When Finland and Sweden recently announced a deal with Turkey to join NATO, it underscored just how ill-conceived Russia’s war against Ukraine was from the start. Previously, the two Nordic countries had been stalwarts of neutrality, if not somewhat suspicious of the American-led alliance. But Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warRead More →
KYIV — What surprises most about a visit to the Ukrainian capital is how peaceful the city is. By local standards, traffic is smooth and the trendy hipster cafes are rarely full. Yet despite the ubiquitous roadblocks, a striking sense of normalcy is in the air. Sunbathers relax on theRead More →
This move towards large-scale farming and more profitable monocultures made small farmers more dependent on expensive chemical fertilizers, forcing them into ever-increasing debt. In India, 10,677 agricultural workers are believed to have committed suicide in 2020, many of whom were farmers trapped by mounting debts resulting from the high costsRead More →
For Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Marxist-Leninist dialectician, events in Ukraine will not fundamentally alter China’s great historical rise. Edifyingly, Russia’s military failures will simply push the Chinese leadership to make even more substantial preparations before seizing Taiwan. MELBOURNE — Following Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine, two views quicklyRead More →
How does a person start writing a book review on Leon Trotsky’s “History of the Russian Revolution”? Simply reading the 3-volume, 1,400-page classic seems like a daunting task. But there is so much in it – history, theory and sometimes humor! There are many published stories of the October 1917Read More →
US: Ukrainian forces need deliberate training on new rocket system Ukraine wants new US Himars artillery on the battlefield now. However, the Pentagon insists on the need for comprehensive training to ensure long-range precision rocket systems are used effectively. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley saidRead More →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels’ support for his embattled country’s bid to join the European Union as a “historic” achievement. The European Commission has recommended that Ukraine and Moldova gain EU candidate status, a move that marks the start of what is likely to be a long journey towardsRead More →
Refiners have jumped on the bandwagon of opportunistically buying heavily discounted Urals crude, which ironically could make the country Europe’s refining hub TopicsRussia | India Russia | Crude oil S Dinakar | New Delhi Last Updated Jun 3, 2022 06:10 IST India could see aRead More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
When John Kerry assumed his role as US climate envoy last year, he approached the job with his usual enthusiasm, traveling the world in a flurry of diplomatic engagements, convincing world leaders that America was indeed “back” – as US President Joe Biden promised and ready to take the leadRead More →
For centuries, bread has been the cornerstone of civilization. Riots and revolutions have been sparked over the availability of this staple – and food prices more broadly, particularly as they relate to the Middle East and North Africa. Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine now threatens much of the wheat andRead More →
The Decembrist uprising finally paved the way for the successful revolution of 1917 Illustration of the Decembrist revolt by Vasily Perov. SD Public domain via Wikimedia commons. Jthe imperial russian army and their Prussian and Austrian allies marched on Paris in March 1814. The Napoleonic Wars that had raged inRead More →
“The apartment is fine. We got some food out of the fridge and watered your plants,” texted me a fortnight ago. For almost two months I have not been able to return to the apartment I rent in Kyiv. Just before the start of the war, I had left forRead More →
World leaders were universally shocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with two exceptions. President Biden said US intelligence gave him enough notice. China’s Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin at the Beijing Olympics, where they jointly issued a statement of ‘limitless strategic partnership’ which included opposition to NATO expansion – Putin’sRead More →
Victoria Resident of Avdiivka, Donetsk region Came here with four children (between 13 and 16) from Avdiivka a week ago to Zolotonosha [a town in Cherkasy region]. We took refuge in the basement of a house, it was safer below ground level. We hoped that if the house was bombed,Read More →
The verdict is in: Russia invaded Ukraine for two reasons. One is Moscow’s obsessive pursuit of nationalist and imperial ambitions – to unify the two countries and eliminate a separate Ukrainian identity. The other is Vladimir Putin’s misperception – he is an isolated, overconfident autocrat who has played his handRead More →
After visiting Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters that Russia was “failing” in its war aims in the country. Blinken’s comments came after he traveled to Kyiv with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The pair spoke to reporters Monday in Poland after crossing the Ukrainian border.Read More →
Placeholder while loading article actions The UN Secretary General this week called for an Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine. Orthodox Christians in both countries celebrate Easter on Sundays. But as the fighting continued to rage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of rejecting the UN proposal. Russia‘sRead More →
Leader of the Russian opposition. Anti-corruption activist. Survivor of an assassination attempt. Prisoner. Alexeï Navalny’s crusade against the Kremlin has earned him many labels. And with the eyes of the world now on Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his brutal invasion of Ukraine, Navalny’s message of resistance takes on newRead More →
As sanctions continue to restrict Russia’s economy, the future of the country and its despotic President, Vladimir Putin, remains uncertain. Reports of dissent among the oligarchs have spurred speculation over a possible ousting to oust him from power, but Putin’s iron grip on his position and the fear he instigatesRead More →
A close ally of Russia, China has publicly defended a position of strategic neutrality since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February. Although Beijing has expressed no support for Moscow for its actions in Ukraine, the country has not participated in issuing sanctions against Putin as trade in raw materials andRead More →
Tehran, Iran – During its 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran embraced the cry of protest ‘neither East nor West’, rejecting both the United States and the Soviet Union, then s is locked in the cold war. The phrase to this day hangs above the doors of Iran’s Foreign Ministry. Russia’s warRead More →
A senior US defense official confirmed The war zone Monday morning, something Ukrainian officials have been saying for a while now about arms supplies from Russia. Not only is Russia suffering huge battlefield casualties, but its ability to resupply its forces has been undermined thanks to punitive economic sanctions imposedRead More →
Another global energy crisis produced a series of political promises to use energy more wisely. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked calls for embargoes on oil and gas exports that support the country’s economy, and laid bare the folly of maintaining fossil fuel energy systems that are no longer suitable.Read More →
The leaders of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and European Affairs Committees of the Polish Sejm and the German Bundestag released a joint statement following a meeting earlier this week, Polish news agency PAP reported. “Shock, outrage and opposition” Polish and German MPs said in the statement that theyRead More →
On Wednesday, investigators from nearly a dozen countries scoured bombed-out towns and freshly dug graves in Ukraine for evidence of war crimes, and a wide-ranging investigation by an international security organization detailed what she called “clear patterns” of human rights abuses by Russian forces. Some of those atrocities could amountRead More →
© iStock Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fueled rising prices on top of months of inflation. We’ll also look at the White House bracing for a tough inflation report and a push to legalize cannabis. But first, find out why Kevin Bacon appeared in DC this weekend. welcome to money, yourRead More →
There are some fantastic companies in Russia, but with the country facing an uncertain future, we decided it was better to sell. Which countries and actions in space do you think will be the biggest winners and losers from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict? For a host of reasons, commodity prices wereRead More →
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 23, Iraq has refrained from taking a strong stance on war. On February 28, Iraq voted for an Arab League statement on Ukraine that attributed no responsibility to Russia. Iraq abstained in the vote of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 2Read More →
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A snowy sidewalk littered with bloodied bodies. A beleaguered president wandering the streets of a country under attack. Missile stream. Sirens screaming. Teenagers make homemade bombs. And dead soldiers, so many, lying slumped in the fields and collapsed in smoking tanks. Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine has spawned a steady streamRead More →
Under mounting pressure to bring down high energy prices, President Biden announced on Thursday that the United States would release up to 180 million barrels of oil from a strategic reserve to counter the economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With the midterm elections just months away, gasolineRead More →
About the Author: Koren Ore is a lecturer in international relations and methodology at Indiana University, Bloomington. The head of the World Food Program told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would have an impact on food prices “beyond anything we’ve seen since the SecondRead More →
As the disaster in Ukraine unfolds, German-Jewish writer and philosopher Walter Benjamin has often come to mind. In his final text, written as the nightmare of Nazism descends upon him, Benjamin tells us that history cannot be understood as progress. Instead, Benjamin said, the story is a storm, a “disasterRead More →
Despite recent threats to torpedo the Iran nuclear deal – officially the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – Russia continues to hamper progress on retaliating for sanctions related to its military activities against Ukraine . This, in turn, causes Iran to react accordingly. On March 10, Iran’s Islamic RevolutionaryRead More →
OWhether we admit it or not, regime change in Moscow – that is, the overthrow of Vladimir Putin – must be the ultimate goal of Western democracies as they help thwart his conquest of Ukraine. . Chasing imperial fantasies, a czar-like Putin has gone too far this time. Now heRead More →
AAs Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and Western leaders weigh their options and calibrate their responses, it is clear that the impact of this war is global. Here’s a look at how this shock is shifting the tectonic plates of economics and politics around the world. Middle East and NorthRead More →
Analysis: Egypt approaches the invasion of Moscow with caution as it seeks to balance relations between the West and Russia amid a looming food crisis at home. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is under pressure from world powers to take a clear stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine as his country reelsRead More →
The White House has quietly assembled a team of national security officials to sketch out scenarios for how the United States and its allies should react if Russian President Vladimir Putin — frustrated by his lack of progress in Ukraine or determined to put warns Western nations against any interventionRead More →
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The sound of rockets launched in the distance breaks the silence of an otherwise calm morning in Kyiv. “It’s us, we are attacking Russian positions near Hostomel,” says a Ukrainian soldier, while the shots are triggered in synchronized rhythm. In this particular case, the rockets that the Ukrainian military usesRead More →
A Ukrainian serviceman runs to deliver ammunition to an armored fighting vehicle during a live-fire exercise in an area controlled by the joint forces operation in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Thursday February 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the aggressive strategy ofRead More →
mad about money NOT for the first time courageous Ukrainian President Zelensky hits the nail on the head. “All you cared about was the economy,” he told German MPs bluntly yesterday, chastising them for doing next to nothing when Putin massed tanks on his borders in early February. 1 EURead More →
mad about money NOT for the first time the courageous Ukrainian President Zelensky hits the nail on the head. “All you cared about was the economy,” he told German MPs bluntly yesterday, chastising them for doing next to nothing when Putin massed tanks on his borders in early February. 1Read More →
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with additional high-tech defensive weapons that are easily transportable and require little training for use against Russian tanks, armored vehicles and aircraft, according to U.S. and European officials. In remarks on Wednesday, President Biden announced $800 million in new military aid toRead More →
Congress has charged the Federal Reserve with keeping the US economy functioning as smoothly as possible. If the Fed fuels the economy, it may lower the federal funds rate, making borrowing money more affordable for people and companies. This action often raises stock values, rewarding investors with higher profits. TheRead More →
Britain’s standard of living is set to become the worst in living memory over the next 12 months, with the Bank of England anticipating a peak of inflation at 7% around Easter. JThis is probably an optimistic estimate, however, with inflation rates of 10% or more quite plausible. That said,Read More →
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LONDON — Diplomatic activity accelerated on multiple fronts Monday as Russia’s war with Ukraine entered an uncertain new phase, with President Vladimir V. Putin’s forces stepping up their bombardment of Kyiv and other cities , hundreds of civilians fleeing the devastated port of Mariupol and the United States. warn ChinaRead More →
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CHINA is ready to send weapons to Russia to help with its invasion, the United States has warned. And Beijing has been told it will face isolation and sanctions if it helps Moscow as World War III fears grow. 3 China may send military aid to Russia in its invasionRead More →
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From the start of the war in Ukraine, it was clear that China would not condemn the Russian invasion. On February 25, Beijing abstained in a vote on a draft UN Security Council resolution condemning the attack. China also refrained from condemning the war by 141 countries at the UNRead More →
France continued to issue arms export licenses to Russia after the 2014 embargo, the investigative site Disclose revealed. According to leaked documents, French companies delivered weapons to Russia after the EU imposed sanctions, including an arms embargo, against Russia in 2014. France has since issued more than 70 licenses toRead More →
When the Ukrainian Defense Forces encounter a suspected Russian saboteur posing as a Ukrainian, they usually ask him to say the Ukrainian word for a type of local bread: palyanitsya. Almost invariably, the suspect betrays his nationality and politics by pronouncing it with a different ending: palyanitsa. Similarly, during WorldRead More →
The great demographic events of the past have shaped our history and made us who we are. The explosion in the number of these islands fueled the settlement of the British and Irish from San Francisco to Tasmania. The great demographic booms of the United States and Russia – laterRead More →
Links to the breadcrumb Opinion Column Publication date : March 11, 2022 • 12 hours ago • 7 minute read Content of the article I have already written that I am a man of conflicting faith. Yet, even though I lecture as a professor of political geography, I can onlyRead More →
After decades of shaping his image as a strongman in modern politics, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is understaffed. Conservatives will have to adapt. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a model of what the right strives to be; Putin is the caricature in which he sometimes contorts. In his bookRead More →
A 99-year-old man, Corsock, whose parents fled the Russian revolution, condemned the invasion of Ukraine. Ivan Tolstoy blames Vladimir Putin for the war and hopes the brutal conflict can be stopped. The naturalized US citizen, who has lived in Corsock for 46 years, had close ties to the former SovietRead More →
KYIV, Ukraine – They met in high school but became friends a few years later after meeting on a dance floor at a Ukrainian nightclub. Married in 2001, they lived in a dormitory community outside Kiev, in an apartment with their two children and their dogs, Benz and Cake. SheRead More →
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means that the food inflation plaguing global consumers is now tipping into a full-fledged crisis, potentially outpacing even the pandemic’s blow and pushing millions further into hunger. Together, Russia and Ukraine account for a huge share of global agricultural supplies, exporting so much wheat, corn, sunflowerRead More →
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The shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to reverberate around the world, including in unexpected places. At the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session this week, Algeria was among 35 nations to abstain in response to a resolution condemning Russia’s ‘aggression against Ukraine’ and demanding that Russia immediately withdrawRead More →
Bottom left to right: Susember’s daughter, Norah, and Susember Rasho on their way to visit Susember’s sister, Rapka, in Donetsk, Ukraine. ( Shabnam Samuels) I was born and raised in the early 1960s in the sleepy delta town of Cuttack in Odisha (formerly Orissa) between a confluence of three rivers.Read More →
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw the return of full-scale war to Europe for the first time in nearly 80 years. While many Westerners worry about the escalation of the conflict towards a confrontation between two nuclear powers, Lloyd Gruber asks the key questions – and offers unexpected answers. War hasRead More →
Just over a week after it began, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine looks like the tale of two wars. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the past week has hardly been reassuring. Between the poor performance of the Russian military on the ground and the existential shock of Western sanctions on theRead More →
This photo shows destroyed Russian GAZ Tigr infantry mobility vehicles following a fight in Kharkiv, located about 50 km from the Ukrainian-Russian border, on February 28, 2022. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Pictures) A few days before the first Russian tanks crossed the border towards Kiev, a new TwitterRead More →
The Biden administration is seeking to enforce or lift sanctions against India for its purchase of the S-400 Triumf missile defense system from Russia under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), it said Wednesday. US diplomat Donald Lu (local time). ). Lu’s remarks came asRead More →
Although the most immediate impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on India is the evacuation of thousands of Indian students who are stuck there, it becomes clear that there will also be long-term implications. New Delhi tried to walk a fine linenegotiating its relations with the United States and otherRead More →
Wall Street has just ended a lackluster month of February as the three main indexes ended the month in the red. Immense volatility was also seen on the stock exchanges. The Russian-Ukrainian war saga continues as talks between the countries’ representatives ended without any firm resolution. At the same time,Read More →
[imagesource: Wikipedia / Creative Commons] Russia continues to strike large parts of Ukraine, with yesterday’s attacks show a clear escalation in violence because of the frustrations aroused by the determination of the Ukrainian people. Earlier this week we covered the chances of an all-out nuclear war. While various experts haveRead More →
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The United States and its NATO allies on Monday escalated their economic war against Russia through sanctions and restrictions, accompanied by an increased influx of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons into Ukraine. The moves come as Russian forces continue to approach Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, and amid widespread US and EuropeanRead More →
“Honestly, I didn’t believe in my heart that they were going to invade all of Ukraine. I thought there was a possibility that they would invade part of the country and even then it would be very dangerous. MP Howlin said the specter of a modern democratic European country beingRead More →
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine aims to sever its ties with NATO, which succeeded: it failed to come to Ukraine’s aid. But will it remain inactive in the face of a nuclear threat? (Image: Tom Red/Private Media) In the 1930s, shirt tops and cuffs were often made of celluloid for durability;Read More →
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Coincidentally, or by design, nothing seems to inspire Vladimir Putin to an act of military aggression quite like the Olympics. In 2008, as the Beijing Olympics began, I was deployed to Tbilisi, Georgia to cover the short-lived war with Russia. Then, in early 2014, I was in Russia for ABCRead More →
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine this morning puts an end to several months of doubt and debate on the objective of Moscow’s military reinforcement on the border of the two countries. Washington’s repeated warnings of an impending military operation turned out not to be the hysteria that Russian President VladimirRead More →
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LANSING — A coalition of consumer and civil rights groups hoping to strengthen regulation of Michigan’s payday loan industry launched signature-raising efforts on Wednesday to bring the issue before voters in November. Michiganders for Fair Loansa Grand Rapids-based organization, is spearheading a ballot initiative that cap the maximum fees andRead More →
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PESHAWAR — The potential for a Russian-Ukrainian war is already rocking Pakistan as local prices for energy, food, raw materials, steel and semiconductor chips soar. The conflict could also delay the repair and upgrade of T-80UD tanks under an $86 million deal Islamabad struck with Ukrainian arms conglomerate Ukroboronprom lastRead More →
US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attend security talks at the US mission in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, January 10, 2022 Photo: AFP These days, the world is witnessing a looming crisis involving Ukraine and Russia. There are growing fears that the crisisRead More →
The mask wars will continue to make a lot of news in Illinois this week. More on that in a moment. But it’s the other war, the potentially damaging conflict in Ukraine, that is showing increasing signs of affecting people’s daily lives here. According to U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, D-Chicago,Read More →
Moscow/Kyiv — Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have urged civilians to cross the border into Russia to protect themselves from an attack by Ukrainian government forces, while the Russian president says those refugees should receive compensation. The call for an exodus to Russia came as rebels and Kyiv authorities blamedRead More →
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“There are two versions of this story. The US side is a pack of political lies from Biden, according to evidence in the country, in Donbass and on the Russian border,” say investigators and security analysts digging up data in the conflict zone. Russia again declared in writing to theRead More →
As Russia moves its accumulated forces around Ukraine’s borders, observers are watching to see if an invasion will actually happen. It remains uncertain whether Russia will demobilize its forces on its own, whether a diplomatic settlement can be reached that would persuade the country not to invade, or whether anRead More →