The FDP presents its demands: is this the end of Germany’s …
Nov 5, 2024 · On 31 October, Germany’s Minister of Finance and leader of the FDP, Christian Lindner, presented a series of demands aimed at revitalising the German economy. The key demands listed in the unveiled document include: tax reductions for small and medium-sized companies, the postponement of Germany’s climate neutrality deadline from 2045 to 2050, liberalisation of the job market, and measures ...
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Russia’s budget for 2025: war above all | OSW Centre for Eastern …
Nov 22, 2024 · In 2025, war-related spending will increase significantly. The largest rise in expenditure is planned in the “national defence” section, reaching 13.2 trillion roubles (approximately $132 billion), compared to 10.8 trillion roubles allocated for this purpose in the 2024 budget (a 22.2% increase).This sum is also more than 55% higher than the planned spending on this category in 2023.
An ambiguous alliance: Putin visits Kazakhstan
Dec 4, 2024 · On 27–28 November, Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to Kazakhstan. He was accompanied by several officials, including deputy prime ministers, ministers of foreign affairs and energy, as well as the CEOs of Gazprom and Rosatom. In a joint statement, Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasised the durability of their countries’ allied relations, the absence of contentious ...
Russia moves to cut off Ukrainian logistics in the Donbas. Day …
Dec 10, 2024 · Russian forces have severed the road leading south from Pokrovsk over a stretch of more than 4 km and have at least partially captured the key villages of Novotroitske and Shevchenko.As a result, the defending Ukrainian units in the areas of Kurakhove and Velyka Novosilka can now only be resupplied through local routes from the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.
Winning the war with Russia (is still possible)
Oct 28, 2024 · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine aims to subjugate or destroy Ukraine, overturn the current political and security order in Europe, and fundamentally revise the global order. The conflict is systemic in nature and will continue as long as the dictatorial Putin regime operates in Moscow. Although Russia has not achieved its strategic goals, it is not giving up on its aggressive plans.
Moldova: diaspora votes propel Maia Sandu to re-election
Nov 4, 2024 · On 3 November, Maia Sandu, the de facto leader of the ruling pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), won Moldova’s presidential run-off election. She received 55.4% of the vote, while her opponent Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former prosecutor general supported by the pro-Russian Party of Socialists (PSRM), garnered 44.6%.
The fall of Assad’s regime in Syria: implications for Russia
Dec 9, 2024 · The overthrow of Bashar Assad has significantly diminished Russia’s influence in the Middle East and dealt a blow to its image. Alongside Iran, Russia was the principal sponsor of the Alawite regime in Syria, which depended heavily on Russian military, financial, and political support. In return, Assad allowed Russia to maintain military bases on …
The Middle Corridor A EURASIAN ALTERNATIVE TO RUSSIA Konrad Popławski Sandra Baniak, Adam Michalski, Marcin Popławski Co-operation: Wojciech Górecki, Jakub Jakóbowski
Dynamic imports vs. dwindling exports. Belarus–EU trade in 2023
Mar 11, 2024 · In 2023, trade between the European Union and Belarus was characterised by a significant surplus of EU exports over imports. Sales to the Belarusian market totalled €8.1 billion, while trade in the opposite direction was almost six times lower at €1.4 billion. Belarusian exports to the EU have been declining for three years as a result of …