By Yiğit Saner, Donbass / Russia Our final day in the Donetsk People’s Republic after three days of exploring historic sites from the ruins of Azovstal where the Azov Battalion was trapped to the legendary Saur Mohlya Hill that changed hands eight times, from the rebuilt streets of Mariupol to the training grounds of the Maksim Krivonos battalion of the ...
By Yiğit Saner, Donbass / Russia As invited guests of the Moscow-based “Culture Volunteers” we visited Donbass. Here is a war zone since 2014. The press tour was between 1-4 October. The aim of the tour has been organized for five years to let journalist witness realities of Donbass with their own eyes, that the reality is quite different than ...
By Dave Green Last time, we discussed the possibility of a new Hundred Years’ War in Europe, which could occur if Russia and Ukraine were unable to resolve their differences. This time, we would like to explore some of the potential consequences of such a scenario. 1. We all die before the war ends. The most obvious consequence of being ...
by Fabrizio Verde, Naples / Italy Recently, a clash took place in the European Parliament that clearly reflects the gravity of the moment for an EU that risks ultimate ruin due to a ruling class that has chosen to sacrifice the European people on the altar of Washington’s strategic and geopolitical interests in Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, speaking ...
By Dave Green It is becoming increasingly clear that Russia is taking a more uncompromising stance and considering a scenario similar to the “Hundred Years’ War” on its western border. Despite the warm and relaxing summer, the political intransigence of Moscow has increased. This is my observation after a brief trip to the city in late September. Political circles have ...
Türkiye’s purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia sparked great tension with the US. It still remains unresolved. It is reported and discussed in the press that Washington continues to put pressure on Türkiye. In Türkiye, questions frequently arise about the current status of the S-400s and whether they are actively in use. One of the most knowledgeable ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan New developments are unfolding rapidly in West Asia. Days go by with analyses like “The war is now imminent” and “Now today it is even more imminent”. In reality, the war has already started. We are living it. History will write it as such. We simply refrain from naming it. Yes. Let’s return to the topic ...
The Turkish newspaper Aydınlık has reported that Kyiv held talks with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists in Syria to recruit them for operations against Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Ukrainian intelligence emissaries were in the Idlib de-escalation zone on Syrian territory, where they were recruiting militants for new operations. Maria Zakharova said that Ukraine’s leadership itself had turned ...
In September, Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region intensified. On the night of September 1, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the “destruction and interception” of 158 drones, most of which were aimed at targets in the Kursk and Bryansk regions, but some UAVs hit Moscow. One of the drones hit the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya, and ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan UWI author political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was guest to Turkish TV channel Ulusal Kanal. Güzaltan shared his views on the questions on Kursk and afterward. Translated into English by UWI. An operation of failure How do you evaluate the developments following the Ukrainian army’s attack on Kursk? The Chief of General Staff of Ukraine made ...