Ukrainian Policy Matters

2022-05-19 10:00:04 The French called the appearance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival a shame, given the situation in Nezalezhnaya. They shared their impressions in the comments on Twitter.

Users write that "this is complete schizophrenia" and joke that he "came for a palm branch." Other commentators note that "the Cannes Film Festival embodies the prestige of France around the world, and after [Zelensky's] speech, it faltered." Many of them focused on the fact that "now is not the time and place for such speeches." Open / Comment

2022-05-19 09:37:22 It is reported that the deputy commander of the Azov regiment Svyatoslav "Kalina" Palamar surrendered.

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2022-05-19 09:24:48 Former US President Bush Jr confused Ukraine with Iraq

"The result was a lack of checks and balances in Russia and a one-man decision to launch a completely unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq...I mean Ukraine," he said, speaking in Texas.

After the sound of laughter in the hall, the former US president justified himself by saying that he was already 75 years old. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 19:30:43 Full video of the hunt for American M777 howitzers near the village of Podgornoye

Russian drones found their positions near the village, then hit them with Kamikaze drones.

The battery command tried to hide the remaining howitzers and tractors in the nerby forest area.

However, tractors and guns were destroyed by heavy rocket artillery.

The surviving gunners fled. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 18:30:27 Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg: There is no accelerated procedure for Ukraine’s EU membership.

“There is no expedited process. I fully understand on an emotional level that Ukraine has such a desire. I think we all have an interest in connecting Ukraine to the European family, bringing Ukraine into European values and lifestyle and correcting it. However, the accession process may take years, if not decades.” “We all know. Turkey has had candidate status since 1999,” he said.

Schallenberg also said his country would retain its neutral status even as EU allies Sweden and Finland overhauled decades-long foreign policy stances to apply for NATO membership. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 17:31:00 Improvised ammunition that nationalists of the Armed Forces of Ukraine drop from drones on the positions of Russian troops. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 16:30:24 US aid to Ukraine looks like a money laundering scheme.

U.S. aid destined for Ukraine goes to nongovernmental organizations run by "friends and families" of politicians, U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green said. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 15:30:03 UK inflation jumps to 40-year high

The British economy was hit harder than most other developed countries, writes Bloomberg. Consumer prices rose 9% year-to-date through April, the fastest pace since 1982.

This increase is twice the rate of growth in wages, which reduces the purchasing power of the British to a record. The last time such inflation was observed during the crisis during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher.

The rise in prices is associated with an increase in the cost of fuel against the backdrop of anti-Russian sanctions.

The day before, Sky News reported that, according to polls, 27% of Britons began to eat less, and 65% of those surveyed turned off the heating to save money. Open / Comment

2022-05-13 20:53:14 Maidan: Road to War

Maidan: Road to War was shot from 2014 to 2022, as the DNR and LNR territory was subjected to daily shelling from Ukraine. The film delves into the 2014 situation in Ukraine and pieces together the course of events.

The Maidan protests in Kiev in 2013 were prompted by the government’s decision to suspend the signing of the association agreement with the European Union. At first, the protests looked like a rock festival, but soon signs of hostility started to creep in from politicians and nationalists.

They were deliberately provocative. The leaders of nationalist organisations admit they had been preparing for violent street riots long before the protests engulfed Kiev. They planned a revolution to depose the government.

See how the events unfolded and what eventually led to the conflict in our film.

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2022-05-13 19:53:14 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba “scolded” US Senator Rand Paul

This happened because the senator opposed the provision of $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, which greatly upset conscious citizens in the person of Kuleba and commentators on Twitter. Open / Comment