LNG frenzy boosts Russian gas in Europe, not energy security – opinion
Following the start of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the European gas industry announced that it plans to…
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The new strategy NATO needs to avoid a protracted war in Ukraine
Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence of the US, thinks that the war in Ukraine has become a…
Windfall tax on oil and gas industry: a perfect way to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction
The five largest oil and gas companies made bank in 2022, thanks to Russia’s war on Ukraine and…
Western leaders want Ukraine to win but Russia not to suffer defeat, two desires that can’t be squared, Skobov says
Over the last year, Western leaders have had to give up on many of their assumptions about Ukraine…
Four scenarios that might result in a Ukrainian defeat unless countered
Despite the application of brutal military power, the ongoing war in Ukraine is still a hybrid war. Until…
History repeating: I evacuated my family from war just like my grandfather in 1941
We always have to say our goodbyes, and each one blends into the last. In 1941, my grandfather…
End of an era: Gleb Pavlovsky, Odesa-born architect of “virtual politics” used by Trump and Putin dies, aged 72
Gleb Pavlovsky died on 27 February in Moscow after a prolonged illness. I have mixed feelings regarding this…
Ukrainians’ superpower is helping each other in harsh times – Andriy Khayetskyy
I sat facing the sea, looking at the clear horizon line, where in the spring you could see…
Five reasons why the US and the EU should impose a full embargo on Russian fossil fuels
Last year, global sales of fossil fuels, especially to Europe at inflated prices, brought into Russia export revenues…
West urgently needs to step up its game: time is working to Russia’s advantage – Opinion
When assessing the support needed to counter the Russian war in Ukraine, a proper understanding of the Russian…
Media must stop pretending Russia is credible after ECHR’s ruling on occupied Donbas
On January 25, the European Court of Human Rights published an interim verdict on the so-called “great Donbas…
Everyone, even those who went to war, bloomed that spring
In winter, it’s always quite difficult to recall what spring was like. After many months of this war,…
The eight signs of discord within NATO
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post see the failure to deliver tanks to Ukraine as…
Putin’s aggression is the last call to end global fossil fuel addiction – opinion
Let us compare Europe in 2022 and 2023. According to official data for 2021, Europe was 45% dependent…
The overlooked presidency of Yushchenko
In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an event that would come to be seen…
Russia’s war accelerated crystallization of Ukrainian identity – Vitaliy Portnikov
In the days following Russia’s full-fledged attack on Ukraine, one European news channel repeatedly aired a cutscene preceding…
The only acceptable off-ramp for Putin
Operation Desert Storm was the first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the…
Demise of Russia likely to be more prolonged, violent, and more supported by the West: Opinion
If Russia disintegrates, there are ever more reasons to believe that it will due to the intensification of…
Ukraine to liberate Crimea by end of August 2023 – former commander of US Army in Europe
Why occupied Crimea is a trap for Russian forces rather than a fortress? Will Russia use nukes against…
Why Ukraine will win in 2023
Looking back to the year that has passed, it is hard to imagine 2023 being worse. The hope…