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Tag: Volodyymyr Zelensky

  • Russia & Ukraine

📖The Fable of Family Quarrels and the Distant Cousin🪢

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
  • Russia & Ukraine

A Note of Caution Amid the Spectacle

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on August 19, 2025
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Angela Merkel Should Not Say Sorry

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on November 30, 2024May 8, 2025
  • European Union

Ukraine’s EU Negotiations: Unveiling the Long-Term Consequences

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 30, 2023August 4, 2025
  • Politics & Society

Post Mark Rutte – Adapting to the Shifting Tides: A Realist’s Reflection on Global Dynamics

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 27, 2023May 21, 2025
  • Russia & Ukraine

Ukraine at the Crossroads: Navigating Realities and Seeking Balanced Solutions

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 22, 2023August 3, 2025

Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the week: From Arthur Schopenhauer, used in "Ukraine, Crimea, and the Illusion of Victory." 👇

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