Given that sanctions are the primary weapon the West is using against Russia and given that the existing ones have not yet led to a change in Putin’s behavior, the Russian historian Boris Sokolov says, it is time to restore...
According to the study by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, during the first four months of its full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia received EUR 62 bn from the EU countries for its fossil fuel exports — roughly 60%...
The issue of global sanctions against Russian aggression has rightly become the number two priority – just after weapons – for diplomats, political leaders, lawyers, economists, and the world community as a whole. The...
The EU has imposed a partial oil embargo as part of its 6th sanctions package. Yet, between 24 February and 31 May, EU countries paid over EUR 55 billion for oil and gas imports from Russia. That’s the equivalent of roughly 15,000...
In a statement, Russia’s Foreign Ministry asserted that the list, published in retaliation to similar measures by the US since Russia unleashed a war against Ukraine, constitutes a “proper rebuff” to “hostile...
Statements by international companies about their withdrawal from the Russian market are often worth absolutely nothing. It’s not enough to refuse signing new contracts in Russia. It’s necessary to stop supporting the...
1,200 French companies operated in Russia before 24 February 2022. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a speech to the French parliament in late March, President Zelenskyy asked French companies to suspend business in Russia. On...
Development of the military-industrial complex has been a high priority for Russia ever since the Soviet times. Russia has never stopped producing modern tanks, military trucks and artillery systems. However, the current weapons systems...
Morning report day 33 – March 28 The report is based on media reports, expert analyses, and official information posted online. Situation According to information from the General Staff as of 06.00 28.03.2022, supplemented by its...
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...
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...
