Russia-Ukraine Conflict Archives – The European Conservative

News

Russia: Critical Food Exports to be Limited to ‘Friendly’ Countries Only

Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, has threatened to restrict vital agricultural and food exports to countries deemed “friendly” to Moscow, prompting widespread concerns of a global food and migration crisis.

Robert Semonsen — 06.04.22

News

Anti-Free Speech Germany Criminalizes Public Approval for Russian Invasion

Others—like Slovakia, Latvia, and the Czech Republic—have introduced similar measures that trample upon freedom of expression.

Robert Semonsen — 31.03.22

Essay

Between Two Worlds: Russia, Ukraine and Balance of Power

The ages-old concept of the balance of power is supposedly understood by every international relations student. However, preoccupied with the ideas of globalism, American and European leaders often forget to take it into account when forming their policies.

Daria Fedotova — 25.03.22

News

Russia Deploys Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile in Ukraine

Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhal missile has apparently destroyed an arms depot in western Ukraine—the use of hypersonic missiles and Russian missile advancement will likely shape the European rush to increase military budgets and purchase weaponry.

Carlos Perona Calvete — 23.03.22

News

Report Claims 1 in 3 Refugees Arriving in France is Non-Ukrainian

A sizable minority of refugees who’ve arrived in France after allegedly fleeing the Russia-Ukraine conflict are not Ukrainian, with many of the new arrivals originating from Africa, the Middle East, Central and East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, a French media outlet has claimed.

Robert Semonsen — 22.03.22

News

Zelensky Bans Opposition Parties; TV News Nationalized in Clampdown

“The activities of politicians aimed at splitting or collaborating will not succeed, but will receive a harsh response,” Zelensky said.

Robert Semonsen — 22.03.22

News

Russia Leaves the Council of Europe

Russia eventually took the lead and effectively left the Council. In the statement announcing their decision, Russian authorities emphasised the forced nature of their departure.

Hélène de Lauzun — 20.03.22

News

Russophobia Rising: Orthodox Archpriest and Parishioners Threatened with Death in France

The incident, precipitated by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, comes as Europe grapples with a worrying uptick in ethnic hatred directed at ordinary Russians.

Robert Semonsen — 17.03.22

News

Ethnic Hostility Towards Russians Reaches Fever Pitch in ‘Liberal, Tolerant’ Germany

Following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russians and Russian-speaking Germans have increasingly been the targets of seething ethnic hostility in the past few weeks, facing hundreds of attacks and exclusion from healthcare facilities and restaurants.

Robert Semonsen — 16.03.22

Commentary

A Battle Between Narratives: Ukrainian Biolabs Controversy Divides UN

The WHO said it had advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country’s public health laboratories to prevent “any potential spills” and worried that continued fighting raised the risk of damage to those facilities. It would not say when it had made the recommendation, nor did it specify what kinds of pathogens or toxins were housed there.

Tristan Vanheuckelom — 16.03.22

Commentary

The Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: A Time for Choosing

Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers’ speech in the European Parliament on Putin and Ukraine: “Forcing millions to flee and tearing families apart is incompatible with ‘family values.'”

Charlie Weimers — 15.03.22

News

Macron’s Double-Speech in Versailles

French President Emmanuel Macron was keen to display a smiling optimism by answering questions in English to international journalists in Versailles; a few minutes later, he was grave and serious in his address to French journalists, commenting in exactly the opposite terms.

Hélène de Lauzun — 15.03.22

News

Nearly 20,000 Volunteers Enlist to Fight in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion

Days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the creation of the International Legion of Territorial Defense, nearly 20,000 foreign ’volunteers’ are said to have signed up to fight alongside Ukrainians in their armed struggle with the Russian Federation.

Robert Semonsen — 10.03.22

News

Ukrainian Peace Negotiator Thought to be Russian Asset Killed

While Ukraine’s defense ministry says Denis Kireev was killed while serving in an operation to “defend the nation,” local media, two Ukrainian MPs, and Russian media say the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) shot him dead during an attempted arrest for treason.

Robert Semonsen — 08.03.22