May, 2022

• 21 May

  Senate passes $40 billion aid bill for Ukraine, sending military and humanitarian assistance to bolster war effort

  

  The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package to Ukraine, overcoming Republican obstruction to reinforce the embattled country in its fierce fight against Russia. The legislation will be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature just as his ability to transfer weapons from …

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• 21 May

  US to send Ukraine more howitzers with new $100 million military aid package

  

  The U.S. will send Ukraine another 18 howitzers as part of its latest $100 million military aid package announced Thursday, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. The package also will include 18 tactical vehicles to tow the 155mm M777 howitzers, 18 artillery tubes and three counter-artillery radars, he said. With …

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• 21 May

  How the US Senate could slow down Sweden and Finland’s NATO future

  

  With the announcements that Finland and Sweden will apply for NATO membership, attention now turns to the existing members of the Alliance. Adding new members requires amending NATO’s founding treaty, which then needs to be ratified by each of its thirty members. Proponents within the Alliance—to say nothing of the …

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• 21 May

  AAAA Ukrainę tanio sprzedam

  Przywódcy niektórych europejskich krajów, wyraźnie zniecierpliwieni wojną, są gotowi na oddanie Rosji części Ukrainy, byle tylko uzyskać pokój. To pokazuje, że niczego ich ta wojna nie nauczyła. Europejska potęga gospodarcza od wieków stoi na handlu. Handlowaliśmy kiedyś, handlujemy i dziś. Towary zmieniały się w zależności od bieżących potrzeb i położenia …

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• 21 May

  Truth Decay in Europe

  Exploring the role of facts and analysis in European public life The uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for accurate information to support sound decisions. However, having access to more information can make it harder for people to decide what to believe or not believe. This report …

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• 21 May

  Turkey looks to extract concessions from West over Nordic NATO bids

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s brinkmanship over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO has put Turkey back at the top of the news. I provided some background, including a scoop on Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s bullying of his Swedish counterpart Anna Linde over her support for the US-backed …

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• 21 May

  Youth in Bosnia’s Brcko Troubled by War They Never Knew

  Young people growing up in the multi-ethnic Brcko District in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina say that although they cannot remember the 1992-95 war, its bitter divisions still cast a shadow over their lives. “I grew up in a post-war situation and there’s a lot of, like, fear of war… a …

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• 21 May

  Petar Todorov: Some Bulgarian, Macedonian, Historians Still Cling to National Myths

  The work of reconciliation is hampered by the way some historians in both countries don’t want to deconstruct the political myths embedded in the teaching of history.Since Bulgaria and North Macedonia signed a landmark friendship agreement in 2017, a joint commission focused on history has been working to bridge their …

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• 20 May

  Sweden and Finland Officially Apply for NATO Membership, Turkey and Croatia Expected to Block

  

  The governments of Sweden and Finland have formally submitted their applications to join NATO after thorough discussion within their respective parliaments. The move will prove to be the latest and arguably the most significant development from the West in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I warmly welcome the requests …

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• 20 May

  Πώς φτάσαμε στο «αμερικανικό ειδύλλιο»

  

  Η σημειολογία της επίσκεψης του Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στην Ουάσινγκτον είναι η ισχυρότερη που έχουμε δει τα τελευταία χρόνια στις σχέσεις της Ελλάδας με τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες. Μπορείτε να φανταστείτε το αίσθημα στη χώρα μας αν ο Μπάιντεν φορούσε γραβάτα με την ημισέληνο δίπλα στον Ερντογάν και έλεγε, «για εσάς είμαι …

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