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Jan 12, 2025 | 
politico.eu | Eva Hartog
A year ago, Jorge thought obtaining a Russian passport would be his ticket to freedom and wealth. Instead, it brought him a seemingly endless stint risking his life in Moscow’s brutal war against Ukraine. The Cuban recruit is among thousands of foreign nationals who signed a one-year contract with the Russian army, lured by the promise of hefty paychecks and fast-tracked citizenship for themselves and their kin.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
welt.de | Eva Hartog
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Eva Hartog
La situation de Kiev est encore plus grave. Les doutes sur l’ampleur du soutien occidental grandissent au moment même où les Ukrainiens affrontent un nouvel hiver, affaiblis, le moral en berne et manquant à peu près de tout. Selon une estimation du Pentagone, le pays a assez de troupes pour tenir encore six à douze mois avant de connaître de sérieux problèmes.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Stuart Lau |Eva Hartog
In June 2021, just five months into her stint as Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas walked into the headquarters of the European Council to confront Europe’s most powerful leader. As media headlines warned of Russian troops massing on the border of Ukraine, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel wanted to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to an upcoming summit of European Union leaders in Brussels.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
welt.de | Claudia Chiappa |Eva Hartog |Veronika Melkozerova
Nach einer spektakulären Flucht in die Ukraine gilt der russische Kampfpilot Maxim Kusminow in Moskau als Verräter. Der Russe entschließt sich für einen Neuanfang in einem spanischen Erholungsort. Dann wird er brutal ermordet. Eine Spurensuche im Ort Villajoyosa.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
welt.de | Claudia Chiappa |Eva Hartog |Veronika Melkozerova
Nach einer spektakulären Flucht in die Ukraine gilt der russische Kampfpilot Maxim Kusminow in Moskau als Verräter. Der Russe entschließt sich für einen Neuanfang in einem spanischen Erholungsort. Dann wird er brutal ermordet. Eine Spurensuche im Ort Villajoyosa.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Matt Honeycombe-Foster |Eva Hartog
Russia expelled a British diplomat after accusing him of espionage Tuesday, its Federal Security Service (FSB) announced. It marks the latest tit-for-tat diplomatic move amid mounting tensions over the war in Ukraine.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Eva Hartog
In September, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin used a question from a state TV journalist to relay a message to the West, deploying the imperial backdrop of St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace to lend it czar-like force. Rumors had swirled that Ukraine’s allies, most notably the United States, could give Kyiv permission to use long-range Western missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia. Moscow, Putin said, would read that as a declaration of war by NATO, the U.S. and Europe.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Eva Hartog
As Moscow continues to dodge the question on whether it has recruited North Korean troops to fight against Ukraine, journalists have noted a mysterious rise in the number of Pyongyang students traveling to Russia.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
politico.eu | Joshua Posaner |Laura Kayali |Eva Hartog |Giovanna Coi |Max Griera
BRUSSELS — Forget Donald Trump: Europe’s need to ramp up on defense is all about Vladimir Putin. So says two-time Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, who persuaded the European Parliament to approve his candidacy to be the bloc’s first defense and space commissioner on Wednesday by insisting it’s time to get real about the threat from Moscow.
