Igor Girkin also known as Strelkov was recently arrested in Russia. He is wanted for the shooting down of passenger plane MH17 over Ukraine in July 2014. He has been sentenced in the Netherlands to life imprisonment for his role in the shooting that killed 298 people. Read my blog about this. The reason…
Today marks 500 days since Russia launched its massive assault on neighbouring Ukraine. A war started by Russia, which is in violation of international law. It is difficult to determine how many people have been killed and injured. The UN said that the number of civilians, previously estimated at 8,000, is too low. 30,000…
What I learnt today from several of my Ukrainian friends is downright painful. They say that the Russians are shooting at civilians trying to save their lives after the dam at Kakhovka was blown up yesterday. One of my sources who lives in Odesa tells me about a friend who lives in the area…
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…