Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
On Feb. 24, 2024, Ukrainian communities and diaspora organizations held 1,023 actions supporting Ukraine in 746 cities in 69 countries on all continents of the world, including Antarctica.
Feb. 26
War in Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 25
Belarus
Ukrainian Children are being forced into re-education summer camps, where they are flooded with pro-Russian militaristic narratives and handle riot gear and guns with Belarusian security forces.
Feb. 23
Ukraine
Zelensky proposed the meeting earlier this week but has so far received a cold shoulder from Warsaw, which does not want to antagonize Polish farmers.
Feb. 23
Putin
The Moldovan pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, which lies across Ukraine’s southwestern border, may announce a renewed call for annexation by the Kremlin next week, ISW analysts warn.
Feb. 23
War in Ukraine
Ukraine relies on Western military backing to help it defend against Russian attacks, which have accelerated as Moscow seeks to take advantage of Kyiv's stretched resources on the battlefield.
Feb. 23
Poland
Polish farmers have been blocking Ukrainian trucks from entering their country to protest what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Ukraine.
Feb. 21
US
Washington considers Kremlin statements on the Russian IL-76 allegedly packed with Ukrainian prisoners of war and the recent rocket attack in Lysychansk to be not credible.
Feb. 6
Putin
Earlier this week for nearly four hours, some of the Russia's biggest websites, including its main search engine, Yandex, went offline. Possible reason: Putin’s push for Russia’s “sovereign internet."
Feb. 2
EU
A weekend report by journalists from Latvia, Estonia and Sweden accused a Latvian member of the European Parliament of being a long-term Russian intelligence asset.
Jan. 31
Russia
The Kremlin has been accused of manipulating its Second World War history to justify the offensive against Ukraine and a repressive turn at home.
Jan. 27
Russia
The FSB said on Friday it had arrested two men in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don on treason charges – crimes that carry up to 20 years in prison.
Jan. 26
Russia
Hardline military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was blown up in a Saint Petersburg cafe where he was giving a speech last April.
Jan. 25
Russia
The Russian enterprise is involved in the production of anti-ship, air-launched and other missile types in its Korolov plant 25 kilometers northeast of Moscow.
Jan. 25
Kremlin spokesmen accuse Kyiv of inhumane attacks where damage was slight while Ukraine air force spokesman said Russian air defenses are like Swiss cheese and promised more raids.
Jan. 22
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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