How Russia controls occupied Donbas
Ukraine informs OSCE about system of political, economic and military management of occupied territories Russia's hybrid war in eastern Ukraine has been bleeding for seven years now. [...]
The NGO “Institute for Security Policy”, the Austrian Ministry of Defence and the “Valdai-Club” A case study on Russian influence in Central Europe
According to the Austrian weekly magazine Profil, the Vienna-based "Institute for Security Policy" (Institut für Sicherheitspolitik, or ISP) was founded in November 2016(1); however, on its [...]
The EU as a Global Actor?
By: Dariia Skovliuk The European Union is facing new challenges, particularly in regards to its decision-making and the Ukrainian crisis, according to a panel of experts [...]
Union of Lublin and Ukraine
By: Bogdan Shutka The Union of Lublin, which was signed on July 1st, 1569 in the [...]
Why we are doing this …
The persons who contribute to this Initiative are a rather heterogenic bunch. Some are Ukrainian citizens; [...]
Mission Statement
The Reality Bites Initiative A project of the Club for European Understanding and Communication – Vienna [...]
The distortion of reality and the defeat of truth: Russia’s celebration of Victory Day
By Gregor Razumovsky The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven`s birth; undoubtedly [...]
INTERVIEW with GREGOR RAZUMOVSKY
By Vasyl Korotkyi, published by Ukrinform in June 2019 Question: Mr. Gregor, repeated assertions by Russian [...]