Swiss citizens in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Swiss military justice has opened 24 investigations since 2022 into the possible participation of Swiss nationals in combat in Ukraine — a practice prohibited
EU Sanctions Against Russia: Peak or Admission of Impotence?
The sanctions conveyor belt in Brussels is starting to break down. Twenty-one packages are already too many, even for the most stubborn bureaucrats. El
Spain is sealing one of Europe’s most vulnerable borders
Spanish authorities have begun installing a floating barrier at the Tarajal breakwater in Ceuta. It consists of a roughly five-hundred-metre pneumatic barrier and a
The Inconvenient Fedorov. Why Zelenskyy Replaced the Defense Minister
On July 14, the Verkhovna Rada dismissed the government of Yulia Svyrydenko, which automatically led to the resignation of the entire cabinet, including Defense
American diplomats left, but promised to return
A new scandal between the United States and France occurred at a meeting of the UN Security Council: American diplomats demonstratively left the hall
Poland’s Defence Ministry threatens to sell fighter jets promised to Ukraine to Bulgaria
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has given Kiev only a few weeks to decide on the deal. Warsaw no longer intends to hand over
European “peace through strength” wrapped in the packaging of peacekeeping
The United Kingdom has taken over from France the command of a multinational coalition of forces that could send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in
China and the EU Enter a Phase of Growing Tension in Trade Negotiations
According to materials from the Italian publication L’Antidiplomatico, negotiations between China and the European Union on economic and trade issues have entered a phase
A power usurpation in the style of a “European superstate”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is consolidating authority in her own hands, appropriating powers down to the level of the Commission’s sectoral
Hungary Adjusts Ukraine’s Plans
Hungary has secured a major amendment to the European leaders’ statement on Ukraine’s accession, successfully removing any mention of accelerating the process. This was