Concerning explosions in Transnistria
Early on April 25, as Easter was celebrated in Moldova, several explosions were heard in the separatist region of Transnistria. According to officials in the separatist region, the explosions were heard at the state security ministry building.Moldovan president Maia Sandu has convened a meeting of Moldova’s supreme security council after the explosions. They have raised […]
Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election
The French presidential election on Sunday resulted in a victory for the incumbent president Emmanuel Macron. After the voting stations closed, Macron got 58,5% of the votes, making him the first French leader to be reelected in 20 years, whilst Marine Le Pen got 41,5 %, which is the far right’s best finish in a […]
Vladimir Kara-Murza still detained in Russia
Russian opposition leader, and longtime partner of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation, Vladimir Kara-Murza is facing a trial in mid-June as Russian authorities have declared him a foreign agent. Kara-Murza, who worked closely with Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov until his assassination 2015 and has survived two poisoning attempts himself since then, was detained last week […]
Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation chairman calls for immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza
International media reports that Russian opposition politician, academic and long time partner of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation, Vladmir Kara-Murza, has been detained outside his home in Moscow. The detention of Kara-Murza happened immediately after he publically called the Putin regime a “regime of murderers”. Kara-Murza has previously survived two poisoning attempts. The chairman of the […]
Regional Policy Forum: Political will in the battle against corruption is crucial
Last week in Skopje, the Regional Policy Forum discussed the subject ”The Fight Against Corruption: The Western Balkans in Focus”. The panel agreed on the importance of battling corruption of the Western Balkan countries. The Head of Unit DG NEAR for Thematic Support – Rule of Law, Governance and Security, Allan Jones explained that the […]
US Warns Chinese Official on Support for Russia in Ukraine War
The national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi met in Rome, with the Biden administration increasingly concerned that China is using the Ukraine war to advance Beijing’s long-term interest in its competition with the United States. Sullivan was seeking clarity on Beijing’s posture and was warning the Chinese anew […]
New campaign launched against Russian forces
The Biden administration has launched a new campaign with the purpose to document potential war crimes committed by Russian forces who invaded Ukraine. 45 out of the 57 member states in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) defied Russia and its ally Belarus by approving plans to dispatch a team of OSCE […]
Ukraine receives big support from the outside world in the full-scale war
In the wake of the full-scale war in Ukraine, a U.S official said that Russian leaders feel frustrated with the extended time of a long-planned invasion. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov claimed on Saturday that his forces have killed around 3,000 Russian troops, destroyed 100 Russian tanks and shot down seven helicopters. He also added […]
The Russian elite recognizes the separatist regions of Ukraine
The Russian aggression against Ukraine has worsened. On February 21, Vladimir Putin recognized Donetsk and Luhansk as independent regions, which is an encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Therefore the Minsk agreement, a peace deal aiming to resolve the conflict in the Donbass, is now broken. During the meeting of Russia’s Security Council, senior […]
State Department announced temporary relocation of U.S diplomats in Ukraine
According to the secretary of state Antony Blinken, the U.S embassy will temporarily move from the capital of Kyiv to the city of Lviv because of the dramatic expansion of Russian forces along Ukraine’s borders. ”The Embassy will remain engaged with the Ukrainian government, coordinating diplomatic engagement in Ukraine. We are also continuing our intensive […]