World
Putin
The children of the Russian sleeper agents arrested in Slovenia who were released as part of yesterday’s prisoner swap only learned their true nationality on the plane to Moscow.
Aug. 3
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has dealt a financial blow to Hungary’s leadership, but in doing so did not violate any points of its association agreement with the EU.
Aug. 3
US
A total of 24 people were freed in Thursday's exchange -- 16 headed to the West and eight to Russia -- in the biggest prisoner swap deal since the Cold War.
Aug. 2
Ukraine
There were official talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in 2022 in the weeks following the start of Russia's offensive but there have been none since then.
Aug. 2
Ukraine
The EU Commission Vice President said analysis shows sanctions Kyiv imposed on Lukoil don’t affect transit operations carried out by traders via the Druzhba pipeline – if Lukoil isn’t the owner.
Aug. 2
US
Trump suggested that the American government might have paid for the deal and asked about the specifics, suggesting he would have done things differently.
Aug. 2
US
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 2
Russia
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris discussed “the release of other Russian political prisoners” with the widow of Putin opponent Alexei Navalny, who died in prison.
Aug. 2
US
The dispute over the election results has sparked protests in Venezuela. The country’s electoral council proclaimed Maduro the winner of the July 28 election with 51% of the vote.
Aug. 2
US
The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking secret talks and one crucial phone call from President Biden.
Aug. 2
Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a decree earlier this month extending Hungary's fast-track visa scheme to eight countries, including Russia and Belarus.
Aug. 2
US
Gershkovich and 15 Other Westerners Swapped for 10 Russians in Turkish Coordinated Prisoner Exchange
The handover between Washington and Moscow took place at Ankara airport on the afternoon of August 1, as reported by the Turkish television channel NTV.
Aug. 1
Basketball player Brittney Griner and ex-Marine Trevor Reed are among those brought back to the US from Russia in recent years.
Aug. 1
War in Ukraine
Incidents of Russians paying bribes to leave the military service are on a steep rise with the number of criminal cases for illegal deactivation tripling over the last 5 months.
Aug. 1
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
Jun. 26