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Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
Despite worsening weather conditions the regime in Belarus continues to gather migrants on its territory. After Iraq suspended direct flights to Belarus in August the migration routes have changed. There are regular flight connections from…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
Chairman of the Venice Commission (VC), Gianni Buquicchio, during a visit to Chisinau on 20 October, warned the ruling Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) against a hasty implementation of judicial reforms that have been underway since the…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 26 October, following the decision by a special commission chaired by the prime minister, the Mykolaiv and Rivne oblasts were included in the red epidemic zone. This means that 8 out of Ukraine’s 25 regions are now under lockdown. On…
OSW Commentary |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
On 29 September 2021 and 6 October 2021 in Kyiv two competing ceremonies were held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the massacre in Babi Yar, which is a site of extermination of Kyiv Jews and representatives of other ethnic and…
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
In recent days, more records for deaths caused by COVID-19 have been set in Russia. According to official figures, last week saw the highest numbers of new cases (over 36,000 on 21 October) and deaths (over 1000 people a day) since the…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On the threshold of the 2021–22 heating season, Ukraine finds itself in a rather difficult situation, which may result in periodic and local electricity shortages. This is the result of many factors, some of which are internal, while…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor
The 23rd EU-Ukraine Summit took place on 12 October in Kyiv, with the participation of President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, as well as President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus, Agata Łoskot-Strachota
Since 1 October supplies of Russian gas to Moldova have dropped to approximately two thirds of the country’s demand for this resource (excluding Transnistria). Russia argues that this situation is due to the ongoing Russian-Moldovan…
Analyses |
| Piotr Szymański
On 6 October the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment (ECDI) announced the procurement of Blue Spear 5G SSM missiles with a range of 290 km for a land-based coastal defence unit under development. They will be delivered by an Israel-…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 7 October, the Verkhovna Rada (the lower house of parliament) of Ukraine voted to dismiss Dmytro Razumkov as its speaker. 215 deputies from the ruling Servant of the People party voted in favour of the resignation, as did 20 from…