managed to inflict a tactical defeat on the invader and thwart their…
We ask you to celebrate all women across the world today on the occasion of International Women’s Day, and to spare a special thought for all women serving in the armed forces.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started on February 24. It has become a Great Patriotic War for the Ukrainian people, with President Zelensky rising to the occasion to rally the people against one common enemy attempting to annexe Ukraine. Popular resistance against Russian aggression and support for the Ukrainian army has been inspiring. Although fearful, Ukrainian…
After Ukraine, it will be Georgia, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland. Unless Putin’s war is stopped in Ukraine, the juggernaut will just continue. Although the Russian Federation is already the largest country in the world Putin’s appetite is insatiable and his mind is obsessed with a warped nostalgia to be “Back in the USSR”. Closing…
Are we going to see a remake of Sarajevo’s siege in the heart of Europe? Some thirty years ago, we were watching desperately the people of Sarajevo being starved, and ruthlessly shot by snipers as they were fighting for a multi-ethnic Bosnia. Desperately? Yes, but not helplessly, writes Patricia Duval. The work done by…
