World
The quest to apportion blame for initiating the destruction of the dam has captured the headlines concealing the inadequate response to the humanitarian and ecological disaster that is unfolding.
Jul. 9, 2023
NATO
Kyiv’s pathway to membership, possible compromises, Russia’s response and the Sweden issue are just some of the things to look out for in Vilnius.
Jul. 9, 2023
Books
Sabine Adler’s 2022 book “Ukraine and Us: German Failure and Lessons for the Future,” refocuses attention on Germany’s attitude to Eastern Europe in the light of the war in Ukraine.
Jul. 9, 2023
Ukraine
Italy’s most famous revolutionary, Giuseppe Garibaldi, spent a good part of his youth in Odesa. Nearly two centuries later, his ideas about freedom and nation-building seem to have blossomed there.
Jul. 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
Shortly after it launche its full-scale invasion, Russia seized the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and turned it into a military base, from which it now threatens a fresh man-made catastrophe.
Jul. 8, 2023
Russia
Much remains unclear about the deal meant to end the Wagner mutiny, not least the whereabouts of its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Jul. 8, 2023
Russia
The Russian ruble, since last summer, has lost nearly three-quarters of its value against the US dollar and is worth half of what it was against the euro.
Jul. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
According to independent analysts, Russia has lost at least 2,091 tanks in Ukraine and the latest video is yet another sign of the difficulties facing the Kremlin.
Jul. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
President Joe Biden said the decision to provide the munitions was "very difficult," but that Ukrainian forces were "running out of ammunition."
Jul. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
In the leadup to the NATO summit in Vilnius, there are certain mistakes made in the past that should not be repeated. Angela Merkel’s appeasement is at the top of the list.
Jul. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
Erdogan has tried to portray himself as a neutral mediator, substantially boosting wartime trade with Russia while supplying Ukraine with drones and other weapons.
Jul. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
US companies paid the largest amount of funds to the Russian budget in 2022, exceeding $700 million, while Germany paid the most among EU nations.
Jul. 7, 2023
War in Ukraine
NATO’s 31 members are still haggling over the final wording for a communique on how to address Ukraine’s membership.
Jul. 7, 2023
Russia
While Moscow state media channels toed the Kremlin line, elsewhere the Russian public were far more generous in their opinions of the mercenary chief.
Jul. 7, 2023
Russia
Accidents at Russian factories – including deadly ones – are relatively common, with an often lax approach to safety rules.
Jul. 7, 2023
Russia
With the Wagner Group’s aborted coup d'état garnering only forgiveness from the Kremlin despot, Prigozhin has given Ukraine a gift: Putin has chosen to embrace the architects of his failure.
Jul. 7, 2023
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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