War

Ukraine Through the Eyes of Reporters: Wolfgang Schwan

Our fifth episode of Ukraine Through the Eyes of Reporters features Wolfgang Schwan, a photographer who’s been in Ukraine for a year now, working for Anadolu and Wired agency. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on the role of...

Nord Stream 2: a project that should not exist

Europe’s gas dependence on Russia began in the last century. Today, gas is a weapon of the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine. Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline through the bottom of the Baltic Sea, was constructed to...

Russia’s playbook for creating “dark ages” in Europe

The civilised world can hardly be called a comfort zone anymore due to the migration crisis, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability and the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian tanks in Ukraine and daily attacks on Ukrainian civilians prove...

Ukraine Through the Eyes of Reporters: Lorenzo Cremonesi

Our fourth episode of Ukraine Through the Eyes of Reporters features Lorenzo Cremonesi, the Italian journalist. For more than forty years, Lorenzo has written for one of the major Italian newspapers – “Corriere della Sera,” the oldest daily in Italy....

Helping Ukraine from Poland

Natalka Panchenko is a volunteer who lives in Poland and has been supporting Ukraine in every way for many years. She is the leader of the Euromaidan-Warszawa Association which organises information campaigns and sends humanitarian aid and military equipment to...

Russia’s Imperial Disease

Russia has been an empire for over 300 years. Formed during the reign of Peter I, it existed until 1917 and then transformed into the neo-empire known as the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union at the...

Resistance of Zaporizhzhia: Volunteering, riding emotional swings, and serving as a part of aerial reconnaissance

The people of Zaporizhzhia have been living under constant Russian shelling since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Russian troops are damaging critical infrastructure facilities and destroying the homes of civilians. During October 2022, the number of rocket attacks on...

Why Russian culture should not be tolerated

Despite how much certain states want to look at Russia pragmatically and search for dialogue opportunities, it continuously proves its inability to come to civilised solutions. In addition, the state-aggressor takes advantage of how its culture and lifestyle can be...