What are the Ukrainian soldiers experiencing in the liberated areas? Some of them share their impressions on social media. The Internet is full of images that could hardly be more different. While some shed tears of joy, others testify to the crimes committed by the occupiers. There is hope and relief in the liberated areas … Read more
More weapons for Ukraine US sends $625 million in military aid 10/04/2022, 8:28 p.m HIMARS rocket launcher systems, howitzers and armored vehicles: all this is included in the new aid package that US President Joe Biden has promised his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy to support Kyiv in its fight against “Russian aggression”. The US has pledged … Read more
person of the week Is Putin’s Defense Minister Shoigu facing eviction? By Wolfram Weimer 10/04/2022 09:28 am In the Ukraine war, Russia’s army suffers one disgrace after the other. Rumors are circulating in Moscow that Defense Minister Shoigu is about to be replaced. Is Putin’s power system faltering? First the Kharkiv metropolitan area, then Izyum … Read more
Elections in Latvia Pro-Russian party thrown out of Riga’s parliament 10/02/2022 11:42 p.m Against the background of the war in Ukraine, the people of Latvia vote for the new parliament. While the previously strongest party in the Baltic country – the pro-Kremlin Harmonie – failed to clear the five percent hurdle, the governing party was … Read more
No indication of preparation US considers Russian nuclear attack possible 09/30/2022, 11:30 p.m Recently, there have been open and covert threats from Moscow that nuclear weapons will be used in the Ukraine war. In Washington, the risk of this is seen as real. But should it actually come to that, Russia would have to reckon … Read more
Annexation speech in the Kremlin No repeat of 2014 – For Putin, the clock is ticking Von Denis Trubetskoy, Kiev 09/30/2022, 5:40 p.m With his appearance in the Kremlin, Putin obviously wants to repeat his triumph of 2014. He doesn’t succeed. President Zelenskyy’s reaction far outweighs the farce in the Kremlin. March 18, 2014 was … Read more
No front deployment without training Putin demands correction of draft errors 09/29/2022, 10:13 p.m The Kremlin boss hesitated for a long time. Only after dramatic losses on the Ukraine front did he announce partial mobilization, calling hundreds of thousands of Russians into the war. Because the resistance is enormous, Putin is now at the forefront … Read more
Partial mobilization no reason for asylum Finland bans entry for Russian tourists 09/29/2022, 3:48 p.m As a result of the partial mobilization, tens of thousands of Russians are fleeing. To prevent transit through Finland, the country is now completely closing its border to Russian tourists. The events surrounding the leaks in the gas pipelines accelerated … Read more