The ‘daughter’ of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine had enough time to terminate relations with the ‘mother’ at the request of the law, but did not do so. What to do with it? How long will the Russian Church operate in Ukraine?
Putin has signed a law to mobilise reservists, showing no sign of ending the war. Yet he may take a tactical pause — one that could tempt Europeans to waver in their support for Ukraine.
“Internally displaced persons fall into different categories. Some start businesses and contribute to the economy, while others themselves need assistance from the state.”
‘I doubt that young voters will support parties like those of 2014 — for them, these are already “dinosaurs”. The younger generation will vote for those who can speak their language and offer solutions that are relevant to post-war Ukraine…
“Trump will never be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Because Trump cares about peace — and we are going to achieve peace. … When Trump achieves peace, they will still say it is a failure. … It will happen before the end of the year, for sure…
‘I was initially opposed to helping Ukraine because I was fed lies that Ukrainians do not allow religious freedom. However, I came here and understood everything. ... You cannot bless missiles while calling yourself a child of God.’
Today, only 1% of Russians regularly attend church. Young people are simply sent there as cannon fodder and brainwashed. Someday, perhaps, generations will repent, as was the case with the Germans after World War II.
A deep dive into how the military buys drones, how manufacturers compete, whether diversity or strict standardisation is better, and when DOT and DPA will merge.
‘It cannot be that a system that has been created since 2014 in response to public demand after Euromaydan, one of the most important achievements of Maydan, is simply levelled in a single day.’ Text version of the interview.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy terminated the Ukrainian citizenship of Metropolitan Onufriy (Berezovskyy). What future awaits the branch of the Russian Church in Ukraine?
"The main thing now is to focus on internal work: not to do anything stupid, to engage in army reform and to build up our capabilities in the unmanned aerial vehicle sector.”
‘It is important for Ukrainians that the pontiff does not stand aside from the war and has a clear position on who is the aggressor and who is the victim.’