The day when Russia broke all conventions, all human rights and did what few actually thought they would do. Putin’s Russia went to full-scale war against its neighbor. Why? Because Putin fears Ukrainian democracy. February 24, 2022 is the blackest day in the history of Europe after World War II. Why is Russia doing…
While we are waiting for a full-scale Russian invasion of all or large parts of Ukraine, it is time to look at the cause of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In this blog I will look back at historical events, the Maidan uprising in 2013-14, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the Russian –…
Russia’s demand to withdraw its large troops from the border with Ukraine is a confirmation that an invasion of the neighboring country is planned. Putin’s demands are unacceptable for Ukraine, NATO and Norway. Russia’s demands There are several requirements, including that Ukraine should never become a member of NATO together with Georgia. Russia also…
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…
On October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was found shot and killed in the elevator where she lived in Moscow. The murder of the famous journalist and author created a great deal of attention. A few years later, 5 men were sentenced to prison for the murder. These are supposed to be known assassins. It…
According to the UN General Assembly’s resolution of 2010, every person on earth has the right to clean water and good sanitary conditions. Water scarcity is one of the biggest problems of our time and the seed of conflicts. For those of us who live in Norway, water is something we don’t think about…