Category: 6. Opinion

Swiss Ambassador to Ukraine Félix Baumann has clarified Switzerland’s position on the China-Brazil “peace initiative” for Ukraine, emphasizing the country’s role as an observer and reaffirming support for Ukraine’s sovereignty. The ambassador’s comments come in response to media… Continue Reading

The European Union has suspended high-level meetings with the Georgian government in response to anti-European actions and rhetoric from the ruling “Georgian Dream” party, according to EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński, RFE/RL’s project Ekho Kazkava reports. Despite the… Continue Reading

The Norwegian government has authorized Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, to invest in Ukraine, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine on 4 October. Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine remains reliant on Western financial and… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) has reported that on 4 October 2024, around 7 a.m., a car explosion in the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, resulted in the death of Andrii Yuriyovych Korotkyi, who held the position of “head of physical… Continue Reading

Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered his first policy speech to parliament on 4 October, warning that “today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia” and expressing concerns about an increasingly divided world, as per AFP. The 67-year-old former defense minister, who… Continue Reading

Ukraine has called for an international tribunal to order Russia to dismantle the Kerch bridge or the “Crimea bridge,” connecting the temporarily occupied peninsula with mainland Russia, as part of efforts to restore free navigation across the Kerch Strait. The request was made during oral… Continue Reading

Bloomberg: EU prepares sanctions against Iran over ballistic missile shipments to Russia – Euromaidan Press ebe498d939

The US Department of Defense said on 3 October that NATO will not intercept missiles and drones over Ukraine in the same manner as it does over Israel, citing significant differences in the landscapes and battlefields. According to the Pentagon’s website, Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina… Continue Reading

Russian forces continue to make gradual tactical gains in specific sectors of eastern Ukraine, but operationally significant advances remain elusive, according to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on 3 October. The ongoing Russian offensive, which began in fall 2023, has… Continue Reading

In the early hours of 4 October, a drone attack ignited an oil depot in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast 200 km from Ukraine’s border, as per local officials. A fire at a “private oil depot” in Perm Krai, with fuel tanks engulfed in flames, more than 1,500 km from Ukraine, Russia’s Emergency… Continue Reading