Section: EU Today (EU)
Humanitarian Crisis In Eastern Ukraine
More than three years after the occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea by Russian forces, and the subsequent military actions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, collectively referred to as the “Donbass”, eastern Ukraine is in danger of becoming Europe’s “forgotten war”, writes Gary Cartwright What is certainly being forgotten, or...
EU Seeks Mandate For Negotiations On Nord Stream 2
A top European Commission official said on Friday European Union members would be asked within days to give the bloc’s executive a mandate to negotiate with Russia over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which has bitterly divided the bloc, Reuters has reported. The planned 9.5 billion euro pipeline project has led to a split between Eastern...
RAF Scramble To Intercept Russian Aircraft
Two British fighter jets were dispatched from a Royal Air Force base in Scotland on Saturday (May 27th) after an incursion by Russian jets, Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. “Two Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth this morning as part of the RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert in response to two Russian aircraft entering the...
Merkel & Poroshenko Affirm Commitment To Minsk Accord
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed today (May 20) to try to improve the security situation in eastern Ukraine and return to implementing the Minsk ceasefire deal after an upsurge in violence there, Reuters has reported. A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aimed to end the...
Merkel & Poroshenko Affirm Commitment To Minsk Accord
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed today (May 20) to try to improve the security situation in eastern Ukraine and return to implementing the Minsk ceasefire deal after an upsurge in violence there, Reuters has reported. A ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk that aimed to end the...
“Donbas: beyond the headlines” by Natalia Liubchenkova
On 18 May 2017, a photo exhibition capturing the dramatic and inspiring transformation of courageous Ukrainians affected by the war in their country opened in Brussels, Belgium. This is the first Belgian showing of the work of Ukrainian photographer and journalist Natalia Liubchenkova. Natalia travelled to Eastern Ukraine to uncover the stories...
Russian Propaganda In Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko decided on 16 May to block access in Ukraine to several Russian websites. This is a measure aimed against Kremlin-controlled tools of influence on Ukrainian society, writes James Wilson. It could also be a double edged sword as blocking internet access is a tool often employed by Russia itself, and is easily...
Russia suspected in Macron Campaign hacking
The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron says it has been the target of a “massive hacking attack” after a trove of documents was released online. Macron’s office said that genuine files were mixed up with fake ones in order to confuse people, and that it was clear that hackers wanted to undermine Mr Macron ahead of...
Snow White and the superfluous dwarf: a story from Putin’s Fairy Tale War
It has been said that God is the greatest novelist but with a weakness for irrelevant sub plots and useless minor characters. Maxim Butchenko’s novel The War Artist draws on the work of the almighty by combining “real” people with fictional creations, writes Steve Komarnyckyj. The grisly cast of characters we encounter in the book includes...
Is Russia Sponsoring Terrorism In Europe?
Europe is engulfed by a fear of terrorism. Following attacks across the continent that have seen many innocent people killed and maimed, armed soldiers patrolling high profile areas such as government buildings and tourist attractions in our capital cities are now something to which we have become accustomed – writes Gary Cartwright. Fear...
