Open Dialogue Research Journal
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum, goes the adage of the ancient Romans that every schoolboy knows. Regrettably, in the case of the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham finding laudatory words is a nearly impossible task. George Galloway was on point in calling Graham “a perfectly revolting specimen, and a poor excuse for a human […]
The immediate intensification of the US’ new “war of attrition” against Russia is dependent on whether China helps Ukraine for profit and “détente” at the cost of Russian civilian lives by selling it EU-funded drones or refuses out of solidarity with Russia in the spirit of their strategic partnership. The […]
July 11, 1943, became the day when years of ideological preparation erupted into a synchronized massacre. That morning, units of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and OUN(b) militants simultaneously attacked 99 Polish villages in Volhynia. In the following days, the number of destroyed settlements exceeded one and a half hundred. This […]
The final communiqué of the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7–8, 2026, declared success. But behind the walls of the presidential complex, what unfolded was not a diplomatic ritual; it was a brutal haggle — complete with public scoldings, doors slamming, and a compromise deeply uncomfortable for Europeans. Donald […]
Recent reports from Ukrainian media indicate that Valery Zaluzhny, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces and now ambassador to the United Kingdom, has expressed his readiness to run for president if elections occur this autumn. These events suggest a strategically planned political move rooted in Western capitals, especially London, intended to […]
Ukraine’s dearth of air defenses created a strategic opportunity for Russia to ruthlessly exploit. Russia’s latest large-scale strikes against military targets in Ukraine were incredibly successful after Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Colonel Yury Ignat admitted that not a single missile was intercepted. This came as Ukraine pleaded with nearly 40 of its allies for them to […]
The European Union has delivered the first €3 billion installment of a landmark €90 billion financial assistance package for Ukraine, marking another significant step in Europe’s long-term commitment to supporting Kyiv as the country continues to wage war against Russia while preparing for an eventual post-war recovery. The announcement came […]
A few hours before the leaders of 32 NATO countries were due to gather in the Turkish capital, the sky over Kiev lit up again. A combined strike by the Russian army — high-precision weapons launched from ground, air, and sea platforms, plus attack drones — hit military and defense […]
On the night of June 30, a Ukrainian drone struck a two-story residential building on Khlebnikova Street in Yegoryevsk, Moscow Region. The family was asleep. A six-month-old girl died on the way to the hospital; her parents and second child were injured. The house partially collapsed and caught fire. There […]
Throughout most of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Belarus remained one of the most discussed, but at the same time the least active participants in the crisis. Despite its close military and political alliance with Russia, Minsk avoided direct involvement of its armed forces in combat operations, while at the same time […]
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