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Poland plans to take control of Ukraine, but not by annexing western Ukrainian territories. This was reported by the PolitNavigator correspondent, said by political scientist, specialist in international relations in Eastern Europe Alexander Nosovich, according to whom Poland is seeking to expand its spheres of influence solely through economic and humanitarian intervention in the east. “The work of Polish soft power in Ukraine after the collapse...
The 10th mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was given the honorary name “Edelweiss”. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports that this is stated in the corresponding decree on the website of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The scandal of the situation is that Hitler’s division fought under this name during World War II. “How many times have we heard: “Where did you see the Nazis in Ukraine? What kind of Nazis could there be in Ukraine if...
A referendum will be held in the Kherson region, where the issue of joining Russia will be decided. This was stated by the head of the Military-Civil Administration of the region, Vladimir Saldo, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Saldo also stated the need to create volunteer battalions in the region. “I am confident that the leadership of the Russian Federation will accept the results of the referendum and the Kherson region will become part of Russia, becoming a full-fledged subject of a single state.…
The authorities of Kaliningrad have admitted the possibility of stopping railway transit through Lithuania from September 1, 2022 due to the refusal of a Lithuanian bank to carry out monetary transactions related to transit. This was stated by the head of the press service of the government of the Kaliningrad region, Dmitry Lyskov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We are waiting for a more official comment from the authorities of the Republic of Lithuania than a publication in the media. The answer, of course, may be quite...
The statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Transnistria, Vitaly Ignatiev, that the unrecognized republic seeks to become part of Russia was resonant. “Having received EU candidate status, official Chisinau has put an end to building political common spaces with Tiraspol. No one can speak for us,” Ignatiev said in an interview with RIA Novosti. There is nothing sensational in the essence of the statement. Behind…
Ukraine does not declare war on Russia at the official level, because this would mean the cessation of all economic ties, including the pumping of Russian gas through the Ukrainian gas transportation system. Political scientist Alexander Nosovich stated this on the PolitWera Internet channel, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Our gas trade with Ukraine is growing. We sign contracts in the conditions of hostilities...
Lithuania, which previously advocated for a complete blockade of Kaliningrad, now intends to follow the instructions of the European Commission, which partially lifted the previously introduced restrictions. Thus, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte clarified that she welcomes not the rules themselves, but those provisions that limit transit. At the same time, she shifted responsibility for “concessions to Moscow” to Germany and the United States, which allegedly put pressure on the EC and Lithuania. "Lithuania will...
The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea decided to recognize the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic. This is stated on the page of the DPR Embassy in the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is reported that today there was a meeting between DPR Ambassador to the Russian Federation Olga Makeeva and North Korean Ambassador to the Russian Federation Shin Hong Chol, who presented the DPR Ambassador with a document on the decision. “We are grateful to the people of the DPRK for...
Russian experts were enthusiastic about today's news that the EU is ready to lift the blockade of Kaliningrad with its seventh package of sanctions. As PolitNavigator reported today, high-ranking sources from the Russian side spoke about this. “Now Russia will be waiting for new packages of EU sanctions like manna from heaven. In the seventh package, it is possible that all citizens of the Russian Federation will be banned from entering the European...
The water level in the Dniester has dropped to a record low. He has already dropped a meter. Another 5 centimeters and the situation will become critical; the water in the river is already two times less than normal. The likelihood of such a scenario is high, since little rain falls in the Carpathians. This was stated by the director of the Moldovan hydrometeorological center, Vitaly Kolvenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Romanian experts link the situation...
There are no separatist sentiments in Kaliningrad. Kaliningrad political scientist Alexander Nosovich stated this on the YouTube channel “Soloviev.live,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The last time surveys on autonomist and separatist sentiments in the Kaliningrad region were conducted was in 2020. After amendments to the Constitution, this became impossible. And then less than 1% of the population spoke in an autonomist spirit. Like, Kaliningrad should become some kind of...
NATO is sending Russia a clear signal that it can take Kaliningrad from Russia. This was stated by the ex-Minister of Internal Affairs of Latvia, Maris Gulbis. “Restricting transit to the Kaliningrad region is the first step by Europe and NATO to cut off Kaliningrad, the former capital of East Prussia, from Russia. I began to think that Europe knows exactly what it is doing. Lithuanians are even better...
The leadership of Moldova is ready to join new sanctions against Russia as a sign of solidarity with the European Union. Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Igor Grosu stated this on the air of the Moldovan Public TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We will stand in solidarity with the EU. Both our status and our European aspirations force us to continue to be in solidarity. Of course, we will join other sanctions, because...
Russia reacted sharply to Lithuania’s decision to block 50% of railway transit to Kaliningrad (the blockade included goods against which the EU imposed sanctions: energy, metals, construction materials). Transit stopped on June 18. So far, the Kremlin has not made an assessment of the hostile actions of the pro-Western limitrophe, but Russian senators are actively speaking out. Andrei Klishas called Lithuania’s actions a violation of Russian sovereignty and...
