The Russians are not trying to build anything in Africa. They move quickly, they cause destruction and they give people weapons. This is much easier to do than supporting civil society groups.
Media mentions – Wider Europe
If there is a so-called game changer in this war, it is the capability to synchronize new tech capabilities with conventional mechanized warfare and innovate faster than Russia
The way to avoid a legitimacy crisis or attempt to create one would be to reconstruct the government and form a cabinet of national unity with opposition representatives
Edwin Bendyk on the socio-political situation in Ukraine
This is because he knows that if he uses them, or threatens to use them, he would enter a dangerous game of escalation with the West
For one reason or the other, they will liaise with this government
The Ukrainians need to plan the war, so they need to know how much they can fire today, fire tomorrow, fire the next month … and on this the West is a bit sketchy on promises
European parties are failing to engage citizens on the importance of EU enlargement as they fear a bad reaction, which is allowing a negative narrative on security
As much as enlargement is necessary for geopolitical reasons, the EU must do its homework before going ahead with accepting new countries