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OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska

The myth of the Great Patriotic War as a tool of the Kremlins great power policy

The sacralised Soviet victory over Nazism is a central element of the politics of memory, as utilised by the Russian state today. It constitutes an important theme in the Kremlin’s ideological offensive that is intended to legitimise…
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Wojciech Konończuk

Temporary stabilisation Russia-Ukraine gas transit deal

A five-year contract concerning Russian gas transit via Ukraine was signed after four days of negotiations on 30 December 2019. The previous contract expired on 1 January 2020. The EU-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv preceding the…
OSW Commentary | | Justyna Gotkowska

NATO in transition

The run-up to the celebrations of NATO’s 70th anniversary in London revealed a wide range of problems the Alliance is currently facing, starting with the differing narratives on trans-Atlantic relations, the varying threat perceptions,…
OSW Commentary | | Maria Domańska

Gagging Runet silencing society Sovereign Internet in the Kremlins political strategy

The Russian leadership views the Internet primarily as a battlefield of an information war, i.e. an alternative to military action in the context of the ongoing confrontation with the West. Kremlin regards Russian Internet users who spread…