P resident Putin will go as far as Western leaders allow him to go. "There are moments in history," Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said, "when the great struggle between freedom and tyranny…
A t the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, Russia was considered less affected than other countries in fight against the pandemic. Despite sharing a long border with China, the number of COVID-19 cases…
T he Russian government’s response to COVID-19 has been one of contradictions and confusion. Yet to announce a nation-wide lockdown, President Vladimir Putin has shifted responsibility, delegated decision making and averted public attention away…
S erbia and Russia have been allies for many years and Russia is constantly concerned about the relations between Serbia and the European Union (EU). Russia’s interest has always been to keep the Western…
T he 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections were concluded on 21st of April. In the second round of the elections two candidates claimed people’s vote, the actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the former President and “chocolate…
W ith the recent rise of tensions in the Azov Sea, Russia-EU relations seem to have reached a new low after the Salisbury attack. However, some European political parties, and notably the so-called…
I n Ukraine, this year’s celebrations for the Orthodox Christmas on January 7 assumed a whole new meaning, as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has now gained its religious independence - or autocephaly - from…
2 019 is shaping up to be an exciting, if worrisome, year for Europe. While everything seems to be slowing down in preparation for the eventual hand-over of institutional positions, time never stands still…
O n November 11, so-called “elections” were held in the occupied territories of Donetsk (DNR) and Luhansk (LNR), in the Eastern area of Ukraine commonly referred to as Donbas. The two self-proclaimed People’s Republics…
A s part of our Monday Talks series, we have conducted an interview with Mr. Pavel Telička, Vice President of the European Parliament, to discuss the situations of several important countries including Iran, Israel, Turkey and…