Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Despite little chance of success, the petition is a powerful symbol of solidarity between Ukraine and Romania
Dec. 9, 2022
War in Ukraine
A price cap on Russian oil comes into force today, Dec. 5, as western nations seek to punish the Kremlin financially for its invasion of Ukraine without upsetting already fragile global economic marke
Dec. 8, 2022
Russia
The current sanctions in place against Russia will in the near future be supplemented by a key component, that of oil sanctions. On the one hand, they are the most important. After all, Russia is righ
Dec. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Is the madman in Moscow a shapeshifting lizard? Whatever his status, he wants to destroy Ukraine and all it represents. NATO must do more. We know Putin wants the world to forget Ukraine and Ukrainian
Dec. 7, 2022
Energy
Russia’s oil giant Rosneft said Wednesday its profit over the past nine months had been badly hit by the seizure of its German-based refineries by Berlin.
Dec. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Allies face political and funding fatigue as billions flow to stop Putin. Feeding concerns is that the U.S. House of Representatives is now Republican-controlled, with some members against “sending an
Dec. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Nov. 30 I woke up to hear the welcome news that EC big wig Ursula Von Der Leyen is committing to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Absolutely…. No brainer. Arguments against are
Dec. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
A ten-day plan to take over Ukraine, signed off by President Vladimir Putin, has been published by a British defense and security think tank, revealing startling details of Moscow’s initial plan to co
Dec. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
A leaked Kremlin poll has revealed that public support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dropped significantly, with just one in four Russians now in favor. Published by the Kremlin’s Federal Guard
Dec. 1, 2022
War in Ukraine
Alexander Lukashenko, an erstwhile ally of Vladimir Putin, who has served as Belarus’s sole president since 1994, reportedly fears for his safety and believes he will be assassinated by Moscow, accord
Nov. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
“The best way that outsiders can help Russia change is to ensure that Ukraine takes back Ukrainian territory and defeats the empire, renowned author and historian Anne Applebaum writes in the December
Nov. 28, 2022
War in Ukraine
In an interview with Yevgeny Kiselyov, international financier Bill Browder pondered over the location where Putin hid his money, who was behind the poisoning of oppositionist Alexei Navalny, and what
Nov. 27, 2022
Russia
It was 13 years ago this month that Sergei Magnitsky was killed in Moscow’s Butyrka prison. Just seven days before he would have had to have been released if he was not brought to trial after almost a
Nov. 25, 2022
Russia
Russian lawmakers unanimously approved a bill banning all forms of LGBTQ “propaganda” in a final reading Thursday, Nov. 24, as President Vladimir Putin seeks to promote his country as the antithesis
Nov. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Kremlin propagandists are floating the “absurd” idea that Ukraine is going to invade the Belgorod region in an attempt to scare its own public into raising their support for the war, according to the
Nov. 23, 2022
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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