Section: International
About the loneliness of the three: the rapprochement of Russia, China, and North Korea
North Korea’s ceremonies and international implications Last week, ceremonies were held in North Korea to commemorate the “victory” in the Korean War of 1950-1953. The extravagance of the celebrations fully matched the absurdity of the event. North Korea, which invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, lost 3,900 square kilometers...
Poland in the crosshairs of the Kremlin: Russia raised the stakes to avoid a total defeat
Poland is one of the main targets for Russia. This is not surprising, given the country’s significant support to Ukraine, which lies beyond the Vistula River. However, recent events vividly demonstrate how far the Kremlin is willing to go to hinder Polish aid. This has escalated tensions to an even higher level. Enemy of my enemy On July...
NATO fails the “courage test.” Helicopter invasion of Poland could have serious consequences
On the first day of August, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) faced a challenge it hadn’t seen in a long time. Currently, NATO is failing to effectively respond to this challenge. It is important to highlight that this challenge is not only directed at Poland alone, whose border with Belarus was violated by two military...
Coercion to guilt. “We forgive and ask for forgiveness” — a formula that leads to genuine reconciliation
The complex history of Polish-Ukrainian relations July is the month when Ukrainian-Polish relations traditionally become tense. Every year, the Polish Sejm adopts resolutions regarding events that took place in Volyn in 1943. These resolutions, while concerning historical events, are mostly filled with political interpretations and evaluations....
Ukraine is not Israel. Is it possible to open the Ukrainian sky until the end of the war?
Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Azerbaijan — all these countries have been or are currently in a state of war for years. However, despite the ongoing conflicts, dozens of civilian aircraft have been taking off and landing from the airports of their capitals, carrying passengers not only to neighboring countries but also to other continents. Not to...
Lukashenko intimidates with Wagner Group: how Poland is preparing for military provocations from Belarus
After it became known about the deployment of Wagner PMC militants on the territory of Belarus, the Polish authorities reported strengthening the eastern border of the country. Initially, the relocation of the Wagner Group was proceeding rather slowly, as a new base was being constructed for them near Minsk. There were also reports of the leader...
Blackmail with grain: how Poland is exacerbating the crisis of Ukrainian agricultural exports
Less than a month ago, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that the country did not need a new extension of the ban on Ukrainian agro-export, stating that the time until September 15 was more than enough to prepare for the market opening. Now, Poland’s position has changed dramatically. On July 19, it became known that five EU...
Russia is destroying the world order: the West faces a dilemma
According to the majority of Ukrainians and other Eastern Europeans, negotiations with the Russian government for a peaceful agreement are considered a futile waste of time. They believe that only after a devastating defeat of Russia it will be possible to achieve any understanding between Moscow and Kyiv. Just as in Tsarist and Soviet Russia, a...
Delay in the supply of Western weapons and the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: what are the issues and possible solutions
Experts say that it is important to maintain close relations in the triangle of USA-Europe-Ukraine after the summit in Vilnius. According to reports from the International Security Forum in Aspen, USA, the United States is supposedly dissatisfied with the slow pace of the Ukrainian counteroffensive and is visibly nervous about it. Meanwhile, The...
Why is the “Israeli model,” which the USA proposes for Ukraine, impossible?
A brief likbez (elimination of illiteracy) at American-Israeli relations and its relevance to Ukraine From the beginning of the war for independence (1947-1949) until the early 1960s, the USA had a hostile stance towards Israel, even imposing an arms embargo on the young Jewish state. The hostility between the two countries sometimes reached peak...