World
Germany
According to the Wall Street Journal, in the leaked conversation, the commander of the German Air Force indicated that Germany had the ability to take out the Kerch Bridge with Taurus missiles.
Mar. 3
Ukraine
The Dutch prime minister signed a security deal with Ukraine in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and said the Netherlands would help fund the supply of 800,000 artillery shells.
Mar. 3
War in Ukraine
Eight were confirmed dead, including a child and a baby, after an overnight drone strike on Odesa. Separate shelling attacks in the Kharkiv, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions killed another three.
Mar. 2
NATO
It needed to be said – that NATO was not ruling out any options – but it should have been said in concert. Now the resulting appearance of disunity is playing into Russia’s hands.
Mar. 2
NATO
When what looked to be a Russian missile fell in Poland, NATO countries went to great lengths to portray it as accidental. The very effort reflects a serious dilemma.
Mar. 2
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Mar. 2
Putin
Russia’s willingness to sabotage mutually beneficial international relations has mystified western observers for generations, as Winston Churchill wrote: “Russia is a mystery wrapped in an enigma.”
Mar. 2
Russia
It’s high time that the UK government and other democracies call a spade a spade and designate Russia as a terrorist state. This will facilitate a just peace that does not reward the aggressor.
Mar. 2
US
Ukraine aid has been blocked in the US House of Representatives and the impasse has impacted Ukraine which has been suffering battlefield setbacks due to a lack of ammunition.
Mar. 2
Germany
The arch-propagandist tried to capitalize further on Thursday’s claims by releasing the audio and full transcript of the conspiracy with the names of the Bundeswehr officers involved.
Mar. 2
Belarus
Lithuania said it's been “witnessing increased activity of Belarusian and Russian intelligence services” on its territory.
Mar. 1
Germany
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russia’s RT television channel, claimed she had an audio recording in which high-ranking Bundeswehr officers discuss strikes on the Crimean Bridge.
Mar. 1
War in Ukraine
While most in the Balkans were appalled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it also highlighted that many of the divisions that beset the former Yugoslavia still exist.
Mar. 1
Russia
The ceremony comes two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison. His supporters accuse Putin of murdering his top critic and of trying to prevent him from having a dignified public burial.
Mar. 1
Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came under fire from NATO allies for hinting that the UK and France have deployed troops to Ukraine to help with long-range missiles they have supplied.
Mar. 1
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The Belarusian leader’s comments to Russian media were in response to a question concerning the challenges the Union State of Russia and Belarus is facing.
Oct. 25