In memoriam: Luca Prodan
Curiosity can be easily satisfied with a quick search on the web – that’s how I learned about the fate of my childhood friend, Luca Prodan. We were not allowed to play together, after his parents decided […]
2014
Russia and its neigbours
Russia is using proxies very cleverly to achieve its aims and maintain deniability – congratulations FSB. This doesn’t make it any more legal or acceptable, but it’s a lot harder for the international community to do anything […]
Polska i sprawa Smoleńska
Gazeta Wyborcza: Prof. Skarżyńska i prof. Raciborski u Kublik: Po katastrofie Tusk stracił radość życia i rządzenia Mam wrażenie że znaczna część Polski też straciła chęć do życia. nie tylko Tusk. Czy oni kiedykolwiek się odwalą […]
“Blame the EU” game has its costs – and the bills are about to come due
Mediocre politicians blame other countries and, above all, the EU for all their problems. They get away with it, as the EU is not likely to respond or call their lies in their national parliaments. […]
Hungarian elections April 2014
Seeing a swastika used during an electoral campaign in Europe (or anywhere else) in 2014 proves that we have failed dismally in allowing it to happen, with nazis raising their head again. We should have […]
The Russians – villains or victims?
I see Russians as warm, easy-going people, eternal victims of rulers ranging from psychopathic mass murderers to corrupt manipulators, with the exception of only two half-decent presidents they ever had: Gorbachov and Yeltsin, the latter […]
Trolls, trolls galore
Russian trolls with Anglo sounding names are working overtime. Dozens of names, writing the same things in all the fora. Spewing venom and repeating trite and retrite anti-western platitudes. Good old Soviet methods updated for […]
The Independent: State television presenter warns Russia could ‘turn the US into radioactive dust’
The Independent posted on G+: State television presenter warns Russia could “turn the US into radioactive dust’ The Russian propaganda offensive, working overtime on the social networks – trolling every post even remotely referring to […]
Ukraine, Russia and the West
No great power will lift a finger for a small country, unless its vital interests are at stake, translated more often than not to read=OIL. And the US is getting its energy independence back thanks […]
Russian upper house approves use of force in Ukraine
CNN: Russian upper house approves use of force in Ukraine Linked in a post on G+ Democratic Europe is paralysed in front of determined thugs – we saw it with Milosevic and we are likely to […]