Category POST-SOVIET

What if Ukraine had lost?

For the past twelve months, Ukraine’s remarkable resistance to Russian aggression has captured the imagination of the watching world. The international community has been been amazed by the resilience of the Ukrainian people and inspired by their determination to defy…

Chechnya media guide

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Protesters in Paris commemorate the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politovskaya, who was critical of the war in Chechnya Chechnya has no opposition media and state-run outlets toe the official line. Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…

Putin is facing defeat in the information war

As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the European Union has accused Russia of “trampling on the memory” of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. This rebuke came following controversial recent…

Leopard tank saga: Germany remains haunted by history

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark, Germany faces accusations of stalling over the critical issue of providing Ukraine with Leopard tanks. Ukrainian officials have long identified the German-made Leopard 2 model as one of the country’s…