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Georgia's opposition parties appeal to EU following election of pro-Russian president, Sova reports

Georgia's opposition leaders have urged the EU to reject the pro-Russian presidential candidate and take broader steps to support European values in the country, Sova news outlet reports. In their joint letter, addressed to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the foreign ministers of EU […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

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Tsikhanouskaya says Ukraine maintains relations with Belarusian opposition leaders

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the most prominent Belarusian opposition leader, discussed efforts to maintain relations with Ukrainian authorities in a European Pravda interview published on Dec. 10. Tsikhanouskaya told European Pravda that the United Democratic Forces parliamentary group has been able to establish good contact and relations with Ukrainian leaders, and while the result has not been […]

Ukraine

December 11, 2024

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Taurus delivery to Ukraine should be coordinated with US, European partners, German opposition leader says

German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz would closely coordinate the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine with the U.S. and European partners, he said in an interview with Bild on Dec. 9. According to Merz, training the Ukrainian personnel for these missiles would take at least four months and would not be completed before U.S. President-elect […]

Ukraine

December 10, 2024

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German opposition leader proposes European contact group to unify Ukraine peace strategy

Germany, France, the U.K., and Poland should set up a contact group to coordinate the European bloc’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Friedrich Merz, the German conservative opposition leader, said in Kyiv on Dec. 9. Speaking to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the German politician said that this united vision should be presented to the U.S. […]

Ukraine

December 9, 2024

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Georgian police detain opposition leader amid protests

Georgian police detained Nika Gvaramia, the leader of the Coalition for Change opposition party, on Dec. 4 amid government crackdowns as pro-EU protests in the country continue. Gvaramia was dragged out by police from the party's office and shoved into a car in Tbilisi as authorities conducted searches against multiple opposition parties as well as […]

Ukraine

December 4, 2024

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Scholz criticized opposition for proposing Taurus missiles ultimatum for Russia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized opposition leader Friedrich Merz for proposing that Berlin send Russia an ultimatum about possible deliveries of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. According to Tagesschau, Scholz made the statement at his party conference in Berlin. "All I can say is: be careful! You don't play Russian roulette with Germany's security," Scholz […]

Ukraine

November 30, 2024

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German opposition criticizes Scholz for refusing to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Florian Hahn, a member of the German opposition CDU/CSU bloc, criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision not to transfer long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, German media outlet Tagesschau reported on Nov. 19. Berlin is Ukraine's second-largest military donor under Scholz, but the chancellor has been adamant about not providing Taurus missiles, fearing it could draw his […]

Ukraine

November 19, 2024

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Russian opposition holds anti-war march in Berlin

A march organized by Russian opposition exiled leaders Yulia Navalnaya, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Ilya Yashin in protest against Russia's war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's regime began in Berlin on Nov. 17. The event's participants are calling for Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine, the release of political prisoners, and to try Putin as a war […]

Ukraine

November 17, 2024

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Like Russian opposition itself, Navalny’s posthumous memoir falls short on Ukraine

For Russian liberals, late opposition leader Alexei Navalny represented a glimmer of hope for a democratic future. Yet for many Ukrainians, especially in the context of a decade of war, he was a more complex figure, often casting doubt on whether Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin necessarily aligned with support for Ukraine's fully realized independence. […]

Ukraine

October 28, 2024

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Ukraine hopes Washington will support Kyiv's NATO bid after elections, as opposition in Europe persists

The desire to receive an official invitation to NATO tops President Volodymyr Zelensky's victory plan. While acknowledging that membership itself is a matter for after the war, Zelensky urged allies to send an invitation before U.S. President Joe Biden leaves office in January. The president also said that Ukraine needs to receive an invitation without […]

Ukraine

October 26, 2024

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Torn apart by infighting, without a plan, what comes next for Russia’s opposition?

When Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony in February 2024, the country’s liberal dissidents vowed to carry on their mission: to end the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Eight months on, however, and Russia’s opposition is bitterly divided, with little to no vision of how to carry on the […]

Ukraine

October 22, 2024

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German opposition leader would deliver Taurus to Ukraine after certain steps

Friedrich Merz, an opposition candidate for the German chancellor, said he is open to supplying Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine but under some conditions, N-TV reported on Oct. 14. Despite providing extensive military aid to Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been adamant in his position not to approve the supply of the Taurus missiles, […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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