Eurasia Press & News

The United Nations has multiplied initiatives since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. But as long as the right of veto remains, its room for maneuver will remain very narrow. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine . Nearly a year later, the results are dramatic . And there …

Many were surprised when the Russian invasion of Ukraineexceeded the first month. Weeks and months have passed and now a year is closing with no end to the war in sight. On the other hand, every war has an end, the conditions of which are defined by an equation of …

Giving Putin what he wants would have entirely predictable consequences. It must not happen History does not repeat itself that often but there are many parallels and analogies available to those who need them to make rhetorical points for political purposes. Some of them are valid; others are monstrously invalid …

Last year was a year of global conflict that will cost everything, agreed Danas interlocutors on the occasion of the anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. For Sonja Biserko, president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, Ukraine showed great courage, and to everyone’s surprise. …

As Vladimir Putin’s world-altering war against Ukraine enters its second year, any hope of reviving the post-Cold War European security order depends on defeating Russia in Ukraine. But that will only be the first step in what will be a long struggle—one that calls for an updated strategy of containment. …

Germany, once dangerously dependent on Russian energy, has defied Russian expectations in its reaction to war in Ukraine. One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the magnitude of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic mistake is becoming clearer every day, but one misjudgment stands out: Germany. Putin considered Germany too dependent …

Governments most directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine all worry about sustaining domestic support for their policies. One year in, however, they have managed this problem with surprising success. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, leaders in Kyiv and Moscow alike betrayed real doubt about support for the …

Every year, the United States sends billions of dollars in aid—and much more than any other country—to beneficiaries around the world in pursuit of its security, economic, and humanitarian interests. Heading into 2022, U.S. foreign assistance was driven by various priorities of the Biden administration, including combating climate change, responding …

Ukraine’s Westward drift since independence has been countered by the sometimes violent tug of Russia, felt most recently with Putin’s 2022 invasion. Introduction Ukraine has long played an important, yet sometimes overlooked, role in the global security order. Today, the country is on the front lines of a renewed great-power …

Recently launched government plans to restore stability to the troubled foreign exchange market proved no remedy, as ordinary Iranians continue to see their pockets shrink. At the closure of Iran’s foreign exchange market on Thursday, the country’s national currency, the rial, nosedived to a new record low. A US dollar …