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WEBSuccess for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony. In the Thuringia elections held on 1 September, the pro-Russian and anti-immigrant AfD emerged as the leading party, marking its first victory in a Landtag election. The party secured 32.8% of the vote, a significant increase of 9.4…. Analyses | 2024-08-27 | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof ...
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WEBUkraine: a major government reshuffle. Russian air strikes on Kharkiv. Day 922 of the war. Success for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony. Germany: the government’s import strategy for hydrogen and its derivatives. Russia: Novatek is creating a ‘shadow fleet’ of LNG carriers. Large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy ...
The breadbasket of the world? | OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
WEBDec 9, 2021 · Maize is the most important, grown on 5 million ha, with 35.9 million tonnes produced in 2019. Wheat was second (6.8 million ha, 28.3 million tonnes) and barley third (2.6 million ha, 8.9 million tonnes). Only 1.1 million tonnes of the remaining cereals – oats, rye, millet and sorghum – were produced in 2019.
The Zapad-2021 exercises. Russian strategy in practice
WEBSep 3, 2021 · The Zapad-2021 strategic exercises, scheduled for 10–16 September, are the most important training programme yet undertaken held by the Russian Armed Forces and the Belarusian army which cooperates with them. As they involve as many as 200,000 soldiers, they will also be the largest military exercises conducted in …
Putin’s article: ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians ...
WEB12 July 2021 saw the publication of an article by President Vladimir Putin, entitled ‘On the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians’, which had been announced on 30 June 2021 during the President’s Direct Line public conference with citizens. The text was published on the President’s official website kremlin.ru (in two languages: Russian and Ukrainian).
Germany’s European Sky Shield Initiative
WEBOct 14, 2022 · The LoI was initiated by Germany, and was named the European Sky Shield; it had been announced at the end of August by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in his speech in Prague on the future of Europe. The participating nations are to jointly acquire of air defence equipment and missiles in a cost-effective way. The …
NATO 2030: towards a new strategy - OSW Centre for Eastern …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · The NATO summit held in Brussels on 14 June was intended to show a return to transatlantic unity after four years of the Trump administration. The new President Joe Biden wanted to demonstrate that the United States is resuming its leadership role in the transatlantic community; that NATO is still an important alliance for the US; and Washington is committed to the principles of Article 5.
Poland and the Baltic states restrict Russian citizens’ entry into the ...
WEBSep 14, 2022 · On 7 September the Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland announced the introduction of temporary measures restricting Russian citizens from entering the Schengen area for tourism, cultural, sporting or business purposes. The individual nations are due to complete their procedures in this regard by 19 September, and the restrictions will remain in force until 30 June 2023.
Russia recognises the independence of the Donbas
WEBFeb 22, 2022 · Marek Menkiszak. On 21 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address in which he announced the recognition of the independence of two separatist para-states created in 2014 in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donbas – the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR).
Extremely cautious. Romania’s approach to the Russian invasion of ...
WEBOn 8 October 2022, Romania’s Minister of National Defence Vasile Dîncu gave a controversial interview whose content contradicted the pro-Ukrainian stance which had been adopted by his country regarding the prospects for ending the ongoing war. Dîncu stated that the Kremlin has the means enabling it to prolong the conflict and that Ukraine’s only chance of achieving peace is to engage in ...
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