The problem then is the availability of forces because they have then two open flanks, one in the west towards Crimea, one in the east towards the Donbas
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For the pilots the transition is much more difficult than switching from a T-72 tank to a Leopard
The Ukrainians will attempt to confuse the Russian leadership. They will try to probe Russia’s lines to identify weaknesses
Should there ever be a redefinition of the existential nature of the conflict with a search for compromise, this can only be as a result of a power struggle on the ground. We are not there yet.
For the time being, both sides are in a scenario of total war. It cannot end until one side or the other decides that to preserve its existence it must accept a compromise.
The existential character of the war makes negotiations difficult or impossible. For the time being, both sides are in a scenario of total war.
In Ukraine, they are asking themselves what would happen if a tank falls behind and is captured and analyzed by the Russians
The concern of European states is to limit the bipolarity of the world between the United States and China, by maintaining a dialogue with Beijing in order to avoid entering into a bloc logic
Russia is widely seen as an “adversary” or “rival” by Europeans
In ECFR’s latest polling report, Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard analyse how attitudes to Russia have changed
After a year of war in Ukraine, there is a remarkable level of unity that did not exist at the beginning of the conflict
According to an ECFR study, Europeans are increasingly unimpressed by Putin’s nuclear threats