Yesterday, a Russian-built rocket crashed into the Polish village of Przewodow. 2 people lost their lives. What actually happened is currently unclear. The missile is manufactured in Russia. At the same time, the US says that the rocket was unlikely to have been launched from Russia. Belarus or the occupied territories of Ukraine are…
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….
On August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact. The agreement is named after the two countries’ foreign ministers Molotov and Ribbentrorp. An additional part to the Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement divided Europe into two. Which lands Germany and the Soviet Union had the right to take. In addition, which lands should…
Where do all the refugees who are now on the border between Belarus and Poland come from? Most probably they were brought by Belarus with two purposes. One is to retaliate against EU sanctions against Belarus after the authorities in Belarus forced a passenger plane to land in Minsk in order to arrest a…
The Soviet Union’s grip on Eastern Europe stretched beyond the 1980s. Central to what was to lead to the fall of the Eastern Bloc was the Polish trade union Solidarity. The leader Lech Walesa in particular played a big role. In September 1980, the trade union Solidarit was founded. The leader was Lech Walesa….
In Ukraine, Stepan Bandera is controversial, some hate him while others love him. Some believe he was a fascist, others a nationalist. In Russia he is hated. Whatever we may think of Bandera, he is hardly a unifying figure in Ukraine. Some facts about Stepan Bandera Stepan Bandera was born in western Ukraine on…