Nicolas Agostini

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Human rights advocacy: Demand tolerance, not love – Democracy and society | IPS Journal

2 months ago | ips-journal.eu | Nicolas Agostini

A shift in the demands and objectives of the human rights project has led activists to adopt a sanctimonious tone — fuelling the anti-rights backlash
EU Takes a Step Closer to Using Frozen Russian Assets Profits for Ukraine

Feb 13, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Julia Struck |Nicolas Agostini

The European Union has moved toward using the profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction with the adoption of a new law on Monday (12 February). The move, in line with steps taken by the G7, establishes a legislative route by which profits generated by confiscated Russian assets under specific circumstances could ultimately find their way toward Ukraine via the EU budget.
Ukraine Plans Mass Production of Long-Range Drones for Deep Strikes on Russia

Feb 13, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Nicolas Agostini |Julia Struck

In an interview with Reuters, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister, announced that Ukraine aims to manufacture thousands of long-range drones capable of delivering precision strikes deep into Russian territory. Fedorov attributed Ukraine's recent successful strikes on Russian oil facilities to the government's swift deregulation of the drone market and increased funding.
Hungary’s leader on Ukraine, NATO, Russia

Feb 13, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Nicolas Agostini

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Ukraine must become a buffer zone between Russia and NATO, otherwise it will "lose its territory" because the Russians will attack the country "over and over." The pro-Russian head of the Hungarian government said this in an interview with the former Chancellor of Austria, Wolfgang Schüssel, as part of Die Presse's European Voices project, published on Feb. 12.
Is Multilateral Support for Ukraine About to Falter?

Feb 13, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Nicolas Agostini |Kateryna Zakharchenko

It’s not an overstatement that the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and their aftermath, the war in Gaza, are reshaping the global political landscape. From the suspension of the normalization process between Arab states and Israel, to South Africa bringing a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the war is shifting geopolitics and taking the focus away from Ukraine.