New trial against Alexey Navalny
After his return to Russia last year, and the subsequent arrest by Russian authorities, opposition leader Alexey Navalny is now facing yet another trial.Navalny is now accused of embezzling money from his anti corruption foundation, which has been labeled an extremist and terrorist organisation and banned in Russia. He might face up to 10 years […]
Prime Minister Johnson: The Ukraine crisis has grown into the most dangerous moment for Europe in decades
As a respond to the Russian military forces mobilized at the borders to Ukraine, NATO has stepped up military deployments to strengthen its eastern flank. The U.S has sent troops to Poland and Romania, while at the same time the United Kingdom responded with anti-tank missiles to Ukraine to help boost its defense. According to […]
New report from the Atlantic Council outlines future Russian relations with the West
In a new report, published by the Atlantic Council this week, several authors including Anders Åslund and David Kramer outline what the U.S. and European approach toward Russia should be, now and in the future. As Vladimir Putin is continuing the military build up in Ukraine and thereby threatening the European security order, it is […]
Carl Bildt: Russian security concerns pure phantasy
The diplomatic efforts to de-escalate and resolve the ongoing Russian aggression towards Ukraine have so far been fruitless. This week, French president Emmanuel Macron visited both Moscow and Kyiv in order to hold talks with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, trying to once again enable France and the European Union as facilitators of dialogue. The […]
February 9 proclaimed as Solidarity Day with Belarus
In a statement released today, the leader of democratic Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called to dedicate February 9 to a Day of Solidarity with Belarus. The days marks one and a half years since the authoritarian leadership of Belarus falsified the elections, subsequently forcing the leaders of the democratic opposition, including Ms. Tsikhanouskaya, to flee the […]
EU reiterates readiness for sanctions against Kremlin
As the leaders of Russia and China met in Beijing yesterday, the two authoritarian leaders issued a statement indicating a stronger relationship between their two countries. The leaders emphasized falsely that the “West should abandon the ideologized approaches of the Cold War”, ignoring the fact that the ongoing European security order crisis stems directly from […]
Prime minister Johnson: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a disaster
If Russia breaches the border to Ukraine, the United Kingdom will not hesitate to impose sanctions immediately, Boris Johnson declared at a press conference that was held in Kyiv yesterday. The prime minister made clear to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and that a Russian invasion would […]
Youth Conference, Kyiv January 21-23, 2022
The conference year 2022 started for the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation in Kyiv. Together with members of the Youth Organization of European Solidarity we held the conference “Principles for a Free Society”. Thanks for a fantastic weekend full of interesting discussions!
Russia adds Navalny aides to terrorist register
More than a year has passed since Alexei Navalny, the leader of the Russian opposition movement, returned to Moscow after the attempted murder and got subsequently got arrested. Navalny is at present in jail, and the Russian authorities aim to do everything in their power to dismantle any potential opposition movement. According to Russia’s Federal […]
Accusations of Polish government hacking centre-right opposition
Polish senator Krzysztof Brejza, a representative of the country’s centre-right party Civic Platform, is accusing the country’s government for hacking his personal cell phone during the parliamentary elections in 2019. Mr. Brejza, who led his party’s campaign, repeatedly called for investigation into the hacking as his personal messages was leaked to government controlled media during […]