World
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
Ukraine
Despite constant shelling and bombardment, Kherson’s residents won’t leave. On the contrary, they are digging in to grow their businesses and get on with their lives
Jun. 20
Putin
While Russian President Vladimir Putin said deliveries of F-16s to Kyiv violated unspecified “international obligations,” some have falsely connected it with Moscow’s new treaty with Pyongyang.
Jun. 20
War in Ukraine
Putin brings his East Asian tour to Hanoi; SBU detains Telegram informant in Kharkiv; French Senate group urges sanctions on Russian LNG; Shelling in Kherson kills one, injures others.
Jun. 20
Kyiv
The pedestrian portion of a bridge collapsed on Zhylianska Street in the Shevchenskyi district of Kyiv. Authorities said they are establishing the circumstances.
Jun. 19
The United States and its allies have accused North Korea of providing ammunition and missiles to help Russia's war.
Jun. 19
Germany
German officials have warned that Islamist terrorists may be planning an attack on the Euro 2024 football championship venue similar to that in March against Moscow’s Crocus concert hall.
Jun. 19
Nobody wants to go to war but sometimes it’s inevitable, says Lord Ashcroft.
Jun. 19
Putin
ISW suggests that these personnel shifts indicate Putin’s strategy to fortify his power base by positioning loyalists and relatives in key roles.
Jun. 19
Putin
Videos of President Putin being escorted by a fighter jet over Russian regions, which Kyiv intelligence says “ is a standard practice,” are circulating online.
Jun. 19
War in Ukraine
The two countries have been allies since North Korea's founding after World War II, and have drawn even closer after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 isolated Putin on the global stage.
Jun. 19
War in Ukraine
Russia takes away the identity of other ethnic groups and gives them a low standard of living, poor education, and propaganda on television instead.
Jun. 19
Ukraine
During the Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, Kyiv Post Chief Editor asked the Director of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba about the shared values between Ukrainians and Cubans.
Jun. 19
War in Ukraine
The two internationally isolated leaders signed a new "strategic partnership" deal during the trip, Putin's first to the nuclear-armed North since 2000.
Jun. 19
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jun. 19