Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
Religion and primary Eastern Orthodoxy has been one of the most sensitive issues in Russian-Ukrainian relations, even amid a tangled knot of acute political, economic, and humanitarian contradictions. Church independence in Orthodoxy...
It is always easier to consider and solve one problem at a time. NATO and the EU could focus on: the evolving humanitarian catastrophe; the war itself; global trade; social security; energy security; financial stability; defense and...
A recently-signed declaration of theologians condemns the teaching of the Russian World. What is this Russian World? Is it the Russian World that Vladimir Putin so often references? Yes. The doctrine of the Russian World that the...
The hotline for foreign volunteers wishing to help Ukraine is now running. The number to call is +380442370002, and press ‘2’ for English. The legion now also has a website. Algorithm for foreigners to join the Foreign Legion...
According to military strength rankings, Russia holds the second strongest military in the world. On paper, Ukraine’s military budget is smaller than that of city-state Singapore, as approximated by The Economist. Despite these...
Imagine a contemporary French President ordering the French army to occupy the German Saarland, and then say: “Germany is an anti-French project constructed by British authors.” … “There has been no Germany for a...
This page was last updated on 17 April 2022. You can access the original 2014 version of our list “Verified ways to help Ukraine” in the Web Archive. HELP THE ARMY U24 – the official Ukrainian initiative to collect...
Russia’s aggressive actions raise several important questions about a major war with Ukraine, the Kremlin’s goals, reasons, and potential actions. It’s high time to consider why the escalation is happening now; whether...
European security has greatly deteriorated in the last months. Europe is experiencing a Russian-induced energy and migration crisis. Belarus is in the process of being integrated into the Russian Federation, potentially losing its...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...