Since the escalation of war in Ukraine, Czechia has welcomed over 350 000 Ukrainian refugees. With so many people seeking safety, the country’s health system – already stretched due to the COVID-19 pandemic – faced new challenges,…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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EU countries greenlight €35 billion loan for Ukraine using Russia’s frozen assets
European Union countries have given their green light to an unprecedented plan to issue a €35 billion loan to support Ukraine’s war-battered economy using the immobilised assets of Russia’s Central Bank as collateral.
The deal is…
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UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
In a briefing to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, UN rights chief Volker Türk highlighted the widespread devastation and violations of international law that have defined the conflict.
He noted that July 2024 was the deadliest month for…
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Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East After Fall of Vuhledar
A week after Russia captured Vuhledar, a town that anchored Ukraine’s defenses in the country’s southeast, Moscow’s forces are continuing to advance in the area, pushing into or flanking several towns as they try to break through Ukrainian…
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Kamala Harris and Ukraine: Is the US truly committed to Ukrainian victory?
This article also appears in a collection of essays, Harris v Trump, written by Lowy Institute experts on the implications for Australia of the US presidential election.
During the recent US presidential debate, moderator David Muir posed the…
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Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks
A Russian missile attack struck near a major Ukrainian military airfield on Monday morning, officials from Ukraine said, part of a broad campaign of assaults by Moscow aimed at degrading Ukraine’s military infrastructure and wearing down its…
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, neighboring countries have increased their military spending
Describing someone as “young” or “old” is rather arbitrary. However, something we can quantify is whether a given person is “young” or “old” compared to the rest of the world.
Imagine we sorted all 8 billion people alive today from…
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The West Doesn’t Want Ukraine To Lose But Isn’t Ready For It To Win, Says Russia Policy Expert
A leading expert on Russian foreign policy, James Nixey heads the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House, a London-based research institute. In a recent interview with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, Nixey, whose research focuses on the…
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Ukraine negotiates nuclear plant protection with UN atomic watchdog observers
As Russia is likely to launch attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter, Kyiv is currently in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants to protect the country’s…
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How would Trump and Harris handle the Russia-Ukraine war?
Ukraine and its war with Russia have become a central and controversial topic in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. The brutal conflict, in which a million people have been killed or severely injured, shows no signs of ending. Kamala…
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