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Putin
While those responsible haven’t been identified, the latest spillage is likely to further enflame the tension between Ukraine and Poland over its farm imports dispute.
Feb. 23
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 23
Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with European leaders on Monday to discuss strengthening cooperation in supporting Kyiv while showing allies are not “fatigued with Ukraine.”
Feb. 23
Zelensky
The former Georgian leader says he remains the only person Putin has poisoned but not yet been able to kill, while Zelensky now is “confidently leading” as Putin’s main enemy in the post-Soviet space.
Feb. 23
Putin
Donald Trump and the right-wing MAGA Republicans are Polezni Duraks, useful idiots, employed by Putin and the Kremlin to advance their goals over US national security, and that of its allies.
Feb. 23
War in Ukraine
On Thursday, the Russian defense ministry announced the capture of Pobeda ('victory' in Russian), a frontline village about five kilometers (three miles) west of Donetsk city.
Feb. 23
Russia
Navalny’s demise reveals just how emboldened Vladimir Putin has become, while the West continues to navel-gaze rather than taking its own courageous leap for what is right.
Feb. 23
Ukraine
Tusk also said the authorities in Warsaw would designate the crossings with Ukraine “critical infrastructure” to secure a steady flow of aid to Ukraine.
Feb. 22
Ukraine
The border protest, though extreme in scale, could have legitimate grounds, but it is also exploited and infiltrated by Russian agents who stoke unhealthy emotions to divide Poles and Ukrainians.
Feb. 22
War in Ukraine
Russian had tried to "take control" of French air force and navy patrols, he told the RTL broadcaster, adding that Russia was "pushing the limits" with such behaviour.
Feb. 22
Italy
Rome expects that the security agreement will have “political and symbolic” value as Ukraine expects to be fighting against Russian aggression well into the future.
Feb. 22
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 22
War in Ukraine
Biden's burst of strong language follows other occasions in which he has called the Russian president, who ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a "butcher" and a "war criminal."
Feb. 22
Putin
The debates over the political, financial and even legal barriers to using frozen Russian assets to fund the immense reconstruction costs caused by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine rumble on.
Feb. 22
War in Ukraine
Opening the two-day meeting, Brazil's top diplomat, Mauro Vieira, said the explosion of global conflicts shows international institutions like the United Nations are not working.
Feb. 22
US
Representatives from 10 major US IT software companies with operations in Ukraine have met with Qatari officials in Doha to foster cooperation and bring Ukrainian IT expertise to the region.
Feb. 21