Media mentions – Charting the Long War
Extraordinary times call for boldness, as NATO observers, friend and foe alike, will closely follow the summit outcomes
So as long as those countries who want to join the alliance are not allowed to when they feel threatened, then I think that the whole [Euro-Atlantic security] picture is not complete
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas comments on Ukraine’s accession to NATO
In Vilnius, the [NATO] alliance could turn the tables and signal to Russia’s leadership that any Russian shelling of civilian facilities in Ukraine will result in concrete Western responses
Wolfgang Ischinger offers three suggestions on how to sustainably strengthen Ukraine’s security
Prigozhin bypassed the Russian army, police and security services (FSB) without any attempt by these units to arrest him. This reveals the fragility of the Russian political system.
There will be no going back to what relations were before February last year, no in-between, no gray zone where Ukraine comes close to the EU and NATO but is not made a part of [these institutions]
While each of these peace initiatives has provoked resentment in either Kiev or Moscow, there are other reasons why all of these plans have failed to materialise
As the Ukrainian offensive gains speed, more and more of the rot at the core of the Russian army and the Russian state is being exposed
Bruno Maçães reveals what Ukraine knew about the Wagner mutiny
The erosion has begun, also because responsibility for the war and the country’s failure is now inextricably linked to one name: Putin
Europe has gained an awareness of its own power and agency. One could say that the war in Ukraine has awakened a sleeping giant