Call for immediate release of Roman Protasevich
The chairman of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation, Mr. Peter Egardt, has issued the following statement in response to the forcibly landing of a civilian aircraft in Belarust and subsequent arrest of Roman Protasevich: ”The action taken by Belarusian authorities today, forcing a civilian aircraft en route between Greece and Lithuania to land, is appalling and […]
Leonid Volkov: Continue sanctions against Putin
Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to the jailed leader of the Russian opposition Alexey Navalny, said in a special hearing in the Canadian parliament today that the sanctions aimed at Putin must go on. Volkov, who testified before a parliamentary committee, said that it is important also to impose new sanctions in order to put […]
Carl Bildt: The West must be decisive against Russia
In an article in Washington Post, Jarl Hjalmarson honorary chairman and former prime minister of Sweden Carl Bildt, describes the ongoing development and escalation of force in Eastern Ukraine. Over the last weeks, heavy Russian military buildup along the Ukrainian border has been condemned by the European Union and the United States. Bildt points out […]
Worsening health status of Alexey Navalny
After almost 80 days of imprisonment at a penal colony, the health of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is deteriorating. Navalny started a hunger strike as a protest to Russian authorities denying him his request to seek medical care after experiencing severe cough and fever. Navalny, who has stated that he won’t commit suicide in […]