Previous three-year plans repeatedly suggested that extraordinary military spending would eventually subside. The new document instead finances a prolonged confrontation with increasingly expensive and inflexible resources.
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As the war in Ukraine drags on, its economic fallout is being felt by Russia’s Central Asian allies. Forced to find alternative markets for their goods and labor force exports, these allies are discovering that Russia is losing its leverage, and they are becoming increasingly vocal.
The Ukrainian authorities are deliberately delaying the restoration of internet access in Kyiv to prevent protests against President Zelensky, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims. In reality, telecommunications infrastructure was severely damaged by Russian attacks, and operators immediately began work to restore services.
There are increasing warnings that Moscow might consider attacking a NATO state. The state of the Russian economy and military suggests that, at least for the moment, Russia is incapable of waging a conventional war against NATO. A far more likely scenario is a step up of the hybrid war Russia is waging against the West.
According to pro-Kremlin media, an international tribunal has proved that the Bucha massacre was orchestrated by Ukraine and NATO. In fact, the so-called “international” tribunal is Russian and has proven nothing. The evidence clearly shows that the massacre was committed by Russian forces.
Nearly four decades after the fall of communism, Hungary has still not declassified the archives of the former state security. Several governments—including the current one led by Péter Magyar—have promised to do so, but the process is not quite as simple as it seems, as the experience of other former communist countries demonstrates.
As the war in Ukraine drags on, its economic fallout is being felt by Russia’s Central Asian allies. Forced to find alternative markets for their goods and labor force exports, these allies are discovering that Russia is losing its leverage, and they are becoming increasingly vocal.
The “United List” alliance, led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, has achieved a historic, major triumph in the Latvian parliamentary elections. However, the victory brings with it a burden of responsibility: while pursuing a pro-Western course, economic problems are compounding an increasingly tense geopolitical situation.
Armenia’s drive away from Russia’s sphere of influence and towards an EU future is being challenged by a wave of pro-Russian narratives, as well as security and economic constraints.
According to a false narrative promoted by openly pro-Russian Member of the European Parliament Diana Șoșoacă, the global balance of power has shifted, and Romania has fallen into Russia's sphere of influence. She also claims that Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have decided that Romania will become a member of BRICS, an organization that presents itself as an alternative to Western-dominated international institutions.
Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is being persecuted by the regime in Bucharest, on orders from the European Commission, for calling for peace and a return to faith, his wife Cristela claims in a bizarre conversation with American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Ukrainian authorities are deliberately delaying the restoration of internet access in Kyiv to prevent protests against President Zelensky, pro-Kremlin propaganda claims. In reality, telecommunications infrastructure was severely damaged by Russian attacks, and operators immediately began work to restore services.
According to pro-Kremlin media, an international tribunal has proved that the Bucha massacre was orchestrated by Ukraine and NATO. In fact, the so-called “international” tribunal is Russian and has proven nothing. The evidence clearly shows that the massacre was committed by Russian forces.
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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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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.
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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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