Russian forces have captured two towns near the besieged towns of Lysychansk and Syevyerodonetsk in the Lugansk region, the Ukrainian army announced on June 21. The captured towns – Pidlisne and Myrna Dolyna – are in the direction of Toshkivka-Pidlisne, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine saidRead More →
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained his vision for the Ukrainian state. He said, “Modern Ukraine was entirely and fully created by Russia, specifically Bolshevik and Communist Russia. This process began almost immediately after the 1917 revolution, and moreover Lenin and his associates did itRead More →
President Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, says food now consumes about 40% of African household income. Mr. Akufo-Addo said this at the African Development Bank (AfDB) 2022 Annual Meetings for Heads of State, Governors and other Stakeholders in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday. He said the percentage wasRead More →
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an existential crisis and a direct challenge to the international security order. What is at stake is not just Ukraine, but the future of European security. And the outcome of the war will have profound medium- and long-term consequences for regional theaters in Europe,Read More →
Placeholder while loading article actions The battle for Severodonetsk – one of the last major cities under Ukrainian control in a key eastern province – is becoming a focal point of Russia’s war. Russian troops, constantly bombarding the region, are using “scorched earth” tactics in Severodonetsk as it seeks toRead More →
A famous Ukrainian doctor recorded his stay in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail and smuggled it into the world in a tampon. Now it is in Russian hands, at a time when Mariupol itself is about to fall. Yuliia Paievska is known in Ukraine asRead More →
Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stand in a reinforced honor cordon ceremony upon his arrival at the Pentagon today in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP) If Sweden joins NATO, the country will make the alliance ‘better to defend itself’, US Secretary of Defense LloydRead More →
The United States is preparing a military aid package for India to deepen security ties and reduce the country’s dependence on Russian weapons, sources familiar with the matter said. The package being considered would include foreign military funding of up to $500 million, according to one person, which would makeRead More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing a military aid package for India to strengthen security ties and reduce the country’s dependence on Russian weapons, people familiar with the matter said. The package being considered would include foreign military funding of up to $500 million, according to one person,Read More →
👋 Halito!* Welcome to Wednesday, when the first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier since Moscow invaded Ukraine opens in Kyiv, Kim Jong-un slams North Korean officials’ response to the coronavirus outbreak and Mexico’s National Missing Persons Registry takes a grim step. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian media Livy Bereg examinesRead More →
“Japan will be able to regain all the Northern Territories for sure!” The speaker on the other end of the cell phone line seemed to be laughing happily. The person in question was a Ukrainian soldier named Oleh, who is currently fighting at the front against the Russian army inRead More →
For years, President Vladimir V. Putin viewed NATO expansion as an existential threat that would leave Russia stuck with Western missiles on its doorstep. Now, Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine appears to bring the Russian leader’s nightmare to life as NATO is about to begin its biggest potential expansion in nearlyRead More →
NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Berlin on Saturday to discuss the war in Ukraine. The two-day gathering will also feature the foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland, which are set to join the military alliance. Germany will host top diplomats from wealthy Group of Seven nations this weekend toRead More →
Russia has imposed sanctions on units of Gazprom Germania and dozens of other former subsidiaries in countries that imposed sanctions on Russia after kyiv halted the use of a major transit route for Russian gas . Live briefing: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine RFE/RL Live briefing gives you all the majorRead More →
Placeholder while loading article actions Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that he considers Ukraine’s place to be under Russia’s thumb. This was its position from the time of the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great in the 18th century to the common history of nations in the SovietRead More →
Vendors at Bang Kapi market in Bangkok have raised their prices due to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb) In recent months, there have been positive signs that the world is getting back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. People have worked tirelessly over the pastRead More →
Supporters of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) in India spoke to workers and youth about the need to build a working class anti-war movement based on socialist internationalism amid the proxy war waged by the United States and its NATO allies against Russia. India’s ruling elite, citingRead More →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine’s security support with Norwegian Storting President Masud Gharahkhani, who visited Ukraine. “I am happy to meet you. I am grateful for the support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as for the opportunity to speak in your parliament,” ZelenskyRead More →
“Flirt ja, heiraten nein(“Flirting yes, marrying no!”) This was recently said by the president of one of the largest Swiss soldiers’ associations, Stefan Holenstein, about Switzerland’s relations with NATO. It may sound frivolous, but Holenstein was serious: his argument, motivated by Russia‘s war in Ukraine, was that Switzerland should workRead More →
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has said he does not expect the war in Ukraine to “go on forever”, more than two months after close ally Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbor which shares also a border with Belarus. Analysts said the Russian leadership aimed to quickly crush the Ukrainian army andRead More →
At the start of 2022, the future of Europe seemed to be in the hands of Berlin and Moscow. They became the arbiters of Europe. But Russia’s war on Ukraine has changed the geopolitical map of the continent: the Germans and Russians are out, the British and Poles are uprising,Read More →
Sign up for Tom, Peacefield’s newsletter here. In the West, May 9 usually passes without notice. In Russia, however, it marks the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. Russia’s Victory Day is a time for military parades and solemn commemorations, much like theRead More →
How should the EU deal with the economic costs of Vladimir Putin’s war? This is not the same as minimizing these costs. It is a war on which the future of Europe will depend, perhaps on democracy itself. At such times, the goal of economic policy is to support theRead More →
A satellite image shows an overview of the Azovstal Steelworks, Ukraine’s last military stronghold that also serves as a civilian shelter in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 29. (Maxar Technologies/Reuters) Some civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after a ceasefire was declared, according to a commander ofRead More →