Tag: Russia
Russia and Ukraine agreed: ceasefire in 2020 will come into effect again
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to reinstate the comprehensive ceasefire in eastern Ukraine in 2020 for the Donbas region. Andriy Yermak, one of the top advisers to Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
NATO force under Turkish command takes action against Russia
The command of the response team is currently in Turkey. Tensions between NATO and Russia are escalating as Russian troops are deployed on the Ukrainian border. According to the German…
controversial law expands police powers
President Vladimir Putin signed this law, which was passed, and which expands the powers of the police. In Russia, there is no longer a need for a warrant to search…
The factors behind the soaring gas price in Europe
Gas prices in Europe continued to soar on Tuesday, December 21: + 90% increase since December 1. The onset of winter cold and geopolitical tensions with Russia explain this situation.…
30 years after the fall of the USSR, the exile of dissidents continues
Thirty years ago, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR, disappeared, marking the end of the Cold War and of a process that had started at the end of…
a child of freedom
On December 26, 1991, the USSR was officially dissolved, the end point of the dislocation of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and part of Central Asia. On the occasion of…
Fall of the USSR: in Russia, the teaching of history is still far from objective
Our series on 30 years since the fall of the Soviet Union. A page of recent history which has become a very sensitive political issue, its teaching, especially from the…
Fall of the USSR: on March 11, 1990, Lithuania declares its independence
In December 1991, Lithuania had already left de facto of the USSR. On March 11, 1990, the Supreme Soviet dominated by Sajudis unanimously declared independence. Margarita Seselgyte is then a…
in Kiev, some are already preparing for war
Moscow has set the bar very high in discussions with the West. In the event that the talks end in an impasse, many Ukrainians wonder if only military language will…
Washington dissatisfied with Moscow demands
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine remain a sensitive subject in Washington. Friday, December 17, Moscow unveiled its demands for a de-escalation. Requirements, many of which are unacceptable, Washington believes. With…