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Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski, Jacek Tarociński
In recent days conditions for troops in eastern and southern Ukraine have been difficult. Snow or rainfall and temperatures often exceeding zero have turned fields and dirt roads into quagmires. Despite this, the invaders have continued…
Analyses |
| Krzysztof Nieczypor, Marta Szpala
On 14 December, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova, and to grant Georgia candidate status. Despite the threat of a veto, Hungary eventually abstained (Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left the…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 13–15 December, the Russians drove the defenders from their last positions in Marinka. The fall of the town and the defending troops’ withdrawal from its ruins (the town has been completely destroyed during the fighting) were confirmed…
Analyses |
| Marcin Jędrysiak, Krzysztof Nieczypor
On 8 December 2023, on the bill’s second reading, the Ukrainian parliament adopted amendments to the law on national minorities, education, the media, the local government, higher education sector, general secondary education and the…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 8 December, Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenka visited the United Arab Emirates, where he met President Muhammad ibn-Zayid al-Nahayyan. Their topics of discussion included deepening bilateral trade and investment cooperation.…
OSW Commentary |
| Marcin Jędrysiak
Almost since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has been calling for the establishment of a special international tribunal to prosecute Russia for its crime of aggression against Ukraine. This is because the International…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Jakub Ber
On 10 December General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces, described the situation in the combat zones as difficult. He emphasised that Russian troops were storming the defenders’ positions along the entire…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On 7 December, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal appealed to the Ukrainian public and business representatives to reduce electricity consumption as much as possible and to consider changing the operating hours of businesses due to the recurring…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
To the north-west of Bakhmut, Russian forces pushed the defenders out of the last areas they had recaptured during the counter-offensive launched in June. They advanced from there to the outskirts of the village of Bohdanivka, outflanking…
OSW Commentary |
| Jakub Ber
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started in February 2022, has caused not only the deaths and suffering of thousands of people, but also huge environmental damage. It has also exacerbated the enormous environmental problems of the…