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“If your enemy is facing a problem, you need to help turn it into a catastrophe,” said one Russian lawmaker about Texas seceding. Moscow is reverting to its tried and true playbook.
Feb. 14
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 13
NATO
Alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg is due to detail NATO's new estimates after Trump unleashed a political firestorm by saying he would "encourage" Russia to attack countries not paying their share.
Feb. 13
War in Ukraine
House Speaker Mike Johnson had previously stated that the Senate's first bill -- which included some of the harshest immigration curbs in decades -- would be "dead on arrival" in his chamber.
Feb. 13
NATO
Donald Trump said he was against NATO members benefiting from full protection if they fail to meet the alliance's spending targets and would not support such states if Russia attacked them.
Feb. 13
Europe
Both the EU and the G7 froze some €300 billion of Russian central bank assets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but have been hesitant on if and how these funds can be used.
Feb. 13
Europe
Poland's Tusk said the three partners would "not relent on the question of Ukraine", adding that the alliance at the heart of NATO "can truly play a positive role".
Feb. 13
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 13
War in Ukraine
The $95 billion package includes funding for Israel and for key strategic ally Taiwan, but the lion's share -- $60 billion -- would help Ukraine restock depleted ammunition supplies.
Feb. 13
NATO
While pro-Kremlin media hailed the Russian President’s interview with Tucker Carlson as a victory, many others found his version of history risible, according to the memes that soon appeared.
Feb. 12
Ukraine
Polish police have said they are investigating an incident during which farmers had stopped a truck carrying Ukrainian grain on Sunday as it crossed the border and poured out its cargo.
Feb. 12
HUR
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) on Sunday reported that the Russian military is employing Starlink satellite communication systems in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Feb. 12
Kremlin
Russia targets employees of the Federal Air Transport Agency, who removed 59 aircraft from the state inventory and transferred them abroad, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Feb. 12
War in Ukraine
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin reveals much more than the foolishness of fascism. It offers us a view into the mechanism of how genocide is justified.
Feb. 12
War in Ukraine
Paris, Berlin and Warsaw are hoping to ramp up cooperation and reinvigorate the so-called “Weimar Triangle” format initially created in 1991.
Feb. 12