Russia continues to issue as if it is not in global isolation. On April 19, 2023, the head of the Foreign Ministry of the aggressor country, Sergey Lavrov, visited Nicaragua, an authoritarian socialist country in Central America [recognized as «not a free country» according to the Freedom House report — ed.], as part of a…
Sooner or later, the war in Ukraine will end and Russia will have to pay for all the evil it has done. In one of our previous articles, we talked about the damage that Russia caused us during the year of the war. The total amount of direct and indirect damage caused by Russia to…
In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian government and its propaganda machine frequently issue warnings to Ukraine and its allies about crossing the so-called «red lines», after which Russia would supposedly respond. For example, such statements have been made in regard to strikes on Crimea, the delivery of Leopard tanks or depleted…
In light of the Russian-Ukrainian war and growing geopolitical tensions, Russian propaganda is becoming increasingly active in many countries, including Türkiye. At the same time, Türkiye, as a country with significant military and economic potential, finds itself in a unique position between Russia and the West. How Russian propaganda is affecting the perception of the…
Russia is often shown by its own propaganda as a key partner in the decolonization of Africa. “Cooperation with Moscow is a matter of life and death,” – Ugandan senior military officer and politician Jeje Odongo said for the Russian state-owned domestic news agency RIA Novosti. But what consequences tightening ties with Russia can really…
Iran is one of the most sanctioned countries in the world. In terms of the number of imposed sanctions, it is second only to Russia. After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tehran supported the Russian Federation and provided military assistance: «Iran has become Russia’s top military backer. Russia’s been using Iranian drones to strike…
The focus of this material is the mass violations of human rights in Russia — the origins and causes of this phenomenon, and how it affects the current situation. It is possible that this material will be the answer to the question of why we should not expect mass riots and protest actions in the…
The situation in Moldova is currently tense. The country is shaken by opposition protests. Russian missiles fly over Moldova. What awaits Moldova in the short term? On February 9, 2023, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at the EU summit in Brussels that Ukrainian intelligence had intercepted the Kremlin’s plans to take control of…
New shocking videos of the recruitment of convicts into the private military company «Wagner» have appeared on the Internet. The same organization that sows its own corpses in the East of Ukraine, however, does not have a legal status even in the Russian Federation, and, for example, the USA recognized them as a transnational criminal…
Andrii Klymenko – Crimea studies expert and the Head of the Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, which last reports in cooperation with BlackSeaNews featured violations of the European Union’s embargo on Russian oil products. The expert explained for “The Ukrainian Review” who and how breaks the sanctions and also clarified…
