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26  mars     08h02
FT: Satellite images reveal Russia’s oil supplies to UN-sanctioned North Korea
Yuri Zoria    Russia is supplying oil directly to North Korea, defying UN sanctions, in a potential ’arms for oil’ trade, according to satellite images obtained by the Financial Times.
25  mars     19h28
Russian envoy refuses to attend Polish Foreign Ministry after missile breaches Polish airspace
Yuri Zoria    Despite being summoned, the Russian ambassador to Poland refused to attend a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry on March , amid demands for explanations following a missile breaching Polish airspace during Russia’s major attack on Ukraine.
20  mars     10h37
Free world won’t let Ukraine fail : Ramstein group pledges more ammo, armor, drones
Olena Mukhina    At the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein Miesenbach Air Base in Germany, the country’s allies announced military aid packages and promised more missiles for Ukrainian air defense systems. New members joined drone and ammunition coalitions.
18  mars     14h01
Western nations condemn Russian elections in occupied Ukraine as illegitimate
Yuri Zoria    Western leaders reject Putin’s election in occupied areas of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia as illegitimate, decrying the repression of opposition in Russia, lack of genuine competition.
17  mars     15h54
Macron vows concrete decisions for future Ukraine visit, details his shift from dove to hawk on Russia
Yuri Zoria    Macron plans to visit Ukraine with concrete proposals for greater support against Russian aggression, outlining upcoming military aid to bolster Ukraine’s defenses, asserts that Russia must not win, is ready for possible escalation, and distinguishes between the Russian regime and its people. ...
16  mars     23h27
Dueling discharge petitions aim to force vote on stalled US foreign aid bill
Mark Temnycky    Frustrated by months of delays, a bipartisan group of House members have filed competing discharge petitions to bring a long awaited foreign aid package to the floor, potentially circumventing Speaker Johnson’s opposition.
12  mars     19h39
EU unveils sweeping strategy to get defense ready amid Russia-Ukraine war
Orysia Hrudka    EU will ramp up arms production, boost cooperation, and strengthen its defense industrial might in the face of rising geopolitical threats.
09  mars     19h59
Pope urges Ukraine to raise the white flag, sparking controversy
Alya Shandra    The Pope’s ambiguous statements on the conflict, often failing to clearly identify Russia as the aggressor, have led some to question the Vatican’s understanding of the situation in Ukraine.
07  mars     16h26
Putin falsely claims Belgium exists largely thanks to Russia
Yuri Zoria    Russian President Putin falsely claims Belgium owes its statehood to Russia, continuing his pattern of distorting history to emphasize Russia’s importance in world events.
06  mars     14h24
Taurus leak reveals Germany’s dilemma as Europe awakens to new security reality
Alya Shandra    The German Taurus leaks shed light not only on the technical details of a possible Taurus strike on the Crimean bridge, but Europe’s shifting security landscape, as France and Germany compete for leadership amid evolving US priorities and the urgent need to support Ukraine’s defense.
05  mars     23h29
Intercept of German generals planning Taurus strike on Crimean bridge: full translation
Alya Shandra    Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan published a German language audio intercept of this discussion and a very bad Russian translation. We give you a good English one.
04  mars     17h42
Poland’s paradox: blockading Ukraine trade, continuing Russia imports
Bohdan Ben    On the surface, Poland’s blockade of Ukrainian trucks at the border looks like defense of its farmers. But an exposé by Ukrainian journalists unmasks Poland’s simultaneous embrace of now banned imports from Russia, funneling cash to the very enemy it claims to resist.
27  février     11h06
Macron doesn’t rule out sending troops to Ukraine; Stoltenberg says NATO has no such plans (updated)
Yuri Zoria    Macron suggests Western nations might send troops to Ukraine, saying France is not against sending them ; Sweden, Poland, and the Czech Republic quickly dismiss the idea.
23  février     07h50
MP says Moldova’s Transnistria may request annexation by Russia; Ukrainian intel deems claim unconfirmed
Yuri Zoria    Moldova’s Transnistrian politician claims the region’s parliament may ask Putin to annex it. Ukraine aims to counter Russia’s interference in Moldova as intelligence questions threat.
20  février     14h03
Polish farmers block Ukraine border, spill grain, as Ukrainian truckers protest against blockade
Yuri Zoria    Polish farmers escalated border protests over Ukrainian imports, completely blocking trucks at one checkpoint and spilling grain, while Ukrainian truckers initiated counter blockades against Polish trucks.
15  février     12h44
Analyst: Russian oil money turning North Korea into ideal military factory
Alya Shandra    Europe braces to take the lead in supplying military aid to Ukraine as US obsesses over Mexican border. However, the real trouble is brewing in East Asia, defense expert Mykhailo Samus says
08  février     13h24
Scholz: West must sustain support for Ukraine, keep unity, boost NATO’s credible deterrence
Yuri Zoria    In his WSJ op ed, Germany’s Chancellor Scholz stresses the global peril of a Russian win in Ukraine, advocating for continued Western aid and a fortified NATO to counteract Russia’s threat to Ukraine’s independence and European security.
01  février     21h52
Media: Latvian MEP Å danoka worked for FSB for at least 15 years
Yuri Zoria    The Insider revealed that Tatjana danoka, a Latvian member of the European Parliament, has been an agent of Russian intelligence from at least to , based on leaked emails.
25  janvier     14h09
Whitewashing Putin: how one reporter muddies Austrian views on Ukraine
Alliance for a Stable Democracy    When an ORF segment aired Russian disinformation about Ukraine, it spotlighted the pro Moscow bias of its veteran correspondent Christian Wehrschütz.
22  janvier     21h30
PM Shmyhal: Ukraine has three key tasks for 2024
Yuri Zoria    Outlining key objectives for , Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal sought Poland’s backing to secure EU accession negotiations this year, clear NATO decisions on Ukraine’s pathway to membership at the Washington summit, and release of funding from the Ukraine Facility aid program.
18  janvier     12h25
UK Minister declares end of peace dividend era in historic speech
Grant Shapps, UK Defense Secretary    The post war world moves to a pre war one, and Ukraine is a test case, says Grant Shapps, announcing massive defense boost
11  janvier     00h51
North Korea uses Ukraine as test site for nuclear-capable missiles, South Korea says at UN SC meeting
Yuri Zoria    UN Security Council discusses North Korea supplying missiles to Russia used in attacks against Ukraine: South Korea says by exporting its missile to Russia, DPRK uses Ukraine as a test site; Poland calls to boost Ukraine aid, saying the world cannot afford to be fatigued.
03  janvier     22h07
Slovakia quietly bolsters Ukraine’s defenses despite political rhetoric
Bohdan Ben    Business overrides politics in Slovakia and Hungary as both nations’ defense firms expand production and cooperation with Ukraine despite claims of not supplying weapons
30  décembre     22h59
With billions invested, Ukraine-EU defense cooperation gains momentum
Bohdan Ben    Defense industry and cooperation can’t be built in one day. But the good news for Ukraine is that it can’t be canceled in one day either due to huge investments and multi year contracts. Even if governmental military aid from the US or EU declines, new factories and joint production will continue...
16  décembre     10h46
Coffee break diplomacy opens door for Ukraine, but Orbán vows handbrake ahead
Alya Shandra    A bold idea by German Chancellor Scholz allowed a crucial vote for Ukraine at the EU summit, but Hungary has more chances to interfere
14  décembre     14h45
Russian explosive drone crashes in Romania, NATO doesn’t see attack as intentional
Yuri Zoria    Another Russia’s drone crashed inside the NATO territory, in the area of Grindu in Romania’s Tulcea county, leaving behind a . m deep crater.
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Putin at the table as EU scrambles to persuade Orban at crucial summit
Alya Shandra    The EU’s financial and political support for Ukraine is in the air as leaders settle in for long and difficult talks in Brussels, with a chance of success
13  décembre     21h09
Putin’s Trojan horse? Orban’s veto looms over Ukraine’s EU bid
Bohdan Ben    As EU leaders prepare to converge in Brussels, unblocked funds may persuade Hungary to approve crucial financial aid for Ukraine, but its membership bid still hangs in the air
12  décembre     12h57
Why Russia fights like ISIS and how to de-Putinize liberated youth
Alya Shandra    Security scholar Omar Ashour explains how Russian tactics in Ukraine parallel terrorist extremist strategies and examines deradicalization models to reintegrate youth subjected to Kremlin disinformation.