Upcoming referendum in the Netherlands on the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Treaty has become the topical issue for discussion in the Ukrainian as well as in the European media. Numerous observers suppose this referendum to be crucial for both Ukraine and Europe as it is the final chord in a long and thorny path […]
Radical nationalists in service to Kremlin
Contemplating the situation in Russia, Churchill’s quotation pops out more and more often in the memory: “Fascist of the future will call themselves the antifascist”. During the last decades Russian authorities have been increasingly fighting against “manifestations of fascism” all over the worlds particularly in the neighboring countries varying from the Baltics states to the […]
Putin uses the referendum as a level of pressure on the Western democracies
In the civilized world referendum constitutes a form of democracy allowing the citizens to take a direct part in making grave national decisions. Putin’s Totalitarian regime devoid of the democratic values uses referendum as a powerful propagandistic weapon of influence on the European politics. Russian officials have recently grandiosely celebrated another anniversary of the so-called […]
Referendum in the Netherlands – venal game of the right parties
Tensions are rising as the referendum on the ratification of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands is looming scheduled for April 6. The flow of demagogy, lie and disinformation is pouring out or rather infiltrating into the minds of the Dutch people. It’s difficult to understand the whole picture. Even though the circumstances show […]
Crucial referendum in the Netherlands
One country from among the plethora of states on the map of Europe is not perceived as a sovereign independent self-sufficient and the major European state – this is Ukraine. Though Ukraine is situated in the center of Europe (which is attested by the corresponding pole near the city of Rakhov in Carpathian mountains), a […]