Throughout the Ukraine crisis and the ensuing Russian invasion, we have been following events closely and from diverse perspectives. We have tried to stick to our mission: to provide the best articles, analysis and commentary, if possible from independent sources and with a local or cross-border angle.
As a European country is invaded and bravely resists, the European Union for once seems to be rising to the full scale of the challenge. While the risk of a continent-wide war if not worse looms, our mission remains to contribute to the circulation of ideas and information â and in this case to the understanding of this defining event of our time, which affects us deeply, beyond the stories we publish on Voxeurop.
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This is why we have created a (non translated) curation thread of the most interesting articles, commentary and analyses among those we have spotted in the European press. It will be updated and ampliated regularly. We do not claim to be exhaustive, and invite you to let us know which articles you think deserve to be included. We will do our best to read them and include them in our selection.
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Useful resources
UkraineFacts | By the International Fact-checking Network Signatories
Russia, Ukraine & International Law: On Occupation, Armed Conflict and Human Rights |Â Human Rights Watch
Civilian harm in Ukraine | Bellingcat
Explaining Ukraine podcast | Ukraine World
La guerra in Ucraina e il progetto imperiale di Putin
Il cerchio si Ăš chiuso. Dal crollo dellâUnione Sovietica Ăš bastata una generazione per far precipitare la nuova Russia allâinferno. Trentâanni di promesse mancate, speranze bruciate, segnali mal interpretati, da Eltsin che si arrampica sui carri armati nellâestate del 1991 e ferma il golpe dei sostenitori del regime sovietico fino alla messa in scena del 18 marzo 2022 allo stadio LuĆŸniki: un carnevale ultranazionalista in cui il kitsch patinato dei video della musica pop russa degli anni duemila si Ăš fuso con il gigantismo posticcio delle parate nordcoreane di Kim Jong-il. La fine di unâepoca.
Andrea Pipino | Internazionale | 28 March 2022
Russie : lâinformation Ă©conomique, victime collatĂ©rale de la guerre en Ukraine
« Toute quantification change le monde ». Câest ainsi que lâĂ©conomiste Olivier Martin rĂ©sume lâenjeu politique de ce quâil appelle « lâempire des chiffres ». Ă mesure que sâaffirme devant nous lâambition impĂ©riale du pouvoir en Russie, la statistique et lâinformation Ă©conomique Ă©chappent de moins en moins Ă lâemprise du politique dans ce pays. Ce processus a des consĂ©quences trĂšs concrĂštes.
Julien Vercueil | The Conversation France | 27 March 2022
Jonathan Littell : « Mes chers amis russes, câest lâheure de votre MaĂŻdan »
Evoquant la rĂ©volution Ă Kiev en 2014, lâĂ©crivain sâadresse, dans une lettre ouverte, Ă ses « amis dâĂąme et dâesprit » restĂ©s silencieux face aux agressions commises par leur pays en TchĂ©tchĂ©nie, en CrimĂ©e et en Ukraine. Il les appelle Ă reprendre leur libertĂ© en faisant tomber le rĂ©gime.
Jonathan Littell | Le Monde | 27 March 2022
Ukrainian journalist released from Russian captivity: âThey were most interested in finding organizers of pro-Ukrainian ralliesâ
Oleh Baturin, a journalist for the Novy Den, a newspaper in Ukraineâs southern Kherson Oblast, was kidnapped by the Russian military on March 12.
Ivan Antypenko | The Kyiv Independent | 23 March
Mykola Riabchuk : « Il y a entre la Russie et lâUkraine toute lâessence du colonialisme »
En septembre dernier, le politiste Mykola Riabchuk est arrivĂ© de Kyiv pour un an de rĂ©sidence Ă lâInstitut dâĂ©tudes avancĂ©es de Paris avec pour objectif de « revisiter la crise ukrainienne », un projet largement rattrapĂ© par lâactualitĂ©. Pour AOC, il livre ses analyses dâun conflit quâil qualifie de dernier espoir pour lâEurope face Ă lâimpĂ©rialisme russe.
Benjamin Tainturier | AOC | 26 March
LâUkraine, nouvel alibi de lâagriculture productiviste
« Toute quantification change le monde ». Câest ainsi que lâĂ©conomiste Olivier Martin rĂ©sume lâenjeu politique de ce quâil appelle « lâempire des chiffres ».
Julien Vercueil | The Conversation | 27 March 2022
Russie : lâinformation Ă©conomique, victime collatĂ©rale de la guerre en Ukraine
Les syndicats de lâagriculture intensive profitent de la panique sur lâapprovisionnement causĂ©e par la guerre en Ukraine pour imposer leur agenda. Leur objectif : faire reculer les progrĂšs europĂ©ens vers une agriculture plus Ă©cologique.
Marie Astier | Reporterre | 7 March 2022
Ukraine: When things fall apart
A collective account from behind the scenes of a month of AFP’s reporters and photojournalists in Ukraine work.
Dave Clark, Sophie Estienne, Dmytro Gorshkov, Antoine Lambroschini, Karim Menasria, Daphné Rousseau, Olga Shylenko, Arman Soldin, Daniel Leal, Michaëla Cancela-Kieffer | AFP | 24 March 2022 | EN, FR
Les Russies face Ă la guerre
On parle souvent de lâattitude de LA population russe face Ă la guerre, ou alors on Ă©tablit des distinctions basiques: russes ordinaires / opposants / « oligarques ». ou encore jeunes/vieux. En rĂ©alitĂ©, il y a beaucoup plus de clivages. Fil 𧶠1/24â Anna Colin Lebedev (@colinlebedev) March 23, 2022
OCCRP Russian asset tracker
A project to track down and catalogue the vast wealth held outside Russia by oligarchs and key figures close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Lara Dihmis, Misha Gagarin, Karina Shedrofsky, Alina Tsogoeva |Â OCCRP | 21 March 2022
The war for democracy
The governments now sanctioning Russian oligarchs forget to mention that it was the free-market policies of the â90s that created them. In order to regain the initiative after misreading Russiaâs aggression, the Left needs to point out how the war for democracy in Ukraine is part of its own struggle for global justice in the 21st century.
Eirik HĂžyer Leivestad | Vagant/Eurozine | 21 March 2022
De Brusselse vrienden van superoligarch Oleg Deripaska
Two Brussels-based non-profit organisations occupy a prominent place in the network of the Russian super-oligarch Oleg Deripaska. One of these non-profit organisations was at the centre of a money-laundering investigation that was shelved remarkably quickly. European Commissioner Didier Reynders (MR) belongs to the ‘circle of friends’ of this non-profit organisation.
Tom Cochez | Apache | 18 March 2022
20 days in Maroupol: The team that documented the city’s agony
AP’s reporters and photojournalist’s account on the Russian army’s attack on the Ukrainian port city of Marioupol, the inhabitant’s struggle and their evacuation.
Mstitslav Chernov, Lori Hinnant, Vasylisa Stepanenko | Associated Press | 22 March 2022
Ucraina, neppure le bombe fermano il mercato delle madri surrogate
La seconda meta mondiale per numero di neonati commissionati da coppie committenti ad aziende che gestiscono centinaia di “mamme in affitto” cerca di tranquillizzare i clienti. Con i bunker.
Antonella Mariani | Avvenire | 12 March 2022
«Could Russian nuclear missiles be intercepted in time?»
Readers asked the NZZ editorial team over 1,000 questions about the war in Eastern Europe. We have selected a few and provide the answers here.
Andreas RĂŒesch, Reto Stauffacher |Â Neue ZĂŒrcher Zeitung | 17 March 2022 |Â EN, DE
Guerre en Ukraine : Marta et Svitlana, deux exilées entrées en résistance en Roumanie
Les deux Ukrainiennes ont fui Kherson au lancement de lâoffensive russe. AprĂšs un pĂ©riple de neuf jours, elles se sont rĂ©fugiĂ©es Ă Calarasi, dans le sud-est de la Roumanie, dâoĂč elles sâorganisent pour mener la lutte.
Marie-BĂ©atrice Baudet | Le Monde | 19 March 2022
«For anyone who wants to breathe freely, life in Russia is no longer possible»
The fighting in Ukraine is driving tens of thousands of Russians to leave their country. Why? And where are they going?
Inna Hartwich |Â Neue ZĂŒrcher Zeitung | 17 March 2022 | EN, DE
What do ordinary Russians really think about the war?
Surveys suggest most Russians support the use of military force in Ukraine. Is this an accurate picture?
Ksenia Kislova, Pippa Norris | Social Europe | 17 March 2022
How the war in Ukraine is changing European media and journalism
So far, the biggest impact of Russiaâs invasion on the media landscape in Europe (and beyond) has been the EU-wide ban of Kremlin-backed media outlets.
David Tvrdon | The Fix | 8 March 2022
EU member states exported weapons to Russia after the 2014 embargo
Missiles, aircraft, rockets, torpedoes, bombs. Russia continued to buy EU weapons until at least 2021. Despite the ongoing embargo, ten member states exported âŹÂ 346 million worth of military equipment, according to public data analysed by Investigate Europe. Some of these weapons could be used against the Ukraine now.
Laure Brillaud, Ana Curic, Maria Maggiore, Leïla Miñano, Nico Schmidt | Investigate Europe | 17 March 2022
La goutte de poison. Jâavoue ĂȘtre Ă©puisĂ©e de devoir encore et encore, pour la milliĂšme fois depuis 2014, faire le point sur l’extrĂȘme-droite et les “nĂ©onazis” en Ukraine. Des dizaines dâarticles et dâinterventions de multiples chercheurs. Et il faut recommencer. Long 𧶠1/30
â Anna Colin Lebedev (@colinlebedev) March 18, 2022
What Does Defending Europe Mean?
Europe’s double standard on refugees, exposed yet again by the war in Ukraine, is morally deaf and geopolitically dumb. The best way Europe can defend itself is to persuade other countries that it can offer them better choices than Russia or China can.
Slavoj ĆœiĆŸek |Â Project Syndicate | 2 March 2022 | EN, FR, ES, DE
The western elite is preventing us from going after the assets of Russiaâs hyper-rich
Why has no progress been made on an international financial registry? One simple reason: wealthy westerners donât want one.
Thomas Piketty |Â The Guardian/Le Monde | 16 March 2022 | EN, FR
âPeople from my country came to kill meâ
Every year, thousands of Russians move to Ukraine. Putinâs invasion has turned their lives upside down.Â
Kristina Safonova |Â Meduza | 14 March 2022 | EN, RU
Timothy Snyder on the Myths That Blinded the West to Putinâs Plans
The renowed historian on Putin’s myths, Ukrainian identity and the West’s “politics of inevitability.”
Ezra Klein | The New York Times | 15 March 2022
The Fringe Left and Not-So-Fringe Right
The Polish supporters of Vladimir Putinâs invasion of Ukraine. There is no mercy in Poland for Western public figures who supported Putin in the past.
Adam LeszczyĆski | Visegrad Insight | 15 March 2022
đ± Today’s thread focuses on Marina Ovsyannikovaâs brave protest and the ways women are resisting Putin #FreeMarinaOvsyannikova
1âŁMarina Ovsyannikova is a Russian state TV employee who interrupted a live broadcast with a ‘no war’ sign https://t.co/bmkfUxWXnI pic.twitter.com/y3O5DbCnfS
â Reuters Institute (@risj_oxford) March 15, 2022
Not One, the West Needs to Win Three Wars in Ukraine
Victory needs to be achieved on the physical battlefield itself, in the information space and in the economy.
Martin Ehl |Â Visegrad Insight | 14 March 2022
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Ukraine : la France a livrĂ© des armes Ă la Russie jusquâen 2020
Entre 2015 et 2020, la France a livrĂ© des Ă©quipements militaires dernier cri Ă la Russie. Un armement qui a permis Ă Vladimir Poutine de moderniser sa flotte de tanks, dâavions de chasse et dâhĂ©licoptĂšres de combat, et qui pourrait ĂȘtre utilisĂ© dans la guerre en Ukraine.
Elie Guckert, Ariane Lavrilleux, Geoffrey Livolsi & Mathias Destal |Â Disclose | 14 March 2022
War can be ended, but peace would be tough for Ukraine to swallow
Defeating Putin in long run means accepting face-saving Russian âvictoryâ in immediate term
Gerard Toal | The Irish Times | 12 March 2022
Ukraine, le prix du temps
L’invasion de l’Ukraine nous a fait basculer dans un nouveau rapport au temps. D’une part le temps court, oĂč des centaines de vies sont brisĂ©es ; de l’autre, le temps long qui verra l’effondrement du rĂ©gime de Poutine. Entre les deux â il faut tenir.
En peu de mots, le poĂšte et traducteur AndrĂ© Markowicz dit cette tension qui dĂ©finit aujourd’hui notre horizon.
André Markowicz | Le Grand Continent | 12 March 2022
In the Ukraine conflict, fake fact-checks are being used to spread disinformation
Researchers at Clemson Universityâs Media Forensics Hub and ProPublica identified more than a dozen videos that purport to debunk apparently nonexistent Ukrainian fakes.
Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao | Pro Publica |Â 10 March 2022
A “thread of threads” now on Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, summarizing recent work:
1⣠some points on international law & war crimes generally.
2⣠the violations & cases that Human Rights Watch has documented so far.
3⣠explaining the paths toward justice for these crimes.
â Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) March 8, 2022
In the Ukraine conflict, fake fact-checks are being used to spread disinformation
Researchers at Clemson Universityâs Media Forensics Hub and ProPublica identified more than a dozen videos that purport to debunk apparently nonexistent Ukrainian fakes.
Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao | Pro Publica |Â 10 March 2022
Why Putin is beholden to Stalinâs legacy
The Russian president has embraced the Soviet cult of fear and control. His invasion of Ukraine is a colossal gamble to secure his place in history.
Simon Sebag Montefiore | New Statesman |Â 9 March 2022
âSanctioning oil and gas will become criticalâ: What the War in Ukraine Means for the EU
The invasion of Ukraine has reshaped European politics in a matter of days. The European Union has imposed unprecedented financial sanctions on Russia yet trade in oil and gas continues to flow. Is energy the next step and, if so, are nuclear and coal back on the table? With Russia advancing and the United States absent, are we set to see a real push for a European army? We discuss key questions for the EU with economist Shahin Vallée.
Shahin Vallée | Green European Journal | 10 March 2022
Ok. Deep breath.
I think we may look back on this as the first Great Information War. Except we’re already 8 years in.
The first Great Information War began in 2014. The invasion of Ukraine is the latest front. And the idea it doesn’t already involve us is fiction, a lie.
1/â Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) February 27, 2022
How Vladimir Putin Brought the West Together
The Ukraine war is uniting the West â politically, militarily, morally. But what will the world’s democracies do with this newfound unity? Can they succeed in preventing further escalation?
Markus Becker, Georg Fahrion, Katharina Graça Peters, Ralf Neukirch, René Pfister, Maximilian Popp, Jan Puhl, Britta Sandberg, Lina Verschwele, Bernhard Zand | Der Spiegel | 4 March 2022
EN, DE
Une entrĂ©e en guerre de lâUE aux cĂŽtĂ©s de lâUkraine est-elle possible ?
La guerre russe en Ukraine est un Ă©vĂ©nement puissant en ce quâil contient sa dynamique propre. Ce qui arrive tient davantage Ă lâenchaĂźnement des faits quâĂ des causes prĂ©existantes.
Or, ce qui se passe incite Ă imaginer un fait jusquâalors inenvisageable et inenvisagĂ©Â : Ă savoir que lâensemble des pays de lâUnion europĂ©enne pourraient collectivement entrer en guerre contre un adversaire commun.
Sylvain Kahn | The Conversation FR | 7 March 2022
âAn information dark ageâ: Russiaâs new âfake newsâ law has outlawed most independent journalism there
âMilitary censorship in Russia has quickly moved into a new phaseâŠthe threat of criminal prosecution of both journalists and citizens who spread information about military hostilities that is different from the press releases of the Ministry of Defense.â
Joshua Benton | Nieman Lab | 7 March 2022
Putin is Evil, Not Mentally Ill, a Psychological Explanation
The west’s attempts to rationalise Moscow’s moves miss the point â Interview with Roman Kechur: âHe is a colossus on clay feet. Putin will do one or more other evil things. This will kill more people. But the verdict has already been passed. And it will be implemented soon enough.â
Volodymyr Semkiv | Visegrad Insight |Â 4 March 2022
EN, RU
Wir haben doch alle kaum eine Ahnung
In der westlichen Welt hört man offenbar nicht richtig zu: Der postsowjetische Raum war und ist nicht friedlich â damit er es werden kann, mĂŒssen wir dringend ĂŒber unsere Vergangenheit sprechen.Â
Olga Grjasnova | Der Spiegel | 2 March 2022
We must confront Russian propaganda â even when it comes from those we respect
The grim truth is that for years, a small part of the âanti-imperialistâ left has been recycling Vladimir Putinâs falsehoods
George Monbiot | The Guardian | 2 March 2022
âDie naheliegendste Analogie sind die Jahre 1938/39â
Es ist Tag acht im russischen Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Aber ist es nur Wladimir Putins Krieg? Bei aller Ohnmacht mĂŒssen alle jetzt herausfinden, wo die eigene Verantwortung liegt â und was nötig ist, um weiter mit sich leben und in den Spiegel schauen zu können.
Swetlana Reiter, Grigori Judin | DEKODER | 1 March 2022
DE, EN, RU
From shock therapy to Putinâs war
Putin is alone responsible for the war in Ukraine but prominent westerners played a key role in Russiaâs post-Soviet trajectory.
Katharina Pistor | Social Europe |Â 1 March 2022
Russiaâs war
When war becomes a reality, time is of the essence. Slow political responses raise questions about underlying reasons for reluctance. And as Russia wages war on Ukraine, how the situation is described at distance also matters. How can Putinâs position be pulled back from the black hole of media and political acquiescence?
Mykola Riabchuk | Eurozine | 27 February 2022
Sofort TrÀnen in meinen Augen
“Ich schĂ€me mich”, schreibt ein russischer Kommentator, und das trifft mich, weil er plötzlich etwas benennt, was ich auch in mir spĂŒre. Obwohl ich elf Jahre alt war, als ich Russland verlieĂ.Â
Lena Gorelik | Der Spiegel | 25 February 2022
Beyond the fog of war: books to help us understand the invasion of Ukraine
From Ukrainian history to Putinâs kleptocracy and Gogolâs stories, author and former Russia correspondent Oliver Bullough chooses the best titles.
Oliver Bullough | The Guardian | 4 March 2022
In English
Comment Chypre et les Pays-Bas protĂšgent la Russie des sanctions mondiales
Les statistiques de la banque centrale de Russie montrent Ă quel point les paradis fiscaux europĂ©ens sont au cĆur de lâargent opaque russe. Ce qui plombe lâefficacitĂ© des sanctions prises Ă lâencontre des oligarques russes.
Christian Chavagneux | Alternatives Economiques | 3 March 2022
In FrenchÂ
The Wars in Bosnia and Ukraine: Can We Learn from Sarajevo?
Vladimir Putinâs war against Ukraine should make the West pay more attention to the divisive and destructive political games being played by nationalist leaders in contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nicolas Moll | Balkan Insight |Â 3 March 2022
In English, Albanian and Bosnian
You canât silence us Russiaâs president will lose, too, when the nationâs free press is gone
Weâre publishing this text while thereâs still time for us to mark the beginning of yet another historic development: Russia has officially introduced state censorship. What do we mean by âstill timeâ? Within a few days, maybe even today, it is possible that there will be no independent media left in Russia. Very soon, itâs possible that anyone in Russia seeking information from the âenemy voicesâ of independent sources will need to make the same efforts as those who lived behind the Iron Curtain.
Meduza | 3 March 2022
In English
War brought Vladimir Putin to power in 1999. Now, it must bring him down
Putin believed he could invade Ukraine because everything we failed to do over the last 22 years taught him that we are weak.
Jonathan Littell | The Guardian, Le Monde, Ukrainska Pravda | 3 March 2022
In English, French, Russian, Ukrainian
« Le bilan de Poutine Ă la tĂȘte de la Russie est une longue descente aux enfers dâun pays dont il a fait un agresseur »
Pour rendre Ă la Russie son statut de grande puissance militaire, le chef du Kremlin a sacrifiĂ© tout le reste. Il rĂšgne aujourdâhui sur une Ă©conomie bloquĂ©e et un pays en guerre dont il a Ă©touffĂ© lâinnovation et la crĂ©ativitĂ©, observe dans sa chronique Sylvie Kauffmann, Ă©ditorialiste au « Monde ».
Sylvie Kauffmann | Le Monde | 3 March 2022
In French
AsĂ rima la guerra de Ucrania en la historia: volver a 1709 para entender la invasiĂłn de hoy
VladĂmir Putin quiere recuperar las tierras originales de la Rus de Kiev, Bielorrusia y Ucrania. La primera estĂĄ en camino, pero Ucrania lucha como ya lo hizo hace tres siglos.
Argemino Barro | El Confidencial | 2 MArch 2022
En español
What is Belarusâs role in Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine?
To the West, Lukashenka hopes to appear impartial; to Putin, he hopes to appear a loyal ally. Juggling both is backfiring.
Igor Ilyash |OopenDemocracy | 2 March 2022
In English
Keep Ukraineâs media going
Support independent Ukrainian news outlets. They have shown extraordinary courage, but the reality on the ground is that most operations cannot continue from Ukraine alone. This fundraiser on GoFundMe is aimed at helping media relocate, set-up back offices and continue their operations from neighbouring countries.
DĂĄvid TvrdoĆ | The Fix | 1 March 2022
In English
Russie, Europe et or noir sous fond de guerre â Hashtag PFUE avec Anna Creti
Lâinvasion de lâUkraine soulĂšve la dĂ©licate question de la dĂ©pendance Ă©nergĂ©tique europĂ©enne, en particulier vis-Ă -vis du gaz et du pĂ©trole russe.
CĂ©cile Dauguet | Euradio | 1 March 2022
in French
From shock therapy to Putinâs war
Putin is alone responsible for the war in Ukraine but prominent westerners played a key role in Russiaâs post-Soviet trajectory.
Katharina Pistor | Social Europe | 1 March 2022
In English
The Return of the Brezhnev Doctrine
Despite the warnings, the invasion of Ukraine took the world by surprise. For many, Ukraine was assumed to be a bargaining chip in a wider geopolitical game. What this view tragically overlooked was the central place of Ukraine in Vladimir Putinâs worldview and the much longer history of Russian imperialism.
Richard Robert | Green European Journal | 1 March 2022
In English
LâEuropa apre le porte ai profughi ucraini
âCâerano bombe giorno e notte, carri armati per stradaâ. Ha il viso segnato dalla stanchezza, ancora fatica a parlare quando ripensa alle sirene e alle urla che lâhanno svegliata la mattina che Kiev, la sua cittĂ , Ăš stata bombardata. Ha detto ai genitori che non poteva piĂč sopportare quella paura: Ăš unâossessione che ancora la immobilizza, anche adesso che Ăš in salvo.
Annalisa Camilli | Internazionale |Â 28 February 2022
In Italian
Putinâs worrying defeat
Putin is on the ropes. This is as worrying as it is pleasing, since he will stop at nothing to try to regain control, but we must already think about the new relations that we could propose to post-Putin Russia.
Bernard Guetta | 28 February 2022
In English and in French.
Le jour oĂč la politique Ă©trangĂšre allemande a changĂ©
Le dimanche 27 fĂ©vrier 2022, l’Allemagne est entrĂ©e dans une nouvelle Ăšre. Pour la premiĂšre fois traduit en français, nous donnons Ă lire le discours historique d’Olaf Scholz devant le Bundestag.
Matheo Malik | Le Grand Continent | 28 February 2022
In French
Sanctions on Russia are potentially revolutionary
Sanctions on the Central Bank of Russia are pivotal. They will only work if complemented by oil and gas rationing.
Shahin Vallée | Geoeconomics | 27 February 2022
In English
âJust short of nuclearâ: the latest financial sanctions will cripple Russiaâs economy
Denying Russiaâs central bank access to its offshore reserves threatens hyperinflation, a recession and massive unemployment.
Steven Hamilton | The Conversation | 27 February 2022
In English
Russiaâs war
When war becomes a reality, time is of the essence. Slow political responses raise questions about underlying reasons for reluctance. And as Russia wages war on Ukraine, how the situation is described at distance also matters. How can Putinâs position be pulled back from the black hole of media and political acquiescence?
Mykola Riabchuk | Desk Russie | 27 February 2022
In English
Pourquoi Poutine a déjà perdu la guerre
CoĂ»t de la victoire militaire, bourbier de l’occupation, renforcement de l’OTAN, isolement de la Russie, dĂ©stabilisation de Poutine en interne… L’invasion de l’Ukraine sera, quelle qu’en soit l’issue, une guerre perdante.Â
Jean-Baptiste JeangĂšne Vilmer | Le Grand Continent | 27 February 2022
In French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish
A letter to the Western Left from Kyiv
The âanti-imperialism of idiotsâ meant people turned a blind eye to Russiaâs actions.
Taras Bilous | openDemocracy | 25 February 2022
In English, Spanish
Not about NATO
It was only after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 that NATO broke off cooperation with Russia. Until then, Ukrainians themselves were largely against NATO membership. To frame NATO as a security threat to Russia caters to Kremlin propaganda.
Mariia Shynkarenko | Eurozine | 23 February 2022
In English
Documenting and Debunking Dubious Footage from Ukraineâs Frontlines
As Russiaâs military escalation in and around Ukraine continues apace, a number of questionable videos and claims have appeared on social media and in Russian state media outlets. All appear to suggest Ukrainian aggression near the countryâs border with Russia and two self-declared republics (occupied regions controversially recognised by Russia earlier this week) in the east of the country.
Yet as many researchers and journalists have pointed out, there has been little solid evidence to support many of the claims that have been made thus far. In some cases, open source information even appears to contradict what has been stated.
Bellingcat | 23 February 2022
In English