An interview with Georgia’s third president about prison conditions, how he keeps in touch with Ukraine, and his views on the reliability of European and American allies.
Ukraine is used to shortages of these missiles, but now others need them too, raising hopes for increased production. Developing domestic air defence takes decades — so what could replace the PAC-3?
Polish farmers view Ukraine’s accession to the EU as a disaster and are prepared to oppose it, but through negotiations and concessions, such a shock could be avoided.
Police and the SBU report dozens of cases since 2024 and note that social media has been a major tool for Russian clients organizing crimes. But would restricting them in Ukraine actually work?
"The capital has enormous consumption, and previously the city covered at least half of it with internal sources of generation. Now they are so damaged that it would be unrealistic to say that they will be operational within a few weeks.”
Regardless of whom the government intends to assist — Ukrzaliznytsya or low-income Ukrainians — the approach is incorrect, according to experts. The railway workers' union is outraged by the initiative.
“It’s good that Russian fighter jets and drones are already violating the airspace of NATO countries — we are already ringing the alarm bells and thinking about how to act.”
“We made it clear [for Russians] that similar breaches will be treated as acts of aggression against the Alliance — and they shouldn’t complain if a pilot is shot down.”
The populism of Polish politicians influences the strengthening of anti-Ukrainian sentiments. The European integration of Ukraine can correct the situation.
Social policy towards Ukrainians will inevitably be reviewed in Poland and in other European countries, and people will have to make difficult decisions.
Specific proposals for security guarantees for Kyiv are being developed, as are plans for negotiations between Zelenskyy and Putin, followed by a trilateral summit with Trump. The issue of territory exchange has been postponed.
There are no signs that Putin has abandoned his goals regarding Ukraine and is truly ready to end the war. He is simply stalling for time. Does Trump understand this?
The Russians may increase and reduce the cost of producing the new UAVs by the end of the year — and we will need more MANPADS and air defence systems to counter them.