“Do not forget about the sword”: Symon Petliura, Ukraine, Israel, and the contentious memory that cannot be given to Moscow
Simon Petliura — an inconvenient hero and a complex historical figure. For Ukraine, he is associated with the army, the UNR, and the struggle against Moscow. For Israel, he is linked with Jewish pain, pogroms, murder in Paris, and the question of historical responsibility. Simon Petliura was killed almost a hundred years ago. But his […]
Netanyahu congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day, but it only became known from Zelensky’s message on August 26, 2026
Benjamin Netanyahu wrote to Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence on August 24, but the document became public only on the evening of the 26th, when the Ukrainian president himself showed it. The letter contains two details that go far beyond a protocol congratulation: a direct definition of Iran as a common […]
The CIA Director warned Russia to reduce assistance to Iran and not to attack NATO: why the US specifically mentioned Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
The CIA Director warned Russia not to attack NATO during a rare visit to Moscow on August 25. New data shows: the main focus was on Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the second sensitive topic was Russian assistance to Iran. Author: Pavel Shveiko Moscow, Russia — August 25, 2026. CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia […]
PRISON AS A ‘BOND’: why ‘Brigade’, ‘Brother’, and ‘A Man’s Word’ explain Russia better than official speeches
Understanding modern Russia through ceremonial formulas, state slogans, and pseudo-historical manifestos has long been impossible. The structure of this system is much more accurately revealed elsewhere: in the language of the zone, in the cult of power, in the hierarchy of ‘pahan — six’, in the romanticization of the bandit as a hero, and in […]
It is no longer considered a mistake to write the words “путін”, “росія”, “рф”, “кремль” in lowercase – officially in Ukraine
In Ukraine, an important linguistic and legal process has concluded, which many are already calling a symbolic milestone of wartime. After the National Commission on State Language Standards approved the “Ukrainian Orthography” as the standard of the state language on March 1, 2026, the issue of writing words like “росія”, “рф”, “кремль”, “путін” and several […]