Ukraine

• The Perpetrator of one of the Largest Financial Scams Uncovered Fled the War in Ukraine through Budapest

  TEFI

  Szilvi Német

  The con artist, known as William Bradley was exposed thanks to his luxury car. Still free and spending his stolen money, he's even started a public YouTube channel to boldly show off his extravagant lifestyle.

  04.12.2024 | 22:45

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• Lili Takács: A thousand days of war against Ukraine's future

  War in Ukraine

  Lili Takács

  A thousand days ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A "special military operation" planned to last for a few days has turned into a horrendous war with devastating casualties and it is taking its toll far from the trenches as well.

  26.11.2024 | 23:52

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• The sad lesson of the Ukrainian war for Romania. How vulnerable are the country's energy networks to Putin's new weapons of terror in Ukraine

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  Mihnea Lazãr

  The war in Ukraine highlights the vulnerability of energy infrastructure to modern warfare, posing a serious threat to neighboring Romania. With outdated power grids and concentrated energy sources, Romania is at risk of severe disruption. Urgent modernization of both energy and defense systems is needed to protect against such attacks.

  19.11.2024 | 13:36

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• A Patriot for Ukraine: How Romania Reluctantly Delivered a High-Performance Defense System. The Challenges of Traveling from Point A in a NATO Country to Point B in a War Zone

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  Mihnea Lazãr

  By sending Patriot systems to Ukraine, Romania has an opportunity to use it for its original purpose: shooting down Russian missiles.

  19.11.2024 | 13:34

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• Donald Trump returns to the White House. What does this mean for Europe's security? [LIVE STREAM]

  easternfrontier.eu

  Bartosz T. Wieliñski

  Watch the conference "After the US Elections: The Futures of European Security and Transatlantic Cooperation" organized by "Wyborcza" and the American Studies Center of the University of Warsaw as part of the TEFI project.

  14.11.2024 | 15:08

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• Former Pentagon expert on Russia: Ukrainians should corrupt Trump. I know it sounds terrible

  TEFI

  Maciej Czarnecki

  - Trump is corrupt, so if I were in Ukraine's position, I'd try to leverage that and offer something he'd see as beneficial to himself or his family - American analyst Evelyn Farkas told Wyborcza.

  01.11.2024 | 06:00

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• "This is a level of unprecedented inhumanity"

  TEFI

  Hanna Solti

  Due to a government decree only those Ukrainian refugees receive state support, who arrive from "conflict zone". This makes the living conditions of Transcarpathian Roma families unbearable in Hungary.

  07.10.2024 | 06:16

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• Not a single bullet to Ukraine, he said. But still the guns and ammunition flow east

  easternfrontier.eu

  Michal Katu¹ka

  Under Robert Fico, Slovakia has exported more than 100m in weapons to its neighbour.

  01.10.2024 | 17:31

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• Transcarpathian Roma Refugees in Hungary: From Ukraine's Margins to New Hardships

  TEFI

  Lili Takács

  Among the refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, there is a group that is stigmatized in every way, for whom an independent life in Hungary is virtually impossible without targeted assistance. The third part of our series of articles is about the challenges faced by Hungarian-speaking Roma in Transcarpathia.

  18.09.2024 | 19:42

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• The Hungarian state only provides the bare minimum for refugees coming from Ukraine, thus enhancing the role of NGOs and international organizations

  TEFI

  Lili Takács

  The war-rhetoric of the Hungarian government is always directed at Ukraine, never at the refugees from there. But what is the state's attitude towards Ukrainians who have started a new life in Hungary? What opportunities do they have, what challenges do they face? Part two of our series of articles.

  18.09.2024 | 15:17

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• Europe Sends a Strong Message to Ukraine: Strike Targets Inside Russia!

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  Roman Imielski

  The words of Poland's Foreign Minister, Rados³aw 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.

  06.09.2024 | 11:23

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• Interview: "The War Has Come to Russia's Doorstep". The Ukrainian Surprise Attack in Kursk: Military Incursion or Full-Fledged Offensive?

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  Mihnea Lazãr

  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.

  01.09.2024 | 13:03

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• Ukrainian refugees in Hungary make up a small town in size, but nobody knows their exact number

  Hungary

  Lili Takács

  How many came, how many went on, how many stayed? Why is no one interested in knowing their real numbers?

  29.07.2024 | 08:14

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  Ukraine

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• Hoping that someone will fight for us or that we'll quickly join NATO is just wishful thinking

  Wiktoria Bieliaszyn

  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

  18.07.2024 | 18:10

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• Putin occasionally pretends to embrace negotiations - only to disrupt the Western coalition supporting Ukraine

  easternfrontier.eu

  Krisztián Jójárt

  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.

  15.07.2024 | 22:25

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• The war in Ukraine defines what kind of great power Europe becomes and at what price

  Márk Takács

  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.

  04.07.2024 | 17:43

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• Israel's Air Defense System Should be a Model for Poland

  THE EASTERN FRONTIER INITIATIVE (TEFI)

  Stanis³aw Koziej

  To successfully protect Polish territory against aerial attacks from the east, a forward-deployed, anti-access area denial NATO air defense system is needed in the Ukrainian skies.

  24.06.2024 | 21:20

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• Neither side will give up the war, Russian society will not be broken by difficulties and losses

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  Andras Racz

  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.

  20.06.2024 | 20:21

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• Sikorski: "Poland is Like an Anti-Tank Mine" [INTERVIEW]

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  Bartosz T. Wieliñski, Gloria Rodriguez-Pina, El Pais, Tonia Mastrobuoni, la Repubblica

  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.

  01.06.2024 | 10:47

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  Rados³aw Sikorski

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• Tech companies have become the new masters of war, as shown in Ukraine, but different rules apply to them

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  Lili Takács

  Ukraine has become an AI battleground due the involvement of Western tech companies. This foreshadows the role of private companies in the war of the future. They decide which side (or sides) to support in a conflict according to their own business interests. In some special cases private companies may be legally 'directly engaged in hostilities', but their accountability is very different from that of state actors.

  06.05.2024 | 20:30

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• Christoph Heusgen: I hope Poland will somehow be able to convince Fico and Orban that the V4 countries have to stick together

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  Jakub Kibitlewski

  - I put a lot of hope in the rejuvenation of the Weimar Triangle. I've been very much in favor of this format since its very origin in the early nineties, and I think this is now a new occasion to get it back on track - says Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference

  15.04.2024 | 18:08

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• Munich Security Conference 2024: Post-Cold War Optimism Belongs to the Past

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  Lili Takács

  There was complete agreement that Europe needs to spend more on its own safety, the only difference was the words used to express this.

  14.04.2024 | 12:51

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• Ukraine's defeat is incompatible with the EU and NATO's most basic security interests

  easternfrontier.eu

  Andras Racz

  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.

  14.04.2024 | 11:39

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• On the Eastern Frontier

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  Lili Takács

  The Romans used to say "si vis pacem, para bellum", if you want peace, prepare for war. Now, though, the mantra "peace requires strength" resounds at every step.

  13.04.2024 | 21:08

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• Slovakia, Ukraine and Russia: When political expediency meets personal animus [analysis]

  easternfrontier.eu

  Michal Katu¹ka

  Fico may be harbouring a grudge against Ukraine, but it meshes neatly with his political goals and long-standing Russophilia.

  24.03.2024 | 19:19

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• Slovak ex-prime minister: Russia needs to see Europe's strength

  NATO

  Daniel Ho»ka

  New working group to find solutions to deter Russia from further aggression.

  24.03.2024 | 15:59

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  Hungary

  Russia

  Slovakia