Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Considering how much kerchief-twisting there was about it in the first place, and how they are doing in the war right now, handing over top-end NATO tanks to Ukraine doesn’t look like a great idea.
Mar. 19
War in Ukraine
Tallinn protested against what it termed as Moscow’s “anti-security hybrid operations” against Estonia and expelled a Russian diplomat over “interference” in judicial processes.
Mar. 19
Putin
The picture of stability Russian President Vladimir Putin cultivates was shattered by bombs and explosions as the war in Ukraine reaches the doorsteps of common Russians.
Mar. 15
Russia
“If Russia wins, the life of the French will change. We will have no more security in Europe,” Macron said.
Mar. 15
Russia
Moldova said Moscow is illegally printing votes in breakaway Transnistria for the upcoming Russian presidential election. Moscow said it was merely enabling Russian citizens to vote in the region.
Mar. 15
France
“Those who say ‘let's not support Ukraine’ do not make the choice of peace, they make the choice of defeat,” Macron said.
Mar. 14
NATO
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has set an “ambitious deadline” to get Biden’s bill, and the $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, passed by the House of Representatives before the Easter vacation.
Mar. 14
Germany
Germany's largest manufacturer of military equipment had already announced an agreement with a Ukrainian company in February to build artillery shells in Ukraine.
Mar. 14
Putin
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Mar. 14
Putin
The Russian Central Bank has taken dramatic steps to keep the ruble buoyed, despite ongoing economic turmoil in Russia. However, after Putin’s re-election, economists project that the ruble may fall.
Mar. 14
NATO
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow Putin to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
Mar. 14
Ukraine
Zelensky must thread the needle carefully lest “hubris,” poor counsel, and scandal rob his presidency of the laurels it deserves.
Mar. 14
Putin
Russian Putin said if the US sent troops to Ukraine, it would be seen as a significant escalation of the war that could give the Kremlin a rationale for doing what once was considered unthinkable.
Mar. 13
US
Ukraine-born, US-based film producer Ihor Lopatonok teamed up with Hollywood director Oliver Stone to create a pair of films that may as well have been written by Putin.
Mar. 13
Drones
It looks likely that claims by pro-Kremlin sources that the reported downing of a Su-27 fighter aircraft is fake news and instead part of a Kyiv disinformation campaign may be true.
Mar. 12
EU
Lawmakers argued that Brussels had caved in to Orban's "blackmail" in order to secure Orban's support for Ukraine entering EU talks.
Mar. 12
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The RU foreign minister has made more threats against Ukraine and allies for allowing the use of ATACMS and other US-made long-range weapons to strike inside Russia after months of lobbying by Kyiv.
Nov. 18