An increasingly desperate Kremlin is about to rebrand its “special military operation” to “de-nazify” Ukraine as a “war of defence”. Ukraine is about to get...
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Cultural, sporting and economic sanctions appear to have had little impact on Russia’s thirst for war in Ukraine. More will be needed. On September 20, European...
By holding a series of “referenda” in Ukraine’s occupied territories, Vladimir Putin is attempting to repeat the “success” of his...
Privatisation in Ukraine came to an almost complete standstill in 2012, the few assets sold off since then small-scale. There are signs, however, that things could be...
Russia’s continued failure to deliver on its CSTO defence commitments to Armenia has created an opportunity for the US to increase its influence in Yerevan. US...
Western-led efforts to court the world’s largest democracy will not fly so long as dictates are imposed on New Delhi with imperialist undertones. As a founding member of...
Banning Russian tourists from entering the EU can bring home the consequences of the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine to the Muscovite and St Petersburg elites, says Kaja...
A swift and successful Ukrainian counteroffensive has liberated large parts of the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions from Russian occupation. A complete Ukrainian victory now...
Ukraine’s economy fell 37 per cent in the second quarter of this year, following a 15 per cent in the first quarter. Economists believe that it is now time to...
The EU’s failure to implement a bloc-wide ban on the entry of Russian tourists has forced Poland and the Baltic states to take regional action. “You are not...
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s High Representative Christian Schmidt might still change the country’s election law, less than a month before voters head for the...
New EU-Ukraine agreements on digital cooperation, roaming charges, customs and taxation are further evidence that Russia’s invasion has backfired, shifting Ukraine...
A ban on Russian tourists would turn the tables by engendering an unprecedented exodus of Russian migrants with bruised egos to Central Asia. Ever since the Soviet...
