Benjamin Looijen

Belgian intelligence services have uncovered evidence of Russian influence groups meddling in European elections to bolster pro-Russian narratives and candidates, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announced today.

As Emmanuel Macron first expressed his idea on the possibility of Western partners stationing their military in Ukraine, German chancellor Olaf Scholz was allegedly enraged at the idea, demanding that the conversation be halted.

Russia’s Wagner private military company has started a large-scale recruitment of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories. The goal is to provide recruits for Russian influence operations in Africa.

Ukraine is increasing its integration into the European Union through the expansion of Ukrainian routes in the overall European transport network.

According to the Norwegian Foreign Minister, the West is in agreement on helping Ukraine towards victory. Nevertheless, ''there's a lot of good words, but not sufficient actual support.''

Ukraine's partners are not providing enough air defense to protect against Russian missile attacks even though they have more than 100 Patriot systems in their own arsenals, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday.

According to The Guardian, Ukraine's military intelligence is planning a third attack on the Kerch bridge during the first half of 2024.

The European Union finds itself in the midst of a tug-of-war between countries pressuring it to confiscate Russian frozen assets, against those who are trying to persuade it from doing so.

As Russia is trying to find ways to circumvent the sanctions applied to its economy, it is experiencing difficulties because of the impact of Western sanctions in neighboring states.