Results

1. 143 countries have declared illegal the annexation of Ukrainian territory by Russia
2. 5 countries consider the annexation of Ukrainian territory legal: Belarus, North Korea, Nicaragua, Syria and Russia
3. 35 countries have abstained

Abstentions

Acumen Public Affairs: Ann Marie Borg joins as associate director, via Hanbury Strategy. 

APCO Wolrdwide: Christoph Mielke was promoted to deputy managing director.

AVEC (The Voice of the European Poultry Meat Sector): Gert-Jan Oplaat is the new president succeeding Paul Lopez. 

The European Political Community aims to

• foster political dialogue and cooperation to address issues of common interest
• strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent

Participants

Since the war broke out in February, ISW has been the elite media’s go-to think tank for information and analysis.

The Institute for the Study of War has neoconservative roots and is run and staffed by pretty extreme hawks. Over the years it has gotten funding from various corners of the arms industry—General Dynamics, Raytheon, lesser known defense contractors, and big companies, like General Motors, that aren’t known as defense contractors but do get Pentagon contracts.

Albert & Geiger: Bernard P. Auxenfans former chairman of Monsanto Europe/Africa and COO of its agriculture business, has joined Alber & Geiger. Guus Houttuin, a retired senior trade adviser for the European External Action Service, is joining Alber & Geiger. Alain Georges Van Hamme has also joined Alber & Geiger after stints dealing with competition and trade law at the European Court of Justice and the European Commission. 

1. The international community will not officially recognize the results  obviously rigged and illegitimate ballots.
2.  Russia’s referendums have the potential to significantly escalate the war.
3. Stage-managed votes will likely lead to even more misery for the millions of Ukrainians currently living under Russian occupation.

Corruption in Russia’s military is endemic and is part of the accepted culture. Russian military corruption can be understood on three levels: individual, cultural, and political.

Author: Olga Khvostunova, Fellow in the Eurasia Program

Plenary meeting: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 - 9:00 a.m.

1. Brazil: His Excellency Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil

2. Senegal: His Excellency Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal

3. Chile: His Excellency Gabriel Boric Font, President of the Republic of Chile

4. Jordan: His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein: King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

5. Colombia: His Excellency Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia

"We are on the brink of World War III, which the West is compulsively pushing for. And this is no longer a fear or expectation, it is a fact. Russia is at war with the collective West, with NATO and its allies (though not with all of them: Turkey and Greece have their own position and some European countries, primarily but not only France and Italy, do not want to actively participate in a war with Russia). Yet, the threat of a third world war is getting closer and closer.