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New working group to find solutions to deter Russia from further aggression.

Such outlets mask opinions as news stories. Robert Fico (Smer) refuses to communicate with media critical of him.

F-16 fighter jets are approaching the military aircraft from both sides. They intercept the plane while sandwiching it between them. From the small round windows of the encircled plane, the missiles with which the jets are equipped under their wings are clearly visible. On one tail unit emblazoned is the Turkish flag, on the other the Romanian national emblem.

The number of Turkish construction companies building large infrastructure projects in Romania has increased at least fivefold in the last two years. More than 20 percent of the total value of road infrastructure works currently contracted by the Romanian state will go to Turkish companies, very close to the illiberal regime of President Erdogan.

"All thanks to you, high authority", the CEO of the Kalyon Group was saying to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an Erdogan in September 2020.

Ukraine has become an AI battleground due the involvement of Western tech companies. This foreshadows the role of private companies in the war of the future. They decide which side (or sides) to support in a conflict according to their own business interests. In some special cases private companies may be legally 'directly engaged in hostilities', but their accountability is very different from that of state actors.

During the EU pre-accession negotiations, Peter Javorcik was part of the negotiating team, wrote the application on his computer, and sat next to chief negotiator Ján Figel at the accession negotiations. He was responsible for making sure the Slovak side always had all documents and materials ready. He still works for the European Union.

The world needs to hear a clear statement from the West that it will help Ukraine win, says former U.S. Army general.