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Analyses | | Jacek Tarociński
On 21 June, the Norwegian parliament adopted an amendment to the 2024 budget law, which increases defence funding from 91 to 104 billion Norwegian kroner (€9.14 billion). This will enable Norway to reach its defence spending target of 2%…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz
On 20 June, Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Vietnam, where he met the country’s top politicians, including the president, the prime minister, the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam and the speaker of the…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz
Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the 18 and 19 June. The Russian delegation included two deputy prime ministers (those responsible for the energy sector and the defence industry)…
Analyses | | Piotr Szymański, Filip Rudnik
On 16 June, Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that Copenhagen had assembled a coalition of countries to evaluate the possibility of introducing new restrictions against the ‘shadow fleet’ in the Baltic Sea. These…
OSW Commentary | | Jakub Graca, Justyna Gotkowska
NATO is in the process of adjusting its nuclear deterrence in response to the modernisation of Russia’s nuclear capabilities, the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons near NATO’s borders, and the Kremlin’s increasingly aggressive…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
OSW Commentary | | Marek Menkiszak
Over the past few weeks, the political leadership of the Russian Federation (RF) has issued a series of statements and undertaken actions primarily aimed at Ukraine and the Western countries supporting it. These statements and actions can…
Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak, Sławomir Matuszak, Iwona Wiśniewska
During the summit in Apulia from 13–15 June, the G7 group decided to launch a mechanism to aid Ukraine, effectively offering it $50 billion by the end of 2024. The Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loans for Ukraine (ERA) involves…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Piotr Szymański
On 12 June, the German defence minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) presented a plan to introduce a ‘new military service’. According to the plan, German male and female citizens will receive a questionnaire at the age of 18 to assess their…
Analyses | | Filip Rudnik
In May, Gazprom published its annual financial report for 2023, revealing a loss of 629 billion roubles (around $7 billion at the current exchange rate). This is the first time the company has reported a negative result since 1999. The…