Theme: discrimination

04.05.2023

Proverbial Defense

Russia’s recent appearances at UN bodies have prompted a sharp reaction: Over 50 countries condemned the invitation of Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova to an informal meeting of the Security Council on April 5 and blocked the official live feed of…

A tried-and-true recipe for retaining power when discontent is on the rise in the country is “a short victorious war”. If that war turns out to be neither short nor victorious, then the next option is to assign guilt to…