Anti-Russian sanctions bankrupt Europe’s largest condom maker
German condom manufacturer CPR GmbH has declared insolvency, blaming sanctions against Russia. 25% of condoms produced by CPR are sold to Russia.
Geopolitics
Ukraine, a hub for arms trafficking
Weapons supplied to Kiev to defend itself against the Russian aggressor may end up on the black market to feed terrorist networks. Brussels, Interpol and the Pentagon are concerned about this.
Ukraine : Europe trapped by Zelensky
Four months after the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian actor-president Volodymyr Zelensky has achieved all his goals. The European Commission has just granted Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.
Ukraine : When China wakes up
After the inauguration with great fanfare of the road bridge over the Amur River, an economic link between China and Russia, Xi Jinping gives assurances to Putin in the Ukrainian conflict.
When the war in Ukraine recalls the Spanish Civil War of 1936
The similarities between the Russian-Ukrainian conflict of today are numerous with the Spanish civil war of 193-39. And rather worrying.
Ukraine : Where are we, three months later?
More than three months after the beginning of the war, the destruction of Ukraine continues and the Russian army is gradually weakening. American aid is falling behind and Europe is gesticulating in a vacuum.
Letter of April 2022 from Gaia to Aurora Kepler 452 B
Our planet Earth, Gaia in Greek, considered as a living being, regularly corresponds with another planet in the universe, Aurora Kepler 452 B in the constellation of the Swan. Gilles Voydeville makes us discover this magnificent interstellar correspondence.
A rain of dollars on Ukraine
Huge funds have been flooding into Ukraine since the war began on February 24, 2022. But President Zelensky wants more. What is all this money for and who controls its use ?
Ukraine : When Eurovision becomes a geopolitical issue
The Ukrainian rap group won the Eurovision 2022 contest. As expected, the public did not only judge the quality of the performance but wanted to reward a country at war.
Demonstrations against French interests in Chad
Hundreds of demonstrators protested in several towns in Chad to denounce Paris’ support for Mahama Idriss Déby Itno and the ruling junta in N’Djamena.
Israeli police charge at funeral of Palestinian journalist
Israeli police brutally dispersed the funeral procession accompanying the coffin of Al Jezeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed last Wednesday in the West Bank. The indignation is widespread.
Ukraine : The hazards of war
Two and a half months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, things are not going quite as planned. On both sides.