by Raffaele Crocco
Emmanuel Macron, the French president who has constantly been attempting to mediate, says that Putin's objective is still to "take control of the whole of Ukraine". Something that seems less and less possible: the first ten days...
By Alice Pistolesi
One million people have crossed the Ukrainian border in one week. An enormous, overwhelming and extremely rapid exodus, as emphasised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, who said yesterday: "I have worked...
Crucial hours for the fate of Ukraine. Talks between Ukraine and Russia are expected to begin on Monday morning near the border with Belarus, reports the news agency TASS, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told British Prime Minister Boris...
The editorial on the Ukrainian crisis by our director and founder, Raffaele Crocco.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared "I'm staying". He said it abruptly, and it is not a minor step in this war that Putin would like to wage...
By Ambra Visentin
"Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine, but to demilitarise and denazify it'. This was the objective declared by President Vladimir Putin in his speech to the nation yesterday (24 February). And this is the thesis propagated...
By Sara Gorelli - L’Osservatorio – Centro di Ricerca sulle Vittime Civili dei Conflitti (Research Centre on Civilian Victims of Conflicts)
As news breaks that Russian troops have begun military operations in Ukraine, it is worth remembering that for civilians...
The editorial on the latest news from Ukraine by our Director, Raffaele Crocco. (right)
So this is it: it's war. The Russian army has invaded Ukraine, in an early morning attack on Thursday, 24 February. From the first reports, it...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany has taken steps to stop the certification process for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia. It is one of the strongest reactions in Europe after Moscow's hardening of its positions. "It...
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is often the talk of the town. The agency, founded in 2004 and based in Warsaw, 'helps - as its website states - EU countries and countries associated with the Schengen...
In last-minute change of plans, America’s top envoy, Antony Blinken, flew to New York City to attend a long-scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting this morning to speak about the possible war threats to Ukraine. The session, led by Russia, was meant...
