Tag: kiev
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History, on this day: Kisielin
a day of remembrance in Poland but a problem for revisionist Europe The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) is formed on October 14, 1942, in Nazi occupied Poland and Ukraine, as the military branch of the faction that Stepan Bandera is leading within the fascist Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) On July 11, 1943, with reinforcement…
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Daily pictures: Victory Day
Under command of Nazi Germany, the European fascist armies attacked Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. After initial successes of the invaders, the Red Army turned the tide in Stalingrad, where the German 6. Armee was wiped out on January 31, 1943. The last fascist offensive, in July, triggered around Kursk the largest tank battle…
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[Aufteilung] Ukraine: Zwischen SS-Mythos und Gedenkkultur – wie der Westen zur Nazi-Apologie schweigt – Marta Havryshko, Berliner Zeitung
Kiew ehrt den Sieg über Hitler – doch Gedenken mischt sich mit Heldenverehrung. Was steckt dahinter? Eine Kolumne Die Ukraine hat ranghohe Vertreter der Europäischen Union (EU) eingeladen, am 9. Mai Kiew zu besuchen – ein symbolischer Akt, um Wladimir Putins alljährliche Siegesparade in Moskau zu kontern. Damit soll in Erinnerung gerufen werden, dass Russland…
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[Sharing] The Minsk Agreements and why they failed – Ian Proud, Strategic Culture Foundation
The Minsk agreements fell apart because delivering special status for the Donbas was politically too difficult in Ukraine The Minsk agreements fell apart because delivering special status for the Donbas was politically too difficult in Ukraine. And because sanctions policy against Russia both disincentivized their compliance, and actively incentivised Ukrainian non-compliance. Claiming that Russia reneged…
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[Sharing] Zelensky’s Oval Office Melt-Down – David Stockman, Antiwar.com
It goes without saying that the Donald can never get enough of the limelight. But last Friday in a live Oval Office broadcast seen around the world that thirst for public attention may have actually changed the course of history. And very much for the good – even if the trigger was pulled by a…
