Calls grow within Germany for tougher stance towards Putin’s Russia – Atlantic Council
— Read on www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/calls-grow-within-germany-for-tougher-stance-towards-putins-russia/

Stronger support for Eastern partners finds way into amended EU military strategy proposal – Vigilant Info
— Read on vigilantinfo.net/en/2022/01/16/stronger-support-for-eastern-partners-finds-way-into-amended-eu-military-strategy-proposal/

Russia’s attempted blitzkrieg against Crimean Tatar resistance gave incriminating details about its invasion of Crimea
— Read on khpg.org/en/1608809973

Pro-Kremlin outlets blame the West for a “colour revolution” in Kazakhstan, but hardly anyone is listening.
— Read on euvsdisinfo.eu/false-helmets-trolling-arm-badges-how-pro-kremlin-outlets-exploited-the-situation-in-kazakhstan/

Officials have plans in place for a large-scale evacuation of the capital city of Kyiv, Ukraine, in the event of a Russian blitz.
— Read on coffeeordie.com/ukraine-evacuation-plans/

*Inside a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, in December 2021. Photo by Nolan Peterson/Coffee or Die Magazine.

Here we honour the Ukrainian soldiers – young and old – who laid down their lives in 2021 for the independence of Ukraine
— Read on euromaidanpress.com/2022/01/12/honouring-and-remembering-the-ukrainian-soldiers-who-perished-in-the-russo-ukrainian-war-in-2021/

Pro-Kremlin outlets blame the West for a “colour revolution” in Kazakhstan, but hardly anyone is listening.
— Read on euvsdisinfo.eu/false-helmets-trolling-arm-badges-how-pro-kremlin-outlets-exploited-the-situation-in-kazakhstan/

The German trial of Anwar Raslan is the world’s first criminal case over state-led torture in Syria.
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59949924

*Getty Images

Yesterday I posted my first YouTube video of 2022. It covers the important topic of a Russian Regional Court having admitted Russian military …

Russian Court Reveals Russia Invaded Ukraine

55-year-old Tatsyana Kaneuskaya has been transferred to a so called closed prison from women’s colony Nr 4 in Homiel, Radio Racyja reports with reference to her family.
— Read on belsat.eu/en/news/12-01-2022-convicted-member-of-tsikhanouskaya-s-initiative-group-placed-in-closed-prison/