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Russia takes advantage of the increasingly vocal claims of European far-right nationalist movements over Ukrainian territory, suggests the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its assessment from January 29. Far-right movements in Hungary and Romania caused concern last week after leaders of parties in those countries claimed parts of Ukrainian territory. Claudiu Târziu, one of the leaders of the far-right Romanian party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), declared that his country should “reunite” with the Republic of Moldova and the Ukrainian border regions of Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and Transcarpathia. Similar comments were made by Hungarian far-right…
A renowned economist, specializing in the Eastern European space, analyzes the indicators that are keeping Russia afloat from a financial perspective. Economist Anders Åslund, a former member of the North Atlantic Council, is considered a top expert in the transition of centrally planned economies to market economies. The Swedish expert has previously advised both the Russian and Ukrainian governments. A few days ago, he conducted an analysis on the deadlock that has occurred in the US over military aid for Ukraine. Åslund subsequently wrote “a guide” of 18 points on how to “strangle Russia’s economy”: “1. Russia relies on commodity…
The war launched by Vladimir Putin almost 2 years ago continues despite tens of thousands of military deaths on both sides. Former NATO commander, American Admiral James Stavridis gives the verdict on the end of the conflict. He believes that the war in Ukraine will end like the one in Korea, with Russia maintaining its territories in the neighboring country, but Kiev joining the North Atlantic Alliance. Retired admiral from the United States Navy says that both Russia and Ukraine “are increasingly exhausted by this war,” and this could lead to negotiations between the two states towards the end of…
The European Parliament announced on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into a Latvian Member of the European Parliament, accused following an investigation by an investigative website of conducting espionage activities in benefit of Moscow over the past two decades, according to AFP, cited by Agerpres. According to the Russian investigative website The Insider (based in Latvia), Tatjana Zdanoka, an independent MEP since 2004, has been collaborating with Russian security services (FSB) since the following year. The politician allegedly “openly defended” Moscow’s positions, writes The Insider in a lengthy article based on email exchanges between Zdanoka and Russian agents,…
The Main Directorate of Information (HUR) within the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense once again admitted on Tuesday the possibility that Russia may have used the 65 prisoners of war as human shields, who, according to the Kremlin’s version, lost their lives in the crash of the Russian aircraft Il-76. The Moscow regime has not expressed “willingness” to hand over the lifeless bodies of the Ukrainian prisoners of war to Kiev, said Andrii Iusov, spokesman for HUR. According to Iusov, Kiev has no evidence that the 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were supposed to be handed over on January 24th…
On January 29th, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski reportedly offered Valeri Zalujnîi, Chief Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a new role as defense advisor, but the general refused, according to The Financial Times, citing four sources familiar with the negotiations. Two of the publication’s sources said that the president “clearly told” Zalujnîi that “regardless of whether he accepted the role, he would be dismissed from his current position.” FT’s sources stated that although the President’s Office has made the decision to dismiss Zalujnîi, it is possible that he will not be fired immediately, as information about these plans has appeared…
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has requested Greece to send surplus weapons to Ukraine, following the agreement to sell fifth generation F-35 aircraft to Athens. In a letter addressed to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Blinken expressed interest in Greece’s defense capabilities that could be useful for Ukraine, depending on its interest and a subsequent evaluation of the condition and approximate cost of the proposed items. Greece currently possesses Soviet-era air defense systems such as Tor, Osa, S-300, and ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft systems, which are no longer in use. However, it is not known which of these systems will…
The European Commission is closely monitoring cases of corruption detected by Ukrainian authorities in military acquisitions and has “no doubt” that Kiev will carry out an “adequate” investigation, cited by EFE, quoted by Agerpres. The main spokesperson for the European Commission, Eric Mamer, and the spokesperson for foreign affairs, Peter Stano, made these statements on Monday when they were asked at the daily press conference about the information provided by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense regarding cases of corruption in purchasing ammunition. “We are well aware of this information about cases of corruption in the delivery of orders in Ukraine.…
A retired 72-year-old woman was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in Russia on charges of distributing two messages deemed to be hostile to the war waged by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine. The press service of the court in the city of Shahty, in the Rostov region (southwest), announced on Monday that Evghenia Maiboroda was found guilty of disseminating “false information” about the Russian army and inciting “extremist acts”.The septuagenarian will have to serve her sentence in a penitentiary colony under “normal regime” because she “published content on her VKontakte page”, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, as…
Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, insisted on Monday – during his first visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion – that the authorities in Kiev must grant more rights to the Hungarian minority in this country in order to improve relations with Budapest, according to EFE. In turn, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmitro Kuleba, announced that the two parties have agreed to establish a bilateral commission to resolve, within ten days, the disagreements between the two sides regarding the issue of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, according to Agerpres. In a more optimistic tone, Kuleba described the…