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New Warsaw Pact: What Russian Troops Present in Post-Soviet Countries

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New Warsaw Pact: What Russian Troops Present in Post-Soviet Countries

On 13 January, the so-called peacekeeping contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO, a military alliance of six post-Soviet countries led by Russia) started to be withdrawn from Kazakhstan. It is a grouping of…

January 13, 2022

Andreas Umland, Yaroslav Chornohor, David Stulik, Illia Ponomarenko, Daniel Szeligowski: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

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Andreas Umland, Yaroslav Chornohor, David Stulik, Illia Ponomarenko, Daniel Szeligowski: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

What does the increase in Russian troops on the Ukrainian border indicate? What will war look like if it happens? What is behind the Polish border crisis and how ready is the West to help…

December 24, 2021

Aliaksandr Milinkevich, Roman Lozynsky: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

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Aliaksandr Milinkevich, Roman Lozynsky: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

What does the increase in Russian troops on the Ukrainian border indicate? What will war look like if it happens? What is behind the Polish border crisis and how ready is the West to help…

December 23, 2021

Rasa Juknevičienė: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

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Rasa Juknevičienė: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

What does the increase in Russian troops on the Ukrainian border indicate? What will war look like if it happens? What is behind the Polish border crisis and how ready is the West to help…

December 23, 2021

Robert Biedroń, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

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Robert Biedroń, Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

What does the increase in Russian troops on the Ukrainian border indicate? What will war look like if it happens? What is behind the Polish border crisis and how ready is the West to help…

December 23, 2021

Witold Waszczykowski: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

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Witold Waszczykowski: War or another manoeuvre? What threatens Ukraine?

What does the increase in Russian troops on the Ukrainian border indicate? What will war look like if it happens? What is behind the Polish border crisis and how ready is the West to help…

December 23, 2021

Roland Freudenstein: "Putin feels the weakness of the West"

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Roland Freudenstein: "Putin feels the weakness of the West"

Roland Freudenstein, vice president of the Globsek think tank, says that this is a psychological maneuver rather than a preparation for the war. In an interview with Sofia Shevchuk for Brussels Ukraїnа Review, he shared…

December 20, 2021

Putin's sinister plot against Ukraine: enablers and disablers

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Putin's sinister plot against Ukraine: enablers and disablers

There is little doubt among security, political and economic (more precisely energy) experts that the recent Russian buildup of military forces on the border with Ukraine is geared to advance the Kremlin’s sinister agenda. The…

December 20, 2021

Putin’s Main Failures

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Putin’s Main Failures

Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to make his country an independent player in international politics, put Russia in a position subordinate to China, and damaged relations with the West and Ukraine. Timothy Snyder, a world-renowned…

December 20, 2021

Proactivity and Switching the Mindset for Ukraine

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Proactivity and Switching the Mindset for Ukraine

Russia must face real consequences if it directs its forces against Ukraine Concentration of the Russian army on the border is a very strong cause for deep concern for the international community and NATO. This…

December 19, 2021

Simultaneous play

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Simultaneous play

The Russian Federation continues to put pressure on Ukraine and the West. Its goals have long been known – the creation of permanent controlled chaos, which would be convenient and understandable only to itself. Although…

December 18, 2021

Grudge Growing in Russia. Who May Be Harmed?

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Grudge Growing in Russia. Who May Be Harmed?

There are very few independent sociological services left in Russia, much as independent media. Those still working in Russia are labeled “foreign agents,, including the famous Levada Centre, one of the few “barometres” of public…

December 17, 2021

Arguments For and Against: Is Russia Really Preparing to Invade Ukraine?

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Arguments For and Against: Is Russia Really Preparing to Invade Ukraine?

The first serious build-up of Russian troops along Ukraine’s eastern borders took place in March 2014. “In connection with the destabilisation in Ukraine,” the Russian Federation conducted urgent exercises in the Kursk, Belgorod, Rostov, and…

December 17, 2021

Ex-Head of Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Army General Mykola Malomuzh: "Putin Can Lay Claim to All of Ukraine"

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Ex-Head of Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Army General Mykola Malomuzh: "Putin Can Lay Claim to All of Ukraine"

Since 2014, a new era of the struggle for Ukraine’s independence has begun. With arms in hand, Ukrainians conquer back their territories, the right to live independently and associate their future with the European Union….

December 17, 2021

"Hot" Winter 2022: Gasocracy vs Democracy

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"Hot" Winter 2022: Gasocracy vs Democracy

Joe Biden convenes the Summit for Democracy on 9-10 December. Meanwhile, Putin demonstrates the success of his gasocracy. The construction of Nord Stream 2, despite a two-year delay due to U.S. Congress sanctions, active opposition…

December 16, 2021

Chaos as Prerequisite for Aggression

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Chaos as Prerequisite for Aggression

Information waves about the powerful build-up of Russian military groups around Ukraine have been rising and abating periodically in the global media landscape in recent years since the onset of the Russian occupation of Crimea…

December 16, 2021

Latvian MEP Sandra Kalniete: «Putin will lose this war»

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Latvian MEP Sandra Kalniete: «Putin will lose this war»

Vladimir Putin is deliberately escalating his aggression against Ukraine, amassing 175 000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, said Sandra Kalniete, Latvian MEP, Vice-Chair of the EPP Group, at the EP plenary debate “Situation at the Ukrainian border…

December 15, 2021

Cyber Fraud Map: How Users in Ukraine and EU Are Swindled

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Cyber Fraud Map: How Users in Ukraine and EU Are Swindled

Over the past six months, 45% of digital buyers in Ukraine have faced online fraud attempts. This figure is congruent with the activity of cyber criminals in the EU. OLX Ukraine, together with OLX Group colleagues from…

December 15, 2021

Is Russia Planning “Filtration Camps” for Ukrainians?

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Is Russia Planning “Filtration Camps” for Ukrainians?

While preparing the special edition of Brussels Ukraїna Review, our team has been in contact with many security experts in Ukraine and the EU. The majority of them have written articles or given comments for…

December 15, 2021

Plan or coincidence?

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Plan or coincidence?

Russia has a history of considering anyone who does not support Russian views and actions as enemies of Russia. The Kremlin is known to back the murder of journalists, businessmen, and activists who speak out…

December 14, 2021