World
Poland
Russian oil and gas are still flowing across Ukraine to Europe through the Friendship Pipeline despite more than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.
Aug. 4
War in Ukraine
On the surface, Russia's release of foreign hostages and political prisoners is good news, but there’s a catch or two, or three.
Aug. 3
War in Ukraine
Following the first attack in September of 2023, the $300 million kilo-class submarine underwent repairs and was tested in the waters of Sevastopol harbor. After the second attack it sank.
Aug. 3
Turkey
Pro-Kremlin milbloggers have posted images of a captured Ukrainian “Baba Yaga” drone fitted with electronics, antennas and what appears to be a laser guided munition.
Aug. 3
War in Ukraine
The Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi is the second warship of this class constructed at the Turkish shipyard for Ukraine. The first, the Hetman Ivan Mazepa, is currently undergoing sea trials.
Aug. 3
Biden
Thursday’s prisoner exchange, while it freed those illegally detained, it promoted hostage diplomacy, lacked transparency and raised concerns about the West’s commitment.
Aug. 3
Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have expressed anxiety about the possibility of secret negotiations between the West and Moscow, fearing they might be excluded from crucial discussions.
Aug. 3
Post election stand-off in Venezuela and beyond intensifies.
Aug. 3
US
The historic East-West prisoner swap Thursday brokered by Ankara has marked the triumphant return of Turkish diplomacy onto the world stage, despite quarrels with its NATO allies.
Aug. 3
Ukraine
Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira served as EU Ambassador to Ukraine in Kyiv from 2008 to 2012. Kyiv Post interviewed the Portuguese diplomat about those crucial years and how they foreshadowed the war.
Aug. 3
US
What does renowned analyst Timothy Ash see as the main takeaways from this week’s Russia-West prisoner swap.
Aug. 3
Biden
Russia allegedly considered providing weapons to the Houthis in response to the Biden administration permitting Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied arms on Russian soil.
Aug. 3
Poland
The Polish foreign minister has said that efforts to free the Polish journalist held in Belarus are being “pursued separately” from the latest large-scale prisoner swap between Russia and the West.
Aug. 3
Athletes from Russia and ally Belarus are competing under a neutral banner after being banned from world sport following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Aug. 3
Europe
The largest prisoner exchange between Western states and Russia since the end of the Cold War took place on Thursday.
Aug. 3