Back in September, Canada’s parliament honored an elderly Ukrainian man who had fought with Nazi Germany.Yaroslav Hunka, 98, was applauded in the House of Commons by lawmakers not aware of his history, during a visit by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Later on, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized for the step. Notwithstanding the apology, Canada pursues a very ...
Language issue On Monday 5 March protests began in the Republic of Moldova against changing the constitutional name of the state language from Moldovan to Romanian. Last week, the parliament of the Republic of Moldova supported a bill to change the name of the language by a simple majority in its first reading. However, to amend the constitution, at least ...
Enrique Refoyo: Dear Natalia Nikonorova, thank you very much for the opportunity of this interview so that our global audience can also get to know you. I would like to divide this interview into three parts – present, past and future – so that we can get a first-hand look at the situation in Donbass, as you have been the ...
The ninth-ever review conference (RevCon) of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention ends on 16 December in Geneva, Switzerland. This year the key issue is the US bio laboratories in Ukraine. The Russian delegation raised this issue. However, the US side has been evasive, despite the fact that back on March 8, 2022, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland ...
The conflict at the border on the territory of Poland, November 15, 2022, was about to trigger the Third World War, judging by the hysterical headlines in the media. There was an incident in the east of the country in the village of Przewodów. Objects fell to the ground, which were mistaken for “Russian missiles” even before any examination. Two ...
Following Russia’s decision to diplomatically recognize the Donbas Republics, tensions flared up between these and the forces of Kyiv. Leaders of the Donetsk and Luhansk Republics have demanded support from Moscow arguing they were under attack of Ukrainian forces. Upon this request, Russia has started a military operation in the Donbas Region. While the US, United Kingdom and the European ...
Regardless of the ongoing war propaganda, the dreams of young Ukrainians do not differ significantly from the hopes and expectations of their peers in other parts of the world… perhaps they have a little more premature bitterness and distrust. They are also likely more divided than the youth of neighboring countries – not only by social and class barriers, but ...
What is happening around Ukraine in recent weeks worries each of us. We know that a new war would bring new tragedies not only for the people of Ukraine, but for the whole world. From this point of view, we do not want a war, but it seems that some forces are determined to push one. It is not right ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein* It is almost natural that countries (especially the powers that have more facilities to do so), want to solve their internal problems by unleashing conflicts abroad. For that, attacks on its national security are adduced, false nationalisms are exploited and Manichean calls are made for national unity in defense of the threatened sovereignty and integrity. Who ...
The world’s eyes are on the crisis unfolding in Ukraine. The possibility of a war between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine is discussed widely, while NATO members continue to mount up forces along the Ukrainian-Russian border. United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan interviewed the Russian Member of State Duma Evgeny Popov. Popov is the Chairman of the Commission ...