Appeal to Ramstein participants to provide Ukraine with modern Western tanks
We, as representatives of civil society, call on the Western governments to form a coalition and supply as soon as possible Western tanks for Ukraine, including, Leopard 2 tanks which are in mass use in Europe. A declaration and decision to supply Ukraine with battle tanks would encourage other countries to share their tanks too. We're calling upon you to show a new level of solidarity with Ukraine following the Russian constant escalation.
RESEARCH: The impact of the russian invasion on the agricultural market of Ukraine
According to the results of 2022, the sown area under grain crops decreased by 28% compared to the average indicators of the three previous years, and under oil crops – by 17%. The main reasons are temporary occupation of parts of Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions and contamination of fields with mines.
Appeal to Western decision-makers to prevent a massive humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine
Ukraine’s critical energy assets need a serious and fast recovery promptly. This means the need for an urgent supply of autotransformers of 750kV and 330kV and other energy equipment.
Last but not least, we call on all democratic states to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, as their ongoing terror campaign against peaceful Ukrainians should be named appropriately.
Ukraine’s humanitarian disaster today will turn into a horror for the whole of Europe tomorrow.
Sanctions are possible against Rosatom in the context of the russian nuclear power plant seized
The international working group on the issue of sanctions against russia (the McFaul-Yermak group) in its “Action Plan...” dated April 19 provided for sanctions against Rosatom. But it is not in any of the accepted 7 sanctions packages. At the same time, the issue of Western sanctions against Rosatom is sensitive for russia, as the corporation's statement dated August 19, 2022 shows.
THE WAR IN EUROPE: WHAT THE USA DOES NOT SEE?
The forces of authoritarianism are increasingly united in aggression against democracy. The russian army, struck by the Defense Forces of Ukraine, is suffering more and more losses in Ukraine. But russia is not going to give up aggression. Moreover, it attracts new forces, namely the so-called partial mobilization should provide additional “cannon fodder”. At the same time, the West still has illusions that russia will stop if Ukraine inflicts unacceptable losses in manpower and equipment.
Vision of the current state of affairs and the post-war order in Europe: Forcing the aggressor to peace and transformation
