The E40 waterway: Economic and geopolitical implications for Ukraine and the wider region
On April 24, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a first reading of the bill “On Inland Water Transport,” finally…
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West, Russia face off in Belarus over Baltic–Black Sea waterway project
Plans for a new Baltic–Black Sea waterway, passing through Ukraine, Belarus and Poland, have the potential to revolutionize…
New Ukrainian naval base ‘East’: A countermeasure against Russia’s hybrid strategies in the Sea of Azov?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an official visit to the southeastern coastal oblast of Zaporizhzhia, on April 11.…
Moscow worried about Ankara’s plans for canal bypassing Bosporus Strait
In early March 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Ankara would soon call for bids on…
How recent PACE resolution invoking Geneva convention will help free Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia
Since Russia’s attack on Ukrainian ships and capture of 24 sailors on 25 November 2018, Ukraine has been…
Putin treating captured Ukrainian sailors the way Stalin would have, Eidman says
The international community must do everything possible to save the Ukrainian sailors Russian forces took prisoner because Vladimir…
Russian fighter jet blasted Ukrainian ships with unguided missiles in Azov Sea, SBU claims
Read also: Russian attack on Ukrainian ships near Kerch Strait – full chronology On its YouTube channel, the…
Putin will attempt to divert attention from Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kerch Strait, Polyakov says
What happened on November 25 in the Kerch Strait is an obvious act of military aggression, and this…
Russian military leadership ordered escalation in Black Sea, Ukrainian army intercepts show
Commander of the guard ship “Don” reports to HQ, “I pushed it [the Ukrainian tugboat] the second time,…
Black Sea gas deposits – an overlooked reason for Russia’s occupation of Crimea
The Ukrainian patrol ship “Hryhoriy Kuropiatnykov” slowly leaves the port of Odesa. Aboard the vessel, there are more…
How Russia infiltrates the media landscape of the Black Sea region
The Kremlin uses a variety of instruments to indirectly influence the media in the Black Sea Region countries…
Russian hijack of Ukrainian drilling rigs could open hybrid naval blockade
Could Russian irregulars capture Zmiinyi Island and blockade Ukraine? Russia is trying to seize still more of Ukraine, but this…
Where and how Romania will fight Russia – Part II
If Russian Forces Come by Sea: The Odesa-Transnistria Scenario Putin hasn’t given up the idea of bringing war…
Where and how Romania will fight Russia – Part I
Two weeks ago I explained why Romania will fight Russia if Putin expands his war from Donbas further…
Why Romania will fight Russia
Unlike Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who finally have begun to prepare for the coming Russian invasion, unlike Sweden,…
Bulgaria – targeted by Russian criminals and spies
Just like Finland, Bulgaria is safe from war, but not because of the strength of its Armed Forces:…
