(Full version is available under subscription)   In the recent days, it has been acknowledged by several popular information media that the Ukrainian does not have combat power to break Russian defense-lines and cannot overcome such  obstacles hindering an offensive as large minefields and Russian air superiority. Despite significant casualties, even the first of three…

(Full version is available under subscription) The Ukrainian government is persist in wasting efforts and resources in the attempts of achieving any significant results of the counteroffensive, though its new strategic goals remain undefined. The previous warnings that Russian troops may use the exhaustion of Ukrainian reserves for counterattacks have proved to be valid, and…

(Full version is available under subscription) Although the participants of the summit in Jeddah reached agreement that a peace deal on Ukraine should be based on the principle of its territorial integrity and sovereignty, the results of the summit have created new political problems for the Ukrainian government. Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Office,…

This issue is entirely devoted to the  media reaction to the Second Summit Russia–Africa   African media on the results of the summit   The Independent,  a  political magazine from Kampala, Uganda, published on July 31 on its website the article “Museveni, Muhoozi at Russia Africa summit”, describing participation of African state leaders in the…

 (Full version is available under subscription) On July 25 Zelensky issued a statement, in which “internal betrayal” was described as the major obstacle to achieving victory and a legitimate cause for rage public. The Parliament was criticized for its inability to adopt the laws that are “needed to strengthen the position of our soldiers” and…

(Full version is available under subscription)   Russia’s Defence Ministry declared that from July 20 all vessels in Black Sea waters heading towards Ukrainian ports would be regarded as “ones involved in the Ukrainian conflict on the side of Kyiv” and therefore treated as military threats. https://www.ft.com/content/86562d16-7458-4c1f-94e4-f44da998e1d6 It means that Russia not only withdrew from …