Bulgaria won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with Dara’s “Bangaranga”; Israel finished second; and five countries, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland, stayed away in protest at Israel’s participation. That combination, spectacle, boycott and contested…
Category: 6. Opinion
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Russia, Israel, and the Trade in Stolen Ukrainian Grain: A Legal Analysis – EJIL: Talk!
In April 2026, relations between Ukraine and Israel were shaken by a considerable diplomatic crisis. In contrast to Ukraine’s recent quarrel with Hungary over the (likely illegal) interception and seizure of a Ukrainian money transport by Hungarian authorities, this dispute was not preceded by…
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Functional Immunity and “Covert Violent Acts”: The BGH’s Progressive Development of CIL in the Nord Stream Case – EJIL: Talk!
On 10 December 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) delivered its order (StB 60/25, English press release available here) in the criminal case against Serhiy K., accused of participating in the destruction of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in September 2022….
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Ukraine’s EU membership: when, not if—but 2027 is unrealistic, says veteran MEP
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This interview is part of our series Inside the waiting room, which examines the structural, political, and domestic barriers to Ukraine’s EU membership—and the cost of…
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Russia is now dropping FPV drones with explosives from bigger “Gerbera” carriers
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Russia has begun using FPV drones with dropped explosive payloads. They are being found already dozens of kilometers from the border, not only on the ground but also on the…
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1534: 2,000 civilians are starving in occupied Oleshky as Russia blocks aid corridor
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Exclusives
A 26-year-old Russian flew into Argentina to break Milei. He’s not flying out. Dmitry Novikov ran Russia’s biggest 2024 Latin American influence operation—targeting Milei for… Continue Reading
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75-hectare forest fire in Ukrainian region bordering four European countries is being investigated as possible Russian arson
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On 7 May, in the Mukachevo district of Zakarpattia Oblast, a large forest fire that had lasted for several days and covered a significant area was brought under control.…
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Ukraine proposes “Brave Sweden” to Stockholm and moves toward finalizing Gripen contracts
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says he held a series of meetings in Sweden focused on expanding military assistance to Ukraine, technological cooperation, and…
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“We know Russians, and these are means they use”: Germany won’t evacuate its Kyiv embassy ahead on Russia’s Victory Day
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Germany has stated that it will not yield to Kremlin threats and will not evacuate its diplomatic mission from Kyiv, German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said,…
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