The Georgian government, whose eminence gris is controversial oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, is suspected of using espionage charges against its opponents. In power since 2012, the Georgian Dream has been criticized for Georgia’s democratic backsliding. Its policies caused a rift in Georgia’s relations with its Western partners, the European Union and the United States.
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s absence from the Polish-hosted Ukraine Recovery Conference reflected the most serious political rupture between Warsaw and Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Many argue that despite these frictions, driven by conflicting views on history, Poland and Ukraine are bound to stick together. However, for now Russia is leaning back and enjoying the show.
Ukraine has hardened its stance towards Belarus' authoritarian leader, after years of trying not to irritate him too much, lest he drag his country into war. Now Kiev is tightening ties with the opposition led by Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya while warning Alexander Lukashenko that in the event of an escalation, Ukrainian drones are ready to strike.
Faced with battlefield setbacks and repeated failures to protect critical infrastructure deep inside Russia, Kremlin generals have increasingly resorted to self-congratulatory and reassuring rhetoric.
The West is artificially prolonging the war in Ukraine in order to push Russia toward a direct military confrontation with NATO, which only the defeat of Kyiv can postpone, pro-Kremlin media writes. This is a new attempt by propaganda to scare the West so that it stops supporting Ukraine.
On July 1st, thousands of Bulgarians gather to watch the sunrise together. The tradition is named after a Uriah Heep song, “July Morning,” and originated as a counterculture act and celebration of freedom in communist Bulgaria.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s absence from the Polish-hosted Ukraine Recovery Conference reflected the most serious political rupture between Warsaw and Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Many argue that despite these frictions, driven by conflicting views on history, Poland and Ukraine are bound to stick together. However, for now Russia is leaning back and enjoying the show.
As symbolic embodiments of competing interpretations of history, Soviet monuments have sparked ethnic tensions and were at the center of the largest civil unrest since the restoration of independence.
Russia claims to be a global power and is trying to show it in Africa, where it seeks to revive USSR’s former influence and, at the same time, make money. Moscow's African policy, however, is limited to exporting grains, (cheap) weapons and mercenaries. Also, Russia wants to avoid stepping on China’s toes in Africa, given its dependency on Beijing since it invaded Ukraine.
Conspiracy theories claim that the increasingly high summer temperatures are artificially induced by 5G technology, HAARP, or radar installations.
The investigation of those who advocate anti-Semitic personalities in history actually aims to eliminate Romanian nationalism and patriotism, according to a false narrative that emerged after the authorities started enforcing the law that bans fascist, Legionnaire, racist or xenophobic organizations and symbols.
The government in Chișinău is trying to justify fascism, including by reinterpreting history and erecting monuments to Romanian World War 2 Nazi-aligned leader and war criminal Ion Antonescu, according to Russian propaganda, which quotes Vasile Tarlev, a former prime minister from the communist era.
By passing the law on unification, Romania has begun the process of annexing the Republic of Moldova, pro-Russian socialist Igor Dodon claims. In fact, the draft bill, introduced by Diana Șoșoacă's party, was advanced through a technical loophole rather than a vote, and it is highly unlikely to pass the Senate, where it lacks the necessary political backing.
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The Russian leadership believes the country is permanently at war and pursues imperial and expansionist policies, the Russian independent media writes. Russian journalists also say Putin’s plan to restore “Great Russia” seeks to capture Ukraine through armed force and Belarus by forcing a unification.
Russians must understand that the war in Ukraine is lost in order to be able to bring about a change for the better in their own country, dissidents quoted by independent Russian media believe. They also talk about the losses caused by the war launched by Russia against the neighboring country, but also about the need for the West to become more attractive to developing countries, in order to win the competition with the alternative model offered by autocracies.
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Nu rata ultimul număr Veridica WeeklySuveraniști români atacă Getica — un serviciu oferit propagandei ruse, indiferent de intenția din spatele lui. La Chișinău, scandalul MoldATSA s-a adâncit: rețineri, demisii, percheziții — și un editorial care întreabă dacă „corupții din eșalonul doi" reprezintă un eșec sistemic sau o excepție gestionabilă. Nicolae Negru demontează panica rusă în jurul legii Unirii adoptate tacit la București. Polonia și Ucraina se ceartă din nou pe istorie. Turcia arată ce se întâmplă când un candidat la UE nu se aliniază valorilor europene. Și Papa Leon al XIV-lea a ales să marcheze ziua națională americană la Lampedusa, nu la Washington.
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The political evolution of (Neo)Legionarism, from pocket political parties, such as those created by Marian Munteanu, to organizations like The New Right (Noua Dreaptă) – the connecting link between (Neo)Legionarism and sovereigntism – and politicians who frequently make the front page, such as George Simion, Călin Georgescu and Diana Șoșoacă.
The Legionary movement re-emerged in Romania shortly after the 1989 Revolution. Some legionary theses and ideas can be identified in the discourse of present-day sovereignists. Veridica briefly traces the development of the (neo)legionary movement in post-communist Romania, under the authorities’ permissive eye.
July 20 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Alexander Lukashenko's regime. Four years ago, his political stability in Belarus was seriously undermined by mass protests: democratic Belarusians at the time called for new elections and supported Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The break-up of demonstrations was followed by a brutal repression that forced many of them to leave the country, including the leader of the democratic forces. Veridica spoke to Tsikhanouskaya about the current state of the opposition, the release of political prisoners and what we can expect from the presidential election slated for next year in Belarus.
Literature helps us understand the act of justice. To overcome the traumas, inherited from victims or executioners, we need both literature and justice. Writer and international law expert Philippe Sands explains how he embarked on a real-life Nazi literary hunt and why it's still relevant today.
Ukraine has been accused of being responsible for the terrorist attack in Moscow. Originally published on Telegram, the thesis was developed by Vladimir Putin and his close siloviki, the current and former head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov and Nikolai Patrushev, both ex-KGB, like Putin. The narrative rids the Russian authorities of all responsibility, plays well into the rhetoric about the Ukrainian-Western aggression and can be used to escalate the war. Arguments in its defense include falsehoods and an older conspiracy theory.
The time has come to talk a little more about what is happening in Ukraine, of course, but it has been 2 years since the dictator from the Kremlin decided to attack our neighbor. It's also 10 years since the war actually began, with little green men strategically transported across Crimea for a classic Russian-style liberation. After all this bitter time, the world is a little tired of war. You see, I must turn to another Russian criminal, Trotsky by name, and give you some bad news, quoting him You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.
The Republic of Moldova will join the EU by 2030, believes President Maia Sandu. In an exclusive interview, Maia Sandu also spoke about Russia's pressure on Moldova, her decision to run for a second term, but also about the war in Ukraine and the importance of supporting Kiev.
The south of Ukraine, which borders Romania along the Danube in the Odesa region, as the whole country, is going through a war. After the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the decolonization process has intensified here.
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