Russia has imperialism in its DNA; its entire existence revolves around conquering territories and enslaving other nations. Both Finns and Poles are fully aware of this - said Finnish President Alexander Stubb in an interview with "Gazeta Wyborcza"
The words of Poland's Foreign Minister, Radosław Sikorski, that Poland should shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, fit into the increasingly hawkish tone of EU countries regarding Putin's aggression against Poland's eastern neighbor.
In a surprising twist, Ukrainian forces have launched an unexpected attack in Russia's Kursk region. Romanian military analyst Sandu-Valentin Mateiu provides insights into this bold move and its potential impact on the ongoing conflict.
Let's use our imagination and try to confront one of our greatest historical fears: What if the Russians attacked us now? What forces could Romania rely on, on its own, excluding NATO support, should Russia cross our threshold?
In the Arctic, Russia is militarily superior to the West. NATO is trying to catch up, but needs to adapt its defenses to climate change. A special mission in the High North is expected to provide crucial lessons. We visited the "Alliance," a NATO research vessel specialized in scientific missions in marine and underwater regions, aimed at collecting and analyzing essential data to enhance the alliance's detection and defense capabilities.
For years, I've been hearing from Ukrainian politicians that Ukraine is getting closer to joining NATO. And for years, I've been saying it's a pipe dream because as long as the war with Russia continues, no one will take us in, says Ukrainian political scientist Nikolai Kapitonienko
From time to time Vladimir Putin performs a well-choreographed show about how open he is to negotiations with the Ukrainians. At the beginning of April, Alexander Lukashenka was another protagonist in this play. This Russian pseudo-reluctance to negotiate is part of Russian strategy, despite the fact that the Hungarian government media treats Putin's openness as a fait accompli.
Since February 2022, the question of how to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war has been on the agenda, with foreign and domestic experts speaking out on the issue every day. Their arguments are usually based on political considerations, but the military aspects of the conflict should also be considered.
On June 25, 444 was the only Hungarian news portal included in the Russian Foreign Ministry's ban list, which restricts access to 81 European news services, listed by country.
Several conclusions can be drawn from the data about Russian support for the war. The first and most important is that Russian society does not seem to be broken by hardships and losses. A vast majority still agrees that the war should continue.
Russia and Belarus are right in assuming that if we fail to control the situation at our border, the far-right will triumph in both the national and European elections. This, in turn, has the potential to blow up the European Union from within - believes the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.
There was complete agreement that Europe needs to spend more on its own safety, the only difference was the words used to express this.
In the absence of societal support, maintaining financial and military assistance to Ukraine will obviously become more challenging. This may well lead to further Ukrainian military failures - in a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy - which would be completely contrary to the most basic security interests of the EU and NATO.
What not long ago seemed like a bad dream from the past is today a reality. The Kremlin is threatening NATO with invasion.
Fico may be harbouring a grudge against Ukraine, but it meshes neatly with his political goals and long-standing Russophilia.
New working group to find solutions to deter Russia from further aggression.
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