In Russia, the end of World War II is celebrated on May 9. The term is The Great Patriotic War. Actually, this is part of what we call World War II. First and foremost, the Great Patriotic War is the term for what we call the Eastern Front. The Great Patriotic War at school…
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Western countries have placed great emphasis on sanctions against Russia. The hope is that these will crack the Russian economy. Until now, the sanctions have had little effect on the Russian economy. Russia responds with its strongest and only economic weapon, which is gas for Europe….
Belarus is an occupied country. This is what the Belarusian Association in Norway RAZAM says on its web pages and on Facebook. The association’s support for Ukraine’s struggle to survive as an independent and free country is obvious. After the presidential election in 2020, Alexander Lukashenko survives as president because Russia has sent large…
In May 1962, the small mining town in Pennsylvania wanted to get rid of some waste. Despite warnings, the local fire department lit up rubbish in a disused mine. The idea was to burn up the rubbish. The only problem was that there were cracks in the rock and the coal in old mining…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends Finland and perhaps Sweden to NATO. Finland is probably only weeks away from submitting an application for membership, while Sweden may follow suit. Putin’s attempts to pull NATO further away from Russia’s borders may thus have the opposite effect. 1340 kilometers is the border between Finland and Russia. Finland…
No sooner have we digested the gruesome images and videos of executions of civilians in Kyiv’s suburbs than rockets slam into the railway station in Kramatorsk. The question then is what will be next. Where does the red line go for NATO? The red line of ethnic cleansing? Is the red line for NATO…