Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
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 –...
The first F-16s have arrived in Ukraine. Day 894 of the war
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Ukrainian military action in Kursk region
On 6 August, Ukrainian forces crossed the Russian border and entered the Kursk region in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts. Initially they numbered two platoons (a total of several dozen soldiers and three tanks), but the Ukrainians gradually increased their presence. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Hungarian-Slovak Dispute with Ukraine: Suspension of Lukoil Oil Supplies
Following Ukraine’s decision on 24 June to extend sanctions on the Russian oil company Lukoil, including the transit of oil through Ukrainian territory, the company suspended deliveries via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline, which supplies crude oil to Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. …read more Source:: Centre for...
Twilight of Jupiter: The Legacy of Macron’s Foreign and Security Policy
Over the course of his seven-year presidency, Emmanuel Macron has had complete freedom in shaping France’s foreign and security policy. This autonomy is evident in France’s fluctuating stance towards Russia, from initial hopes of building a shared European security architecture to the recent reports of dispatching French military...
New support packages for Ukraine. Day 873 of the war
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Orbán’s self-proclaimed ‘peace mission’ at the beginning of Hungary’s EU Council presidency
In the first days following Hungary taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conducted a series of diplomatic visits abroad, referring to them as a ‘peace mission’, which included visits to Ukraine (2 July), Russia (5 July), and China (8 July). During this period, he attended a summit of...
