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Since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia, according to Ukrainian authorities. So far, they have managed to bring back 2,000 minors, a difficult process that, in some cases, has taken years, reports Euronews. Among the survivors is Vlad Buriak, now 20 years old, who was 16 when he tried to evacuate from Melitopol, a city in the Zaporizhia region occupied by Russian forces in the early weeks of the invasion. On April 8, 2022, the car in which Vlad was traveling was stopped by Russian troops at…
The reconstruction of Ukraine over the next decade is now estimated at 588 billion dollars according to a joint assessment made by the World Bank, UN, European Commission, and the Ukrainian government, according to Reuters. The announcement comes a day before the marking of four years since the large-scale invasion initiated by Russia. The updated estimate, which covers the period February 2022 – December 2025, is 12% higher than last year. The institutions explain the increase by the accelerated deterioration of the energy infrastructure, where damages have increased by 21% in a single year. However, the assessment does not include…
Hungary’s decision to block a 90 billion euro loan intended for Ukraine has sparked harsh reactions from other European Union member states, who view the move as an act of disloyalty. The leadership of the European Union has strongly accused Budapest of violating the principle of loyal cooperation stipulated in the treaties, after it unexpectedly decided to block the loan in the context of an energy dispute unrelated to the support for Kiev, writes Euronews. The financial assistance program had been agreed upon in December by the heads of state and government, after difficult negotiations, and was in the final…
At first glance, Ieletz (a city in western Russia) in winter looks as if it has been taken out of a Russian fairy tale, but the city located 350 kilometers south of Moscow is far from living a fairy tale life, in the context of Putin’s war, writes BBC. The city has been plastered with posters and advertisements for the recruitment campaign – young people are promised one-time payments of about 17 thousand euros to go and die in Vladimir Putin’s war. The posters feature Russian soldiers aiming with Kalashnikov rifles – “We are where we need to be” is…
The Russian army has lost over 300,000 people in the four years of war in Ukraine, according to independent sources. Although Russian deaths are an open secret, the Kremlin remains silent to avoid further amplifying the growing discontent of Russians towards the military campaign in the neighboring country. Russian soldiers killed in combat are called “Cargo 200” since the time of the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989). At that time, the label accompanying the transport read 200, because this was the maximum weight of the zinc coffin allowed by the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union, writes Agerpres, quoting EFE.…
As defense budgets increase across the continent, differences between national procurement strategies and blockages of emblematic projects raise questions about Europe’s ability to transform declared political unity into credible deterrence. In a context where Washington signals a reduced willingness to maintain the dominant role in the transatlantic security architecture, and Russia extends its military production beyond the needs of the war in Ukraine, European governments have increased defense spending. However, instead of converging around common planning and procurement, the member states of the European Union largely follow national approaches. Euractiv warns that this fragmentation deepens the difference between political rhetoric…
Through the prism of appearing conciliatory towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, American President Donald Trump may seem to some as a “traitor” to the Ukrainian cause, but he could just as well prove to be an “exceptional” leader, determined to avoid nuclear hell, declared Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa in an interview with AFP on Monday, according to Agerpres. “Apparently, today, he seems to be Russia’s lackey, a traitor pure and simple. It’s one way to see things,” emphasizes Walesa, co-founder of the Solidarnosc (Solidarity) union and former Polish president, now 82 years old. His comments come on the…
Four years after the start of the Russian invasion, the leader of Kiev, Volodimir Zelenski, asks Donald Trump to reaffirm his support for Ukraine, arguing that Washington is not doing enough to stop Vladimir Putin. “The United States must stand with a democratic country that fights against one person”, Zelenski said, referring directly to Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian president stated that Russia acts solely around the will of the Kremlin leader. “Putin is a war. Everything revolves around him. His entire country is in a prison”, said the Ukrainian president, according to AFP. Zelenski pointed out that the United States…
The terrorist attack took place in Savyolovsky station square, one of the main railway hubs of the capital. According to the Russian Interior Ministry, the attacker approached the patrolling police officers and detonated the explosive device. The perpetrator died on the spot. Images published by local media show the police car with shattered windows, without catching fire, next to the railway lines. The area was immediately cordoned off, and several ambulances intervened at the scene, writes theguardian. Initially, the authorities announced that the perpetrator had fled, however, after analyzing the surveillance images, it was confirmed that he had died in…
The downing of an AZAL passenger plane in Russian airspace has sparked a new stage of regional tensions. Initially, the incident was treated as a technical or military episode. However, in a short time, the situation took on political, informational, and security dimensions. The evolution of events shows that the subject has exceeded the framework of an isolated incident and has integrated into a broader context of strategic competition. Azerbaijan’s reaction and Moscow’s response Azerbaijan demanded firm sanctions against those responsible for the downing of the aircraft. In parallel, the authorities in Baku adopted decisions that they considered part of…