All parties involved in the Ukraine conflict are now manoeuvring for position in advance of the peace talks proposed by the incoming Donald Trump administration. What we do not know — and will not, until talks actually take place — is which of these positions are intended firmly to be held, which are initial bargaining counters, and which are intended to block the possibility of talks succeeding.
EU politics
Bella Caledonia: Scottish politicians and writers in call to remove the PKK from the Terrorism list
Last week saw the launch of an international petition for delisting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK. Its thousand initial signatures include almost 100 parliamentarians and three dozen lawyers, as well as municipal councillors, academics, […]
Geopolitics
BBC: Ukraine war: MPs reject bid to crack down on draft dodgers
Ukraine’s parliament has refused to consider a conscription bill that proposes a crackdown on draft dodgers. Read HERE ZWANGSREKRUTIERUNG in der Ukraine: UKRA-LAND IST (fast schon) ABGEBRANNT…. doch OPA muss trotz seines fortgeschrittenen Alters noch […]
Economics
Kyiv Independent: IMF identifies $10-20 billion gap in Ukraine’s external financing, Bloomberg reports
The International Monetary Fund has determined that Ukraine’s financing needs over the next two years may exceed the government’s estimates by $10–20 billion, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 11, citing undisclosed sources. But don’t worry, Europe […]
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