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Widespread condemnation after government websites in Ukraine are shut down by 'massive' cyber hack
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Widespread condemnation after government websites in Ukraine are shut down by 'massive' cyber hack

14 January 2022
NATO and the European Union led strong condemnation after Government websites of various Ukrainian ministries were hacked on Thursday evening (13 January). The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this on Friday. According to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Oleg Nikolenko, it is too soon to draw conclusions about who could have been behind the attacks. However it is widely suspected that Russia was behind the attacks.
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NATO-Russia Council meets for a "not an easy discussion"
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NATO-Russia Council meets for a "not an easy discussion"

13 January 2022
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussles, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who chaired the meeting, said: “This was not an easy discussion, but that is exactly why it was so important.” He noted that NATO Allies are ready to meet again with Russia to discuss a number of topics in greater detail and to put concrete proposals on the table. “There are opportunities for constructive engagement which should not be missed, in the interest of security in Europe,” he said.
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Opinion: New Dutch government installed, as a gentle pro-European breeze blows over The Hague
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Opinion: New Dutch government installed, as a gentle pro-European breeze blows over The Hague

11 January 2022
A new government for The Netherlands was installed on Monday (10 January) made up of a coalition of four political parties: VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie. One important feature of the coalition agreement is its positive and optimistic approach towards the European Union. Is this then the end of Euroscepticism in the Netherlands? Maximiliaan van Lange analyses in this article for commonspace.eu the background to the formation of the fourth Rutte Cabinet (Rutte IV) and examines how the Netherlands will now pursue its objectives within the European Union.
Maximiliaan van Lange
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Opinion: The implosion of Kazakhstan was unexpected, and it has implications for the whole post-Soviet space
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Opinion: The implosion of Kazakhstan was unexpected, and it has implications for the whole post-Soviet space

10 January 2022
"We need time to understand better what happened in Kazakhstan, and why", writes Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed. Whilst sending CSTO troops to Kazakhstan was clearly President Putin's decision to support President Tokayev in the internal fight between Kazakh local elites, the deployment has implications also for other countries participating in the mission, including Armenia.
Benyamin Poghosyan