Source: Meduza.io Essay by Konstantin Skorkin. Abridged translation by Eilish Hart. The following is an abridged translation that appeared in The Beet, a weekly email dispatch from Meduza covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Sign up here to get the next issue delivered directly to your inbox. The original article was published by […]
Source: Meduza.io A Greek citizen whose father is a former employee of the Russian General Staff and former diplomat has reportedly been arrested in Vienna. The unnamed man is suspected of spying for Russia and faces up to five years in prison if convicted, Deutsche Welle reported Monday. According to local media, the suspect stands […]
Source: Meduza.io Rebuilding Ukraine will cost more than $1 trillion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a video address to the General Assembly of the International Bureau of Expositions on Tuesday. According to Zelensky, Ukraine is developing a system that will allow partner countries to become “patrons” of Ukrainian regions, cities, or businesses. “We’re already […]
Source: Meduza.io Article by Andrey Pertsev. Translation by Anna Razumnaya. The Russian invasion of Ukraine led many countries to break off various kinds of partnerships with Russia. Still, Russian authorities, and President Vladimir Putin personally, continue to insist that Russia enjoys global support, in spite of the supposed depredations of the “collective West.” In reality, […]
Source: Meduza.io After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 22, European countries tried to end their energy dependence on Russia, but the process has been slow. Oil embargoes will come into effect no earlier than 2023. Meanwhile, European cargo companies continue to freely transport Russian oil and petroleum products by sea. It’s big business, even […]
Source: Meduza.io Story by Anna Filippova. Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale. On August 22, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his intention to facilitate a direct meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents in order to “solve the crisis” in Ukraine. That may be a lofty goal, but it’s no surprise that Erdoğan wants to […]
Source: Meduza.io It will take a lot of time and research to answer the question of what led to Russia’s monstrous war against Ukraine. After Moscow launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, the notion quickly spread around the world that this was “Putin’s war” and that he personally made the decision to invade. In […]
Source: Meduza.io Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant was under continuous siege by Russian troops from early March until May 17. The last place unoccupied by Russian troops in the city, the plant was completely cut off from the outside world. Ukrainians managed to defend it up until May 16, when the General Staff of the Ukrainian […]
Source: Meduza.io Serbia remains one of the few countries that haven’t passed sanctions against Russia. President Alexander Vučić, who voters re-elected on April 3, has been complaining for over a month that the West is trying to force him to disown his “brother nation.” Russia’s not the only thing preventing him from doing this — a […]