Author: Klaus Holz

After the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, powerful sanctions were applied against the aggressor by Western countries, which, among other things, dealt a serious blow to the field of civil aviation and the field of aircraft construction. Restrictions on the supply of aircraft and original spare parts for them...

During 2020-2023, coups d'état took place in the Republic of Mali, Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger, as a result of which military juntas took power. Putin's Russia has significantly strengthened relations with all three of these countries. In particular, Russian mercenaries from the private military company (PMC) «Wagner»...

05/28/2025 The European Union, in order to strengthen its geopolitical role as a reliable player in the Black Sea region, launched its first strategy designed to ensure the stable and safe development of the Black Sea region. This strategy aims to enhance the United Europe's links with the South Caucasus,...

The carefree era of the so-called «gold passports» of the European Union is, in fact, coming to an end. They feel most upset, of course. Russians who for three decades had the opportunity to easily and legally buy EU citizenship as a thank you for making large and direct investments....

At the end of September 2025, the news was made public in Latvia that the country plans to restore swamps, reservoirs and forests in historically destroyed – areas due to peat extraction. Degraded peatlands should once again turn into healthy natural areas of the local eco-system. This idea, which was...

Today, Europe has become the object of aggressive actions of the Kremlin, which define as «hybrid war». In addition to propaganda, cyber-attacks and energy blackmail, the Russian authorities have begun to actively employ criminal elements or persons willing to break the law for money to perform «dirty work». And it...

The autumn of 2025 marked a new stage in the Russian-European confrontation. Previously, violations of the airspace of European countries by Russian drones were episodic, but now they have acquired a systemic and massive nature. September saw the peak of alarming incidents. In Poland and Romania, Germany and Denmark, drone...

Russia In modern Europe, which strives to remain a model of democracy and transparency in politics, nevertheless, corruption scandals break through from time to time. But some of them cause more than just indignation, they become a mirror of deeper processes that take place in the heart of European institutions....

One of the important objects of concentration by the Russian special services was and remains Britain. This is not only about espionage in the classical sense, Russian special services have also noted high-profile cases related to the physical elimination of persons disliked by the Kremlin. Suffice it to recall one...

For observers who monitor the activities of the Russian tanker fleet, which is often called the "shadow one," an interesting question remains: the effectiveness of the sanctions imposed in this area by the US, the European Union, and other jurisdictions. You can often hear about tankers transporting Russian oil changing...