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News Blog Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

“European” fighters. It's not just in Syria. In Ukraine too….

16th February 201517th February 2015 Nicolas Gros Verheyde foreign fighters, Donetsk, far right, Extremisms, French, poutine, Separatists, Ukraine

(BRUXELLES2) It is a phenomenon, for the moment, less massive and more discreet than the “foreign” (= “European”) fighters who left to fight with

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PSDC crisis management 

A European battlegroup company lost in the Battle of Crimea

21th May 201426th May 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, battle groups, CHOD, EUMC, military committee, Company, Crimea, exclusive, Marines, Force Generation, Greece, Helbroc, poutine, Ukraine

(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) The European Union rapid reaction force (battlegroup) has lost a company! It's not

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Analysis Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

Putin's plan? A new Russia

April 18thNovember 23, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde gas, geopolitics, Ideology, poutine, Engime, Russia

(BRUSSELS2) While the Russian President's designs seem clear to grasp on Crimea, for Ukraine we can still have

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News Blog In short 

A postcard from Crimea for Cathy (Update)

April 1thMarch 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 1er, Birthday, Cathy Ashton, Crimea, humor, poutine, Tourism

(BRUSSELS2) According to confidential information collected from reliable sources of the High Representative, the High Representative of the EU for

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Economy Euro zone Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

Sanctions against Russia… Who wins? Venus or Mars

March 24, 2014November 20, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Crimea, Economy Euro zone, United States, Freeze of assets, poutine, Russia, sanctions, European Union, USA, Eurozone

(BRUSSELS2) Faced with Russian advances in Crimea, Washington has announced, drum beating, the freezing, twice, of the freezing of assets

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Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

Become Russian or leave the ship, the dilemma of Ukrainian sailors…

March 20, 2014March 28, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde military bases, Crimea, Navy, poutine, Russia, Ukraine

(BRUSSELS2) According to the various messages that reach the Ukrainian soldiers in Crimea were a little distraught, left without orders

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Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

Crimea in Russia. It's done. Following !

March 18, 2014March 25, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Crimea, poutine, referendum, Russia, Territory, Ukraine

(BRUSSELS2) Laughing like his first shirt at the first European measures and sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

Russian troops can (officially) intervene in Crimea

March 1, 2014March 2, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde February 21 agreement, Army, Crimea, military intervention, minorities, Parlement, poutine, Sevastopol, Ukraine

(BRUSSELS2) The decision is now official. President Putin confirmed this in a letter addressed to the Council of the

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Russia Caucasus Ukraine 

Great Russian maneuvers: a “surprise” exercise that is not surprising

27th February 2014March 5, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Army, Exercise, poutine, Russia, Ukraine

(BRUSSELS2) The Russian armed forces have just decided on a “sudden” but “exhaustive inspection of the

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  • [Confidential] Towards strong support for West African coastal countries. A new kind of mission 27th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
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