We are witnessing the preparations. It must be acknowledged that the beginning of Ukraine’s counteroffensive seems rather confused. […] Meanwhile, Russia’s winter offensive seems to be fading.
Media mentions – Russia attacks Ukraine
There is a clear decline in interest among GCC countries for Russian military gear. They are doubling down on Nato weaponry
The Chinese know that (…) this is not the right time for diplomatic intervention, because there is no room for negotiation 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.
It’s nice to think of Russia as confronting the hegemon as opposed to having invaded a smaller neighbor
ECFR’s latest poll underlines the cohesion of European public opinion on the war in Ukraine, but several factors could sway the support for Kyiv, namely in Italy
Russia’s hybrid warfare is conducted on a large scale. As such, it is less demanding, but it can be just as persuasive, or even achieve better results than a direct war.
Russia is in need of at least one victory – a small victory, even if it ruins everything in Bachmut and simply kills every civilian there
The Covid pandemic demonstrated the fragility of global supply chains
We failed to increase production already last year