(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 …

The Global South media on the war in Ukraine   This issue is entirely devoted to the Global South media reaction to the results of the Vilnius NATO summit   Perception of the NATO’s approach to Ukraine  The Indian Express,  an Indian daily newspaper, published on July 10 the article “Ten military lessons from the…

(Full version is available under subscription) The Ukrainian government had expected that the results of NATO summit in Vilnius would help to compensate the lack of any significant military achievements of the offensive operations that failed     to break the Russian defense lines. Moreover,  as retired Brigadier Gen. Mark Kimmitt pointed out in his interpretation of…

(Full version is available under subscription) The Ukrainian government is going to face political consequences of its failed offensive and have started to take efforts to prevent the probable decline of public support. Trying to remain popular both abroad and inside the country, the government raised high expectations for the offensive to bring decisive military…

Peace efforts of Global South countries and their approach to a conflict resolution   Premium Times, a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja,  published on its website on July 5,  the article “Africa’s Ukraine-Russia mediation needed clearer AU footprint”. According to the article, the peace mission aimed at ending hostilities in Ukraine has provided an…

(Full version is available under subscription)   Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar acknowledged on July 2, that Russian troops have been conducting offensive operations in the east of Ukraine and have advanced in the Avdiyiv, Marin, Lyman and Swativ areas. https://war.obozrevatel.com/ukr/vorog-rushiv-upered-na-svativskomu-napryamku-tochatsya-vazhki-boi-malyar.htm?utm_source=wpush&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=  Ukrainian government officials have ceased to deny that the Russian troops…