Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Pivot to the east
As a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014, and the ensuing Western sanctions, Russia has reoriented its foreign trade towards the East. This is a permanent shift which stems from Russia’s security objectives. Therefore, the Kremlin aims to further reduce Russia’s dependence on economic...
Ukraine: corruption scandal over fake disability certificates
On 4 October, Ukraine’s secret services detained Tetiana Krupa, the head of the Medical-Social Expert Commission (MSEK, a body responsible, among other tasks, for issuing disability certificates) in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast and a deputy to the oblast’s council representing the Servant of the People party. Cash in various currencies...
The BSW campaign against US intermediate missile systems and a NATO HQ in Germany
For several months, the far-left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been waging a campaign challenging the German government’s security policy decisions. It aims to halt military support for Ukraine, initiate dialogue with Russia, and curtail Germany’s collaboration with the United States and its engagement in NATO. The BSW...
Winning the war with Russia (is still possible)
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine aims to subjugate or destroy Ukraine, overturn the current political and security order in Europe, and fundamentally revise the global order. The conflict is systemic in nature and will continue as long as the dictatorial Putin regime operates in Moscow. Although Russia has not achieved its strategic...
Massive drone attacks on Ukraine. Day 971 of the war
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Zelensky unveils the Victory Plan
On 16 October, during his address to the Verkhovna Rada, President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled the principles of the so-called Victory Plan, which aims to persuade the West to increase military and financial support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. The plan has five points, and its implementation requires support from Western allies,...
The Ukrainian government’s systematic pressure on the media
On 9 October, Ukraine’s leading news portal, Ukrayinska Pravda (UP), reported that it had been under continued pressure from the Office of the President of Ukraine (OPU). UP issued a statement complaining about its journalists being denied access to government officials and their closed press briefings. The OPU was also accused of...
Ukraine increases taxes amid mounting budgetary pressures
On 10 October, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) enacted a law amending Ukraine’s tax code during the period of martial law, which raises taxes for individuals and sole proprietors, while also increasing the tax on bank profits. This marks the first tax increase since the onset of the full-scale war and is a response to the widening...
‘Dr Fico and Mr Hyde’: Slovakia’s game with Ukraine and Russia
On 7 October, Slovak-Ukrainian intergovernmental consultations were held near Uzhhorod, in the Zakarpattia Oblast. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the progress of the projects outlined in the so-called roadmap, which had been adopted at a similar session last April. Prime Minister Robert Fico assured Ukraine of Slovakia’s...
Recruitment starts for the Ukrainian Legion. Day 957 of the war
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