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Fascism in Tricolour

The historian Ian Kershaw said that to define fascism is like trying to nail jelly to the wall. As it is difficult to describe fascism, it is often easier to visualise it as a swastika, Hitler and his moustache, black shirts, or brown uniforms. After WWII, the colour of fascism was red.

A Russian military prisoner is being tried in Ukraine for war crimes

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A Russian military prisoner is being tried in Ukraine for war crimes

"I fired at him, he fell. We went further, Russian serviceman Vadim Shishimarin told the Security Service of Ukraine.

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In the occupied Luhansk region, mobilized men are given obsolete weapons such as Mosin's rifles and Soviet helmets

Russia plans to mobilize nearly 60,000 men in the occupied territories of the Luhansk region, and the age limit has been raised from 55 to 65 years. The mobilized are used as cannon fodder.

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Putin's nuclear arsenal: Are the threats real? How can the rest of the world respond

Kremlin propagandists, like their leader, continue to threaten the West with nuclear weapons: what missile systems does Russia actually have, and how does the civilized world respond to Russian threats? Russia's new threats: Putin has "warned" of retaliatory strikes against Ukraine's allies, and Kremlin propagandists are debating the implications of using ballistic missiles against the United Kingdom and the United States. Is this a bluff, or does Russia's leader truly believe in the parallel reality he has created? And what else can one expect from a sick "neighbor"?

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Russia fires on humanitarian corridors in the Luhansk region and Mariupol, raising the question of whether evacuation is possible

In the Luhansk region and Mariupol, the occupiers are using indiscriminate weapons, destroying entire neighborhoods, and shelling humanitarian corridors. A humanitarian corridor for Azovstal residents is currently under consideration. Will Ukraine be able to save the residents of Mariupol, which has been suffering for a long time? Ways to solve this extremely difficult problem, in my opinion, exist and are available through international diplomacy. We have enough time to do it.

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A just war is better than an unjust peace

I first came to Turkey in 2014 to work. Russia's war against Ukraine had only recently begun, and the invasion of Crimea was on everyone's mind. At the time, many of my Turkish friends asked me a question that both moved and perplexed me: "What kind of nation are you?" They take your country's lands away from you, and you hand over Crimea to the Russians without a fight? There were, in fact, explanations for this.

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180 Years of Power Struggle to Regulate the Access to the Black Sea

After Russian aggression towards Ukraine, Turkey closed off the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to all warships from any country. Turkey acquired its authority on the straits from the Montreux Convention which is the latest of the eight treaties governing the straits . Here is the brief history of how the agreements that govern the Straits evolved through conflicts and how it influences war in Ukraine.

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Ukraine's Armed Forces seize the initiative: Russians massively refuse to fight in the Luhansk region

Military defeats and massive losses faced by the occupiers in the Lugansk region demotivate soldiers of the Russian Federation's armed forces. The occupiers refuse to return to the war in Ukraine, considering massive losses in the Russian army. To compensate for a lack of personnel, the Kremlin is forcibly mobilizing residents of the temporarily occupied territories.

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In the Luhansk region, occupiers are mobilizing university students to the front line

Men aged 18 to 60 are being forced to fight en masse on the side of the Russians in the occupied territories of the Luhansk regions. Putin is short on cannon fodder. Some experts believe Russia will declare a general mobilization. Otherwise, the occupying forces simply lack personnel.

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Ukraine will destroy the Kerch Bridge if it receives a "Grim-2" analog

Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, stated on Radio NV that Ukraine is considering the possibility of blowing up the Kerch Bridge in Crimea. Can our defenders take such a step? The Russian side, according to Danilov, uses the bridge to reinforce their groups. He also stated that if possible, the Ukrainian military will destroy the crossing. The Kremlin, on the other hand, threatened to "strike back."

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The use of indiscriminate weapons by the Russian occupiers was recorded in the Luhansk region

In the Luhansk direction, the enemy, intensifying the shelling with available means of fire, tried to advance deep into the territory of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Popasna and Rubizhne, to develop an offensive in the direction of Severodonetsk. The occupiers were unsuccessful and suffered losses.

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Kadyrov's "special forces" have arrived in the Luhansk region: they aim to storm Rubizhne and Popasna

The conflict continues: for the past two months, Ukraine's Armed Forces have boldly defended the country from Russian occupiers. During the Easter holidays, the situation remained tense on all fronts.