Seventy years since the end of the Korean War

27.July 2023 JH

A truce that North Korea celebrates as a victory

Unlike Germany, Korea remained divided even after the end of the Cold War. Pyongyang is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, which, with the support of Beijing and Moscow, gave birth to the state of North Korea. In the wake of the new Cold War, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attended the ceremonial parade held in Pyongyang on that occasion.

Armed rebellion in Russia

28.June 2023 Philip Schwarm

Game of Thrones paramilitary

It is certain that Putin's authority has suffered enormous damage. When an obscure tycoon and paramilitary commander became its biggest challenge to more than two decades of unlimited power, it clearly speaks of its structural weakness. Putin's thanks to members of the security forces for "preventing a civil war" cannot fool anyone. Possible bloodshed was avoided by the fact that, afraid of unforeseeable consequences, both the President of Russia and Prigozhin blinked at the last moment

Rusija

24.May 2023. JH

Attack on Belgorod: Ukrainian soldiers, renegade Russians, or something else

On Monday, heavy fighting took place near Belgorod, on the territory of Russia. Moscow accuses "Ukrainian terrorists" of the attack, Kiev claims that it is a unit made up of Russian citizens who are against Putin, Washington energetically distances itself from everything. The situation is certainly very tense

The war in Ukraine

29.October 2022 JH

Sergei Shoigu: The mobilization is over

The Russian Defense Minister announced that the "partial mobilization" of 300.000 soldiers has been completed and that their training is ongoing. On the battlefield in Ukraine, the battle for the port city of Kherson, which has a key strategic importance, is coming up

The war in Ukraine

11.October 2022 JH

The new commander of Russian troops in Ukraine: General Armageddon

General Sergei Surovkin, who gained war experience in Chechnya and Syria, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in Ukraine, who allegedly does not shy away from cruel actions, does not care about civilian casualties, and because of this, he is nicknamed "General Armageddon" in military circles.

The war in Ukraine

21.September 2022 JH

Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization: 300.000 more Russian soldiers for Ukraine

Moscow will use all its resources to "liberate" Russian territories and resist the West, which has "crossed every border", wants to "destroy Russia, enslave the Russian state and rule the world", said the Russian president in his address to the nation. They will support the "majority decision of the people" in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye on joining Russia in the referendum that will be held from September 23 to 27

The war in Ukraine

26.march 2022 JH

Day 31: Battle of Kherson and Russian troops in Mariupol

Russian troops entered the center of Mariupol. Fierce battles are being fought for the strategically important Kherson. Odessa is preparing for a Russian attack. NATO strengthens its eastern wing, the UN calls for a halt to hostilities in Ukraine, Lavrov talks about "total war" against Russia

the world

24.December 2021 M.M

"War, war, war": Putin will respond "adequately" to all "hostile" moves by the West

Vladimir Putin told Joseph Biden that Russia "has nowhere else to retreat", that it "cannot tolerate" that missiles are placed in Ukraine that can detonate in Moscow in ten minutes, and that Russia will respond to all "hostile" moves. adequately" to answer. If there really is a military intervention of Russia in Donbass, the question of interpretation will be whether it "attacked" Ukraine, or "defends the Russian population from aggression." Behind the clanking of arms on the issue of Ukraine, however, there is something else that is subject to negotiations