Yesterday came the message about the retreat of the Russian forces west of the Dnieper. The question is whether they actually do it or whether this is a ploy to mislead Ukrainians. What seems pretty clear is that the city will be liberated by Ukraine pretty soon. The question is whether there will be…
It is 90 years since the Holodomor. The time when the Soviet Union under Stalin’s leadership starved millions. Holodomor means “To kill with hunger”. In Ukraine, special laws were introduced, which means that many see the Holodomor as an attempt at genocide. Between 3 and 10 million Ukrainians died of starvation in 1932-33. The…
An ice hockey team from Ukraine plays in the top division in the boys 16 league in Norway. So far Sdyshor won most of the matches against the best teams in Norway How this team from Kharkiv got here is of course about the war, leaders who made a decision and solidarity. On the…
The International Ski Federation (FIS) maintains the ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus. The reason is these countries’ attack on Ukraine. As expected, the reactions in Russia are negative. The reactions from Russia show how well a sporting and cultural reaction helps. It gets a lot of publicity in Russia. Norway or Russia…
I have looked at who deserves to be included in my list of the world’s 10 worst heads of state of the last 150 years. The reason why I concentrate the list in this interval is simply to make it a bit clear. This means that people such as Qin Shi Huang and Genghis…
This morning the bridge connecting Crimea with the Russian mainland was blown up and partially damaged. It is probably a sabotage attack by Ukrainian special forces. The action itself does not have much to say, other than that Russia will have temporary problems transporting military equipment over the bridge. It is likely to be…