Papal pacifism: Moscow’s shadow over the Vatican (Part 2)
Who exactly is Pope Francis in favor of in this war? Tomasz Rowiński (…) No mention of liability As Russia invaded Ukraine, the Vatican Secretary of State issued a statement on February 25th. “There is still time for good will, there is still space for negotiation, there is still room to exercise a wisdom that […]
Papal pacifism: Moscow’s shadow over the Vatican (Part 1)
The war in Ukraine – or more precisely, the Russian invasion of this country – brought many surprises. Tomasz Rowiński The Russian invasion of Ukraine came as a surprise. Many were also surprised by how Ukraine started to defend itself, as US intelligence predicted that Kyiv would fall within 96 hours at the most. To […]
Polish Minister of Justice: It was the EU that built Putin’s power (Part 2)
Karol Gac is speaking with Zbigniew Ziobro, Polish Minister of Justice (…) As you mentioned, the CJEU dismissed the complaint of Poland and Hungary regarding the “money for the rule of law” mechanism, which makes the payment of EU money conditional on the rule of law. At that time, you accused the prime minister of […]
Polish Minister of Justice: It was the EU that built Putin’s power (Part 1)
Karol Gac is speaking with Zbigniew Ziobro, Polish Minister of Justice KAROL GAC: The Polish prosecutor’s office initiated an investigation into the war crime against Ukraine. You also announced that a pleading would be sent to the International Criminal Court. Do you think that Vladimir Putin will ever stand trial before the Hague Tribunal? ZBIGNIEW […]
Reorientation to the East: the key to our common future lies in the hands of the Ukrainians (Part 2)
The unexpected appearance in the bombarded Kiev of the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and of the actual ruler of Poland, as the leader of the parliamentary majority, Jarosław Kaczyński, was a very significant political symbol. And symbols are important in politics: especially at times when there is a shift in […]
Reorientation to the East: the key to our common future lies in the hands of the Ukrainians (Part 1)
The unexpected appearance in the bombarded Kiev of the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, and of the actual ruler of Poland, as the leader of the parliamentary majority, Jarosław Kaczyński, was a very significant political symbol. And symbols are important in politics: especially at times when there is a shift in […]
No two brothers
At the same time, when the train with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński was headed to Kiev, a peace march was organized in Budapest by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Nothing shows the extremely different positions of Poland and Hungary on the war in Ukraine better and more emphatically. Paweł Lisicki […]
Not the same Vladimir anymore? How the Russian aggression changed European politics (Part 2)
Will the pro-Russian European right ever change its view on Putin? Olivier Bault (…) Similar reactions to the Russian aggression can be observed on the right wing, which is suspected of having a particular weakness towards Russia in Italy or Germany (the Spanish VOX has hardly ever had pro-Putin tendencies at the level of political […]
Not the same Vladimir anymore? How the Russian aggression changed European politics (Part 1)
Will the pro-Russian European right ever change its view on Putin? Olivier Bault Having among my “friends” on social media many French people, who are closer to Zemmour and Le Pen than to Macron, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine, I was shocked at how many among them believe and disseminate Russian propaganda in their […]
Putin’s propaganda failure. How Kiev defeated Moscow (Part 1)
Regardless of the military outcome of the war, in a sense, Ukraine has already won. In 2014, the south-east of the country welcomed the Russians with flowers. Today, it bids them farewell with the legendary phrase of the defenders of the Snake Island. Separatism will not pass. In terms of propaganda, Putin has lost Ukraine […]