Hugo Blewett-Mundy

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A small stone tablet on a grassy bank in Hrushevskoho Street in Kyiv city centre marks the spot where police shot dead the first victim of the largest "colour revolution" of the 21st century — the Euromaidan. Serhiy Nigoyan’s name is hardly known outside Ukraine, but the 20-year-old is also celebrated in a mural in Kyiv and in Ukrainian songs, while Ukrainian leaders used to lay flowers at the Hrushevskoho Street memorial on the anniversary of his killing on 20 January 2014.

Jan 10, 2025 | euobserver.com | Hugo Blewett-Mundy

Japan has become the first country in the Indo-Pacific to strike a security and defence partnership with the European Union. In one of his final acts as the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell concluded what he described as the “historical and very timely” agreement last November with Japan’s foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya. The landmark deal reached in Tokyo coincides with the new strategic partnership agreement between Japan and the EU that took effect on 1 January 2025.

Nov 20, 2024 | neweasterneurope.eu | Hugo Blewett-Mundy

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Nov 19, 2024 | euobserver.com | Hugo Blewett-Mundy

Poland will hold its presidential elections next year that could see the central European state take a new political direction. Andrzej Duda, the nationalist-conservative incumbent, is serving his final term. One figure in frontline Polish politics has emerged as a leading candidate who could replace him. Radosław Sikorski struck a presidential tone when he sp...

Oct 28, 2024 | euobserver.com | Hugo Blewett-Mundy

The Soviet Union was far from a superpower when the Cold War began. Yes, it had defeated Hitler’s Third Reich and occupied half of Europe. But in 1945, the United States enjoyed superior economic and military strength. Faced with unmatched American power, Stalin chose to pursue a cautious approach instead of direct military confrontation to exert Soviet influence.