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Macron pirouettes on Russia to the strains of ‘Churchill and Chamberlain’

21 February 2023
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President Emmanuel Macron’s nuanced position on the war in Ukraine is part and parcel of yet another French specificity, an attitude towards Russia which is unique in Europe. Macron prides himself on being a moderate among western warmongers.

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How will it end? No easy answers over Russia's war on Ukraine

14 February 2023
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The Kremlin wanted Russia's invasion of Ukraine to yield a lightning victory, but 12 months on the war is dragging into a stalemate with neither side achieving military breakthrough nor prepared to agree a settlement based on the status quo.

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(Replay) Accession to NATO, war in Ukraine: what are the new security challenges for Sweden and Finland?

09 February 2023
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A conference with Esa Pulkkinen, Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Ministry of Defense, and Peter Sandwall, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister of Defense, held at Ifri on February 9, 2023. 

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A conversation between Dmytro Kuleba and Thierry de Montbrial, World Policy Conference 2022, Abu Dhabi

11 December 2022
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Dialogue between Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and Thierry de Montbrial, founder and president of Ifri and the World Policy Conference, held in Abu Dhabi (Dec. 11), on the occasion of the 15th edition of the World Policy Conference.

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Global Focus: Has the War in Ukraine United Europe?

17 October 2022
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Does the war in Ukraine change the prospect of European Union enlargement? What is the possibility and future of Europe's common foreign and security policy? Does russian aggression unite or unify Europe and what is the role of the European political community? What is Russia's ultimate strategic goal?

 

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Military briefing: How will Russia’s mobilisation affect the war in Ukraine?

26 September 2022
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Kyiv expects new recruits to appear within two months but Moscow struggles with training and logistical obstacles.

Interview with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee

19 September 2022
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Can you describe the humanitarian impact of the war in Ukraine, in Europe, including with regards to displacement, and beyond the outside of Europe?

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Russian army hobbled by shortage of soldiers

13 September 2022
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Following the last Ukrainian victories over the Russian Army in the Kharkiv oblast, Russian administration currently faces controversies. As a matter of fact, many question the degree of intensity Russian general staff has decided, avoiding for now general mobilization. According to Dimitri Minic, researcher attached to the Russia / NIS center at the French Institutes of International Relations and expert in russian armed forces, the current russian army not only lacks men but also modern equipment. 

Toward a New European Security Order? Foreign Policy Shifts in Response to Russia’s War on Ukraine (webinar)

01 June 2022
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This online discussion takes stock of how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed national foreign and security policies and how these shifts affect Europe’s security architecture.

Neutrality and non-alignment after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

01 June 2022
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited discussions about the status of neutrality and non-alignment in several parts of Europe.

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Russian army hobbled by shortage of soldiers

13 September 2022
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Following the last Ukrainian victories over the Russian Army in the Kharkiv oblast, Russian administration currently faces controversies. As a matter of fact, many question the degree of intensity Russian general staff has decided, avoiding for now general mobilization. According to Dimitri Minic, researcher attached to the Russia / NIS center at the French Institutes of International Relations and expert in russian armed forces, the current russian army not only lacks men but also modern equipment. 

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Russian Elite Divided on Strategy in Ukraine but Not on Kremlin Goals There, Minic Says

09 April 2022
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Vladimir Putin is not a military strategist, and the decision to shift Russian forces from around Kyiv to the southeast in order to be in a position to defeat the Ukrainian army rather than go all out to achieve regime change now in Ukraine shows that, Dmitri Minic of the Paris Institute for International Relations says.

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Moscow’s tried and tested Georgia strategy now tailored for Ukraine

23 February 2022
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Western powers appear unable to thwart Putin’s strategy to reassert Russian influence

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Kremlin Is Top Destination For Spooked European Leaders

07 February 2022
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Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. French President Emmanuel Macron arrives Monday. The Hungarian prime minister visited last week. And in days to come, the German chancellor will be there, too. All are hoping to get through to President Vladimir Putin, the man who singlehandedly shapes Russia’s course amid its military buildup near Ukraine and whose designs are a mystery even for his own narrow inner circle.

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President Zelensky’s Increasingly Critical Stance toward the West

21 June 2021
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After the recent intensification of dialogue between official Kyiv and President Biden’s administration, in the wake of the rising threat to Ukraine posed by Russia and in anticipation of President Biden’s visit to the UK and EU, President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team began sharpening their rhetorical stance toward Ukraine’s Western partners.

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France and Germany back Ukraine’s call for Russian troop pullback

18 April 2021
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Zelensky’appeal for help in Paris follows Biden’s condemnation of Russian ‘aggression’.

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Anna Myroniuk: Peace in Donbas can’t mean capitulating to Russia

11 February 2020
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Editor’s Note: This opinion piece was written based on the experience of Kyiv Post staff writer Anna Myroniuk, a native of Donetsk, on a trip to Paris at the invitation of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which sponsored a visit by Ukrainian journalists in early February. In Paris, the reporters had a chance to speak with top-level decision-makers and hear their views on how to end Russia’s war in the Donbas.

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