World
Putin
Russia is spearheading a disinformation campaign to portray the US and Israel as a neocolonial villain – all while waging its own revanchist colonial war against Ukraine.
Jun. 22
Europe
German federal prosecutors said the men were arrested in Frankfurt on
June 19 after allegedly “gathering information about a Ukrainian national” staying in the city.
Jun. 21
War in Ukraine
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK’s Reform Party, said during a prime-time TV interview that the EU and NATO incited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with its eastward expansion.
Jun. 21
Speaking just days after securing a strategic partnership with Pyongyang, Putin warned that he would respond to Western countries “lowering the threshold” for the use of nuclear weapons against Russia
Jun. 21
Germany
“Concrete evidence” of Russia's involvement in the fire at the plant was passed on to Berlin by a foreign intelligence service.
Jun. 21
Putin
The Russian President speaking during a visit to Vietnam also said that “the negotiating conditions will change depending on the situation on the battlefield.”
Jun. 21
War in Ukraine
On a trip to Vietnam following a state visit to Pyongyang where Russia and North Korea signed a mutual defence pact, Putin also warned South Korea not to arm Ukraine.
Jun. 21
Russia
Accused by the International Criminal Court of abducting Ukrainian children, the Russian Duma has reproposed already debunked arguments accusing Ukraine of the same and worse.
Jun. 21
War in Ukraine
Robert van Voren, a human rights advocate and the Director of the Andrei Sakharov Research Center, discusses his involvement in Ukraine's resistance to Russia's aggression.
Jun. 21
Putin
The Russian leader did not receive such a clear public declaration of support in Hanoi, but Vietnamese President To Lam indicated a desire to boost defence cooperation.
Jun. 20
War in Ukraine
In echoes of the Stalin era, Russian schools responded to an apparent request by regional education authorities to compile lists of “unreliable schoolchildren.”
Jun. 20
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jun. 20
Russia
The new measures -- which should be formally adopted on Monday -- are aimed at further choking off Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort against Ukraine.
Jun. 20
UN
A live broadcast on North Korean state TV saw seven members of Putin’s delegation thrown out for unknowingly breaking protocol by entering before the “Supreme Leader.”
Jun. 20
Putin
Vietnam and Russia have close ties going back to the 1950s, but Hanoi is not likely to give Putin the public pledge of "full support" on Ukraine that he received from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Jun. 20