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04.02.2025
In a powerful address to the German Bundestag during the annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony, 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Roman Schwarzman drew stark parallels between his experiences during World War II and Russia’s current aggression against Ukraine, delivering a plea for continued support of his homeland. “Back then, Hitler wanted to kill me because I am Jewish. Now Putin is trying to kill me because I am Ukrainian,” Schwarzman declared in one of the most poignant moments of his speech, highlighting the tragic symmetry of his life experiences. The survivor of...
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04.02.2025
Russian historian Botakoz Kassymbekova asserts that Russia’s colonial and authoritarian identity is structurally entrenched, resisting reform or democratization. She highlights how the country’s imperial system disproportionately burdens ethnic minorities and its “national republics,” while fostering privileges for metropolitan Russians, perpetuating inequality and unrest. Russia’s deep-rooted colonialism and imperial identity are not reformable, argues Botakoz Kassymbekova, a historian specializing in Eastern European studies at the University of Zurich. Speaking about Russia’s persistent dominance over its ethnic minorities, Kassymbekova emphasized that...
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04.02.2025
Dear Minister of Justice Virani: On 24 October 2024, the Honourable Chris Alexander, a Distinguished Fellow of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, testified before the Standing Committee for Public Safety and National Security of the House of Commons. In discussing foreign interference in Canadian society, Mr. Alexander tabled documents suggesting that Mr. David Pugliese, a journalist working for the Ottawa Citizen, had been an agent of influence for the Soviet Union, recruited for that purpose by the Soviet secret police, (https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/ en/44-1/SECU/meeting- 125/evidence). Mr. Pugliese denied the allegations before...
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21.01.2025
Whenever I come to Ukraine, I find words that have lost their essence elsewhere swell again with meaning. The fight for “freedom” is not a pretentious slogan here, but just what you do every day. “Sovereignty” is not a slippery abstraction, but the difference between deciding your own fate or having it decreed in Moscow. It’s also in Ukraine that one realises that “freedom” and “sovereignty” exist in a collaborative relationship with others. Ukraine is now defending its neighbours’ freedom from an advancing Russia. Kyiv’s resistance is benefiting Taiwan’s freedom, too. Meanwhile, without help – especially from America – Ukraine would still...
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21.01.2025
When 100,000 Russian troops stormed into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the world rushed to pin it all on one man: Vladimir Putin. We labeled him the villain, the dictator, the madman. A year later, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant; and Mr. Putin is now, deservingly, a wanted war criminal. But this war is not just his. It’s Russia’s war — rooted in a centuries-old obsession with conquest and domination. Russia may look like a country, but it was born an aggressive empire and never built a true civic nation. It cannot help but invade. Driven by empathy and a desire to...
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21.01.2025
While the world celebrated the holidays, Ukraine continued to endure unrelenting bombardment, a stark reminder of the ongoing horrors inflicted by Russia’s war of aggression and genocide. As we enter the new year, Ukraine faces not just Russia but the axis of evil, including North Korean troops and Chinese and Iranian weapons that prop up the Kremlin’s war machine. An impending betrayal compounds this precarious fight: in mere weeks, the United States is poised to abandon its commitments, ceasing to be a reliable ally for Ukraine. This grim reality highlights a bitter...
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07.01.2025
The boxing world witnessed something special last Saturday as Oleksandr Usyk faced Tyson Fury in what fans called “the fight of the millennium.” The 37-year-old Ukrainian didn’t just defend his heavyweight titles – the WBA Super, WBC, WBO, and The Ring – he proved why he’s at the top of the sport. Their first bout in May ended with Usyk winning by split decision, leaving room for debate. This time was different. After twelve rounds of masterful boxing, all judges agreed: Usyk wasn’t just the winner, he was the better fighter. His journey to the top has been a wild ride – full of unlikely twists, perfect timing, and the kind of determination that turns sparring partners into champions. “I am very feel”: Usyk’s bad ...
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07.01.2025
Over the past 50 years, Russia has abused Ukraine and Europe’s dependence on gas supplies and transit revenues to extort political concessions, spread corruption, and exert malign influence. It cut off exports on numerous occasions, triggering disruption across Europe and freezing millions of consumers during exceptionally harsh winters. Since 2022, it has waged not just a full-scale hot war against Ukraine but also sought to undermine Western support for Kyiv by weaponizing gas exports and generating an energy supply crunch of unprecedented proportions across Europe. Furthermore, the Russian Federation has extended...
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07.01.2025
This is the sound of light. This is the sound of a miracle. This is the sound of life. This is the sound of Christmas. Our "Shchedryk." Our Leontovych. Our history, which carries especially profound symbolism in times of war. The great Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych spent several years living and working in the city now known as Pokrovsk. There, he taught music to children, formed a choir, and it was in that very place that he composed the second edition of "Shchedryk," which is heard in every corner of the world these days. This is how a Ukrainian gifted the world the musical spirit of Christmas. And may everyone in the world remember Ukraine when they hear it. The way we are fighting today for the main symbol of this holiday – for hope and for the triumph of life. On our land, in every city and town, including Pokrovsk. The divine music composed there and...
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17.12.2024
Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets have increased in frequency in the week since the U.S. election, killing civilians and destroying another dam. Russian troops continued to make incremental gains toward the city of Pokrovsk. The Russian army is preparing a new offensive, this time using North Korean troops. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his election but implied that he would have discussions only if the U.S. initiates talks, drops its sanctions, and refuses to offer any further support for Ukraine—accepting, in other words, a Russian victory. Meanwhile, Russian state television welcomed news of the election by gleefully showing nude photographs of Melania Trump on the country’s most-watched channel. How will the...
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