Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Zelensky visits the US: a diplomatic failure rather than a ‘victory plan’
From 22 to 27 September, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United States, where he addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, met with US President Joe Biden and the two presidential candidates, Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump, and visited an ammunition factory in Pennsylvania. …read more Source:: Centre for...
Better from Russia than via Croatia: the future of oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia
In July, the Russian oil company Lukoil ceased its oil supplies to Slovakia and Hungary due to sanctions imposed by Ukraine. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine: a major government reshuffle
On 5 September, Ukraine’s parliament (Verkhovna Rada, VR) appointed 10 new ministers, including two deputy prime ministers (see Appendix 1). The previous day, six ministers and the head of the State Property Fund (SPF) had tendered their resignations, with one ministry being dissolved. Additionally, five other ministerial posts remained...
Large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
On 26 August, Russia carried out another large-scale attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure, primarily targeting the energy grid, using a record number of weapons (see chart). According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, a total of 127 missiles of various types and 109 strike drones were involved in the attack, with 102 missiles and 99 drones...
Ukraine prepares to strike Korenevo and Russia has its sights on Pokrovsk. Day 915 of war
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Germany: uncertain future of further military support to Ukraine
On 17 August, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper (FAS) published information regarding the German government’s decision not to increase military support for Ukraine in excess of the funds which have been earmarked in this year’s budget plan. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The Ukrainian parliament votes to ban a Moscow-controlled church
On 20 August, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed amendments to laws regulating the activities of religious communities, and thus made it possible to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP), the largest religious organisation in the country which is subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church. …read more...
The Ukrainian initiative in the Kursk Oblast. Day 902 of the war
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The Ukrainian attack in the Kursk Oblast. Military consequences and Ukraine’s objectives
Within six days of their military action, after initially encountering no serious resistance, Ukrainian forces have succeeded in occupying Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast, having advanced more than 20 km to the north and up to 10 km to the east. They have gained control of at least 20 villages in the Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts and...
The Kremlin’s Kursk problem: the first consequences of the Ukrainian attack on Russia
The Ukrainian military action in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which began on 6 August, came as a surprise to the Kremlin and a shock to the Russian public. The military and civilian leadership, as well as the state propaganda, tried to conceal it and deprecate its scale. The authorities acted – especially at the beginning –...
