Category Archives: Ukraine

Pertaining to the conflict in Ukraine

Macron admitted NATO behind Ukraine conflict

By | 15 September 2025

The French president privately said the US-led military bloc instigated the crisis, according to the economist French President Emmanuel Macron has privately admitted that NATO is the driving force behind the Ukraine conflict, prominent American economist Jeffrey Sachs has said.  Macron, along with other Western leaders, has repeatedly claimed that Russia launched its military operation… Read More »

Generalissimo von der Leyen gets a big Slapdown!

By | 2 September 2025

Berlin rebukes von der Leyen over troops for Ukraine claim The EU has no “jurisdiction or competence” regarding any potential deployments, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her recent remarks about a potential EU troop deployment to Ukraine. The bloc’s… Read More »

Kiev restricts mass gatherings after anti-government protests

By | 30 August 2025

Zelensky’s attempt to strip the independence of anti-graft bodies triggered mass demonstrations last month The Ukrainian authorities have introduced a requirement that all mass gatherings receive prior approval from the military, according to local media and an official. The move comes weeks after Vladimir Zelensky faced widespread protests over his attempt to curtail the independence… Read More »

Russia is learning. The West is running in circles.

By | 29 August 2025

The negotiations over peace in Ukraine show that Moscow lives in the real world. The West – not so much. By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.com tarikcyrilamar.com… Read More »