This morning came the news of the Kakhovka dam being blown up. The dam that supplies Europe’s largest nuclear power plant with water for cooling. Ukraine blames Russia. Russia, for its part, blames Ukraine. It’s obviously too early to say anything about who was behind this, but I’ll give some good reasons why, in…
There are many misconceptions about the Ukrainian language. Some also mix terms, such as the Russian-speaking part of the population being Russians. I’ll try to clear up some of this. I will look at the history of the Ukrainian language and the differences between Ukrainian and Russian. Descendants of ancient East Slavic In the…
Last winter, Mr Medvedev crossed the Norwegian border with Russia and sought asylum in Norway. He reportedly fled from the Wagner group. Now he wants to return to Russia. The questions I am asking are essentially the same ones I asked last winter when he crossed the border. Read my blog about what I…
During CNN’s questioning of presidential candidates for the 2024 presidential elections, Mr Trump said he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. This prompted a reaction from the former Republican governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie. He says Mr Trump is likely to “give” Ukraine to Russia and uses a term like…
Russia today claims that Ukraine attempted a “terrorist attack” on the Kremlin. Two drones have been shot down. The purpose should be to kill Putin. Ukraine refutes this. They say that Russia is probably using this as a pretext for a large-scale bombing of Ukraine. To me, it is highly unlikely that Ukraine has…
Like most people who speak out against Putin’s regime, Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was imprisoned after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, allegedly for spreading false information about the war. Among other things, he used the term war and not “special operation” about the attack on Ukraine. Like…