Putin shook his sword, made threats and called for mobilization. Just last week, the news and social media were full of stories and images of torture, murders and mass graves. Faced with the mobilization, there are demonstrations in the streets of certain cities in Russia while many other men tryRead More →
North Korea denounces the United States for the transfer of weapons to Russia – In a state media report on Thursday, a North Korean defense official denied US intelligence reports that the country had sent weapons to Russia. The statement ordered US officials to stop making “reckless” remarks about theRead More →
A review of Russian weapons found that many rely on aging electronics now considered obsolete. Other electronic parts came from countries that imposed export sanctions on Moscow. Russia will struggle to rebuild its war machine no matter how the war in Ukraine ends. Some of Russia‘s most high-tech equipment reliesRead More →
Photo credit: Kalibr cruise missile. -Getty Pictures A review of Russian weapons found that many rely on aging electronics now considered obsolete. Other electronic parts came from countries that imposed export sanctions on Moscow. Russia will struggle to rebuild its war machine no matter how the war in Ukraine ends.Read More →
North Korea issued a statement today after US officials said Russia was looking to buy weapons from North Korea. The statement claimed that North Korea had never exported arms or ammunition to Russia and had no intention of doing so. He said the US and other ‘hostile forces’ were spreadingRead More →
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that now was not the time for war, directly attacking the Kremlin leader in public over the nearly seven-month-long conflict in Ukraine. Locked in a confrontation with the West over the war, Putin has repeatedly said that RussiaRead More →
On Sunday, the Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck Ukrainian positions in the area with airborne troops, missiles and artillery. Loading Neither Putin, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces, nor Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had publicly commented on the defeat Sunday noon. “We are proud ofRead More →
February 1917, the February Revolution breaks out in Petrograd (currently Saint Petersburg). The Revolution was due to the alienation of all sectors of Russian society. In particular, industrial workers suffered from food shortages and deteriorating working conditions in factories. This was mainly due to the extreme effort that the GreatRead More →
An image taken from a 2017 broadcast by North Korea’s KRT shows what was said to be a “combination fire protest” in Wonsan, North Korea. North Korea is apparently preparing to sell millions of rockets and artillery shells – many likely from old stockpiles – to its Cold War allyRead More →
The events of 1968 have strong parallels with Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine, although the results so far are quite different. The Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia took place 54 years ago on the night of August 20-21 when tanks rolled across the border without warning. This ended theRead More →
Since Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago, more than 12 million Ukrainians have fled the country. As Ukrainians continue to be displaced across Europe, there is also the very real fear of Russia’s plans to completely displace Ukrainian culture. Even before declaring its independence in 1991, Ukraine has always differentiatedRead More →
A year ago on Wednesday, more than 5,000 Ukrainian and foreign troops marched down Khreshchatyk, Kyiv’s main thoroughfare, past the Maidan, the square where Ukrainians rose up against the country’s pro-Russian leader in 2013 , to celebrate 30 years of independence. of the Soviet Union. Ukrainian Air Force jets, BritishRead More →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pledged that Kyiv forces will retake Russian-occupied Crimea, as the leader and his top officials seek international support for the full restoration of the country’s pre-2014 borders and rescinding of all Russian earnings. Zelensky spoke on Tuesday at the second iteration of the Crimea Platform,Read More →
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced millions and sown economic strife around the world. Here are the main impacts of the war as it enters its seventh month. * DEATH Since February 24, 5,587 civilians have been killed and 7,890 injured, although the actualRead More →
Six months ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, Russia has occupied 13% more of the country, killed thousands of Ukrainians, razed major cities and countless towns and villages, strangled the Ukrainian economy, taken hostage the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and caused hundreds of billionsRead More →
In 2022, the anniversary of the victory of the “August 1991 Revolution” in Russia brings only bitter disappointment, which escalates into depression. In 31 years, the country has taken the unimaginable trajectory from young democracy to full-fledged fascism. All the mechanisms of representative government have been destroyed. Election results areRead More →
TOKYO— Microelectronics produced in the United States and allied countries are a crucial part of Russian weapons systems used in the invasion of Ukraine, according to a report by Britain’s Royal United Services Institute. The RUSI report, Silicon Lifeline: Western electronics at the heart of the Russian war machine, claimsRead More →
Russia’s poor military performance in Ukraine could exacerbate worrying long-term trends for Moscow arms manufacturers; an industry vital to the Kremlin’s soft power abroad. President Vladimir Putin’s claim to technological superiority over his Western adversaries seems less and less credible, as Russian forces battle against Ukrainians armed with the latestRead More →
Wars caused by people can also be caused by deep historical processes. For proof, look at the fighting in Ukraine. This conflict is the work of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a leader determined to reaffirm the greatness of Russia by destroying an independent Ukraine. Yet it’s also part of aRead More →
Vladimir Putin boasted about Russia’s ‘high precision weapons’, saying Moscow was ready to sell them to global allies (Reuters) Vladimir Putin has bragged about Russia’s “high-precision weapons”, saying Moscow is ready to sell them to global allies as the war in Ukraine stretches into its sixth month. The Russian presidentRead More →
Kyiv-based Paul Niland explores recurring feature of Vladimir Putin’s 22-year rule Being at war is abnormal, unless you are Russian. Wars start when all else fails. Diplomacy has failed. Mediation failed. All that remains is to ask brave men and women to risk their lives in the service of theirRead More →
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, analysts around the world predicted the country would fall within days. Almost six months later, the Ukrainian people remain united in their resistance to Putin’s war, with Ukrainian youth at the forefront. The remarkable resilience of the Ukrainian nationRead More →
In the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia has occupied part of the country extending from the areas marked by the major cities of Kharkiv in the north, to Kherson in the south, or about 22% of the country. On the waterfront, Ukraine has lost the Sea of Azov and mostRead More →
PRAGUE – Ukrainian forces are showing signs of success on the battlefield in two counter-offensives, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said, adding that the United States would support Kyiv in its fight against the invasion of Russian troops “as long as necessary”. Austin’s comments in Prague on September 9Read More →
Western governments are struggling to meet the challenge of reducing Russia’s oil export revenues, as the impact of their boycotts is offset by higher prices and purchases elsewhere. By establishing a cartel of buyers to impose a price cap on Russian crude, the West could achieve its goal with theRead More →
There’s not much left for Roscosmos at this point other than the ISS – or a replacement to be called the Russian Orbital Service Station, which Borosiv says could be developed and launched as early as 2028. That’s an overly optimistic timeline, Samson and Dreier argue, given that it tookRead More →
Russia’s population shrank by a record average of 86,000 people per month between January and May, state statistics agency Rosstat said. The decline surpasses the previous record contraction of 57,000 people per month in 2002, when Russia’s population fell to 145.3 million from nearly 146 million the previous year. Russia’sRead More →
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A rescuer walks among debris at the site of a residential area destroyed by a Russian military strike, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Toretsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine on July 27 2022. Ukrainian State Emergency Service Press Service/Handout via REUTERS Join now for FREE unlimited accessRead More →
TBS Report July 28, 2022, 12:45 p.m. Last modification: July 28, 2022, 11:53 p.m. Infographic: TBS “> Infographic: TBS On Thursday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the war between Ukraine and Russia was a meaningless war and only arms producers profited from it. “The lives of the general public areRead More →
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a welcome ceremony upon his arrival at Nsimalen International Airport in Yaounde on July 25.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron described the global food crisis as one of Russia’s “weapons of war” during a visit to Cameroon on Tuesday, dismissing suggestions that Western sanctionsRead More →
Russia’s war against Ukraine is entering its fifth month, despite the failure of several rounds of peace talks and the imposition of harsh economic sanctions by Western countries against Russia. The war is not taking place only on Ukrainian soil. President Vladimir Putin’s propaganda is propelling the war in UkraineRead More →
Russia’s planned expensive arms sales to Africa are set to take a hit following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US defense and intelligence officials have said. Foreign Policedepriving the Kremlin of a major source of revenue as the five-month war continues to spiral into a bitter stalemate. Defense Department andRead More →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called yesterday’s deadly attack in Vinnytsia an “open act of terrorism”. On Thursday morning, missiles hit the parking lot of a nine-story office building in the small town southwest of Kyiv, far from the heart of the fighting in the Donbass region. Residential buildings were alsoRead More →
The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia (as well as pro-Russian rebel troops). The Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity in February 2014 was initiated by Russia and initially centered on the status of Crimea and Donbass, both recognized by the international community as part of Ukraine. VladimirRead More →
Advertising Central Asia is intimately linked to trade networks that stretch across the former Soviet Union, a fact that could expose countries and companies in the region to sanctions. The existing risk intensified with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February and has drawn increasing attention as the war dragsRead More →
Red Cross parcels line the sidewalk in Serhiivka, a small town in southwestern Ukraine. A man unloads stamped plastic bags World Central Cuisine of a truck whose front windshield was completely shattered. On the other side of the square, people rummage through used clothes provided by a Ukrainian charity. SomeoneRead More →
Nasser Kanani, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said that cooperation with Russia “in the field of some modern technologies predates the war in Ukraine, and there have been no particular developments in this regard recently”. The trip to Tehran will be Mr Putin’s second foreign trip since he ordered hisRead More →
Russia is looking to Iran to supply it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for the country’s ongoing war with Ukraine, an official said on Monday. White House. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said it was unclear whether Iran had in fact supplied arms to VladimirRead More →
“Austria always wants to be a bridge between East and West,” former Austrian Vice-Chancellor Erhard Busek said one afternoon in 2017 during a long tea chat in his office. in Vienna. “The problem is this: a bridge has no identity. If East and West are quarreling and nobody wants thisRead More →
– Prison for Russians who cooperate with foreigners – Russian parliament introduces harsh prison terms for cooperating with foreigners and calls for undermining national security. In a bill reminiscent of the Soviet era, establishing and maintaining “confidential” cooperation with a foreigner or international organization and helping them to act againstRead More →
Mr President, as you said, the concept note for this event clearly exposes the devastating effect of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine on education and training, manpower, health, work experience and the stock of human capital. As he mentions, many of the 5.23 million people seeking refuge in countries neighboringRead More →
Qatar has built an outsized role in global commodity markets since it began exporting liquefied natural gas more than two decades ago. Now, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a series of deals to develop a new gas field, the Gulf state’s influence over international energy flows is set toRead More →
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 →
The world has been turned upside down, this column said in early March following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices hit $130 a barrel, gas values soared, nickel trade was suspended, Ukrainian ports were closed, marine insurance rates soared and freight rates swirled with each new measure aimed atRead More →
MARSABIT, Kenya: Under an acacia tree in drought-ravaged northern Kenya, malnourished infants feed on sticky bites of a nutrient-rich groundnut paste long used to prevent starvation in children during disasters across the world.This miracle food could mean the difference between life and death for a child in hard-hit Marsabit, whereRead 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 →
No one seems to know who coined the phrase “In war, truth is the first casualty,” attributed to sources as disparate as Greek playwright Aeschylus and isolationist U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson. from California. Truth is indeed a slippery commodity in times of war, especially during a brutal and prolonged spectacleRead More →
Placeholder while loading article actions “Beware of nested play.” It’s one of the lesser-known but most useful adages to keep in mind when following international affairs, and it’s especially relevant now that Lithuania has announced a blockade of sanctioned Russian goods. A nested game is what it sounds like –Read More →
As the conflict between major agricultural exporters Russia and Ukraine drives up food and fertilizer prices, this poor and populous region of Africa fears rising hunger. Congo is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the most populous in Africa, with over 100 million inhabitants. ©Getty Images ×Read More →
Newgate Farm’s top season one stallion Russian Revolution added a new winner to his tally on Sunday when powerhouse stable Kris Lees unleashed promising colt Brudenell. Sent to Port Macquarie on his debut, Brudenell was dispatched as a firm favorite and delivered in style to punters. He led home andRead 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 →
(Bloomberg) – Russia’s population is shrinking even as it emerges from the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak, underscoring the government’s struggles to reverse the crisis as President Vladimir Putin wages war on Ukraine. Deaths exceeded births by 311,200 in the first four months of this year, up from 304,500 aRead 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 →
Internet Explorer 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. NEXT Latina writer opens up about her abortion journey in new memoir 03:14 New Harvard University study shows some January 6 rioters had revolution, civil war and secession in mind 01:51 GOP lawmakers stepRead 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 →
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 →
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 →
Firefighters work to put out a fire in a warehouse amid Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23. (Felipe Dana/AP) In the early hours of Sunday morning in Ukraine, here are the latest developments in the war: Ukraine claims citizens of Mariupol were forcibly deported to the Far EastRead 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 →
If you have seen the Scorpios Recently, during their Las Vegas residency, you heard an updated version of the band’s biggest international hit, “Wind of Change.” During Scorpions’ first residency show at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater in late March, the band dedicated the song to the people of Ukraine. “ThisRead 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 →
Ukrainian military intelligence reported on March 24 that Russian occupation troops in the country were confiscating books and other materials that the Russian government deemed “extremist” – mainly books about the Maidan revolution in Ukraine, the war against Russian-backed separatists in parts of eastern Ukraine. , and studies of Ukraine’sRead More →
Analysis: Putin’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the flaws in the liberal Western world order, laying the groundwork for a new global power dynamic that challenges US hegemony. In the early stages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “What we heard today were not just missileRead 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 →
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to have spent much of his Tuesday phone conversation with his Mexican counterpart discussing Ukraine. According to Canada’s official reading, “The Prime Minister has invited the President to participate in the ‘Stand up for Ukraine’ campaign engagement event on April 9, which he is co-hostingRead 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 →