Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán has announced the expulsion of 10 russian diplomats. The representative of the russian diplomatic mission was officially informed that the individuals had engaged in activities incompatible with the provisions of the Vienna Convention and must leave the country. The Hungarian side stressed that the decision was made to protect the…
Against the backdrop of new russian strikes on Kyiv, putin’s press secretary dmitry peskov claimed that russia is allegedly «ready to make peace» and seeks to «resolve the conflict peacefully». The kremlin spokesman once again tried to shift responsibility for continuing the war onto Ukraine, saying that everything allegedly depends on Kyiv, which «lacks flexibility»….
Estonia strengthens cyber defence of the public sector and restricts emails from russian servers Starting in September, emails from russian servers and addresses using the «.ru» domain will not be delivered directly to Estonian government institutions. Such messages will automatically be redirected to quarantine for additional checks. Estonia’s Minister of Justice and Digital Technology Liisa…
Key points from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his meeting with Donald Trump’s special representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner: ▫️ Today’s conversation was genuinely productive. ▫️ It appears that the war will continue through the winter. ▫️ Ukraine is counting on a winter support package: air defense, energy assistance, and U.S. LNG. ▫️…
Against the backdrop of growing hybrid threats from russia, Poland is calling for up to 40% of russian diplomats in the EU to be expelled and for their freedom of movement to be restricted. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called on the European Union to expel nearly 1,000 russian diplomats. According to him, these…
russia has set up polling stations in the russian-controlled Transnistrian region in defiance of Moldova’s official position and direct ban. ▫️ Moldova’s Foreign Ministry summoned the russian ambassador and handed him a note of protest. Chișinău authorized the opening of only one polling station at the russian embassy, while moscow is unilaterally planning to open…
The information space in European countries, particularly Czechia and Slovakia, is seeing the spread of manipulative materials aimed at whitewashing russia’s image, discrediting European institutions and undermining security support for Ukraine. In particular, a number of local information platforms with a reputation as «alternative» media are promoting pro-kremlin narratives claiming that russia poses no threat…
russian information resources are spreading, including in the English-language information space of the EU, a fake about Estonia providing «zero aid» to Ukraine. Pro-kremlin media and disinformation networks refer to a table from Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance, claiming that Tallinn ranked last among donors and has not provided Ukraine with «a single dollar» since the…
Germany is stepping up efforts to counter russian influence and hybrid operations. ▫️Germany has announced the closure of the russian general consulate in Bonn and the termination of operations of the “russian house” in Berlin — an institution that, under the guise of cultural exchange, promotes russian narratives and interests abroad. Germany has also announced…
putin’s accusations against Ukraine of “state terrorism” are yet another attempt by the russian dictator to shift responsibility for his own crimes onto the victim of aggression. ▫️ Commenting on the announced closure of russian airspace, putin called it “a declaration of state terrorism” and once again resorted to threats. ▫️ Such accusations from the…
The latest statements by russian dictator vladimir putin about the course of the war, actively amplified by russian propaganda, are meant to demonstrate confidence and control over the situation. In reality, however, they reveal a disoriented propaganda machine trying to compensate for the lack of battlefield victories with fabricated geography. ▫️ During a press conference…
In Lithuania and Czechia, ritual wreaths and photographs of the heads of defence companies supplying weapons to Ukraine, with black ribbons, appeared almost simultaneously outside their offices. The «installations» were discovered outside the buildings of Lithuanian company RSI Europe (a manufacturer of drones and remote detonation systems) and Czech company CSG (a manufacturer of ammunition…
