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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…
The war in Ukraine is “far from over” four years after the Russian invasion, said foreign policy analyst Iulian Chifu on Antena 3 CNN. The director of the Center for Conflict Prevention also ruled out a meeting between Volodimir Zelenski and Vladimir Putin. Iulian Chifu explained that as long as the Russian president does not give up his maximalist claims, namely the “complete surrender of Ukraine”, and the ultimatums he gave to Europe and the USA in 2021, the war cannot end. Negotiations for peace in Ukraine will not lead to an agreement as long as Vladimir Putin does not…
The Estonian Foreign Minister, Margus Tsahkna, stated that Estonia could host allied nuclear weapons on its territory if NATO deems it necessary, writes RBC Ukraine. Subsequently, the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said that “if nuclear weapons aimed against us are deployed on Estonian territory, then Estonian territory will be the target of our nuclear weapons”, according to Russian media. “Bringing a nuclear weapon onto our territory – we are not against this. We do not have a doctrine where we would have excluded it if NATO considers it necessary in accordance with our defense plans, the deployment of a nuclear…
The Ukrainian intelligence services have officially identified officials and state bodies behind the Russian program “Cultural Map 4+85”, which takes Ukrainian children from the occupied areas to Russia, under the pretext of cultural trips, notes the Kyiv Post. The Ukrainian Military Intelligence Service has uncovered individuals and organizations involved in a state-sponsored Russian program, which removes Ukrainian children from the occupied territories under the guise of “cultural and educational trips”. The initiative, known as the “Cultural Map 4+85”, is presented by Russian authorities as a cultural exchange program, but in practice aims to erase the Ukrainian national identity and integrate…
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, mentioned on Sunday a possible new meeting with the American delegation next Thursday, February 26, in Switzerland, to discuss the nuclear program. “I believe there are still good chances to reach a diplomatic solution from which both sides can benefit,” he stated in an interview with the American channel CBS, reports Agerpres. “We continue the negotiations, while we work on the elements of an agreement and a first draft of the text” in view of a new meeting with American negotiators, “probably Thursday, in Geneva”, indicated Abbas Araghchi. However, the Minister insisted that Iran…
The UK Secretary of Defense, John Healey, wrote on Sunday, February 22, in the Sunday Telegraph, that he wants to send British troops to Ukraine, considering that this gesture would signal the end of the war with Russia. “There is no greater burden for any Secretary of Defense or any government than to send the armed forces into operations. I want to be the Secretary of Defense who sends British troops to Ukraine – because this will mean that this war has finally ended. It will mean that we have negotiated peace in Ukraine. And a secure Europe needs a…