TIME FOR BOSNIA TO ‘GET RID OF RUSSIAN INFLUENCE’: ANALYSTS

Solidarity with Ukraine from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thu 03 March 2022:  There is now an opportunity for vulnerable countries like Bosnia to shake off Russian influence and take steps to join NATO, analysts say. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may spill over into the Western Balkans, most critically, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a small […]

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THE WAR ON SYRIA EMBOLDENED RUSSIA AND ITS RELENTLESS TARGETING OF CIVILIANS IN UKRAINE

Wed 02 March 2022: In 2012, six months into the protests in Syria, activists asked for UN observers to be embedded with demonstrators to stop the Assad regime shooting indiscriminately into the crowd. They called for a no-fly zone, the same international protection from NATO that led to the overthrow of Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. […]

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IF UKRAINE CAN HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE, WHY CAN’T PALESTINE AND SYRIA?

Mon 28 January 2022: Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said that she will support anyone who wants to go to Ukraine to join an international brigade of fighters against Russia. She described such a mission as taking part in a battle “for freedom and democracy”. I can’t help but wonder, though, about those who’ve left British […]

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AS RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE, IRAQIS REMEMBER PAINFUL WAR MEMORIES

Mon 28 January 2022: Ukraine’s invasion is a painful reminder for many Iraqis who have lost their hopes and dreams due to conflict. Baghdad, Iraq – The air assaults and gunfire on Ukrainian soil following the Russian invasion are stirring up memories barely sealed in Iraq nearly 19 years after the US-led invasion. The attack ordered […]

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WHAT DOES RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE MEAN FOR THE INDIGENOUS CRIMEAN TATAR MUSLIMS?

Muslim soldiers pray before before going into battle in Ukraine against Russian-backed forces (Supplied by Imam Yevhen Hlushchenko). __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 27 January 2022: On Thursday, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Several Ukrainian casualties have already been reported, with the Russian military describing the first day of battle as “successful”. Igor Konashenkov, spokesman […]

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WHY MOST UKRAINIANS DON’T BELIEVE BIDEN’S WARNINGS, DISTRUST WEST

Wed 23 February 2022: A recent poll suggests just 20 percent think an invasion will happen soon, in line with some Ukrainian leaders. Kyiv, Ukraine – The White House’s increasingly worrying warnings about an imminent Russian invasion in Ukraine are nothing but a political game designed to help Democrats win Senate seats in the autumn. This is not […]

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