World
Russia
Russian media reported that Moscow does not intend to revise its Baltic Sea border, despite a published Defense Ministry document suggesting possible changes.
May. 22
Storm Shadow / SCALP
Col. Gen. Gennadiy Anashkin, who commands all Russian forces on the southern front in Ukraine, was reported to have been wounded in a long-range missile attack on a staff meeting in Luhansk.
May. 22
NATO
Andrey Kozyrev, Russia’s top diplomat right after the fall of the USSR, told Kyiv Post in an exclusive interview that Putin’s claims about assurances not to expand NATO were false.
May. 22
The Ukrainian president told The New York Times that shooting down missiles over Ukraine is both defensive and doesn't involve taking any lives, so is an obvious step for Ukraine's allies.
May. 22
Iran
A popular Russian TV anchor said the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi could be a “political murder,” citing a “report” that his helicopter was piloted by a Mossad agent.
May. 22
ATACMS
Ukrainian appeals to the Biden administration to lift the ban on using US-provided weapons on targets inside Russia has now been reinforced by a written appeal from US lawmakers.
May. 22
US
The Russian "counter-space weapon" launched on May 16 was deployed "into the same orbit as a US government satellite," Pentagon spokesman Air Force Major General Pat Ryder told a press briefing.
May. 22
Russia
Media in Russia and Ukraine announced the launch of the US political commentator’s show on Russian state television on Monday, but Carlson denies involvement.
May. 22
Israel
The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC has requested arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as well as three Hamas leaders.
May. 22
Palestine
Like Norway and Spain, Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state from May 28, added Foreign Minister Micheal Martin.
May. 22
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
May. 22
Putin
Running out of ethnic minorities to push into its army and to avoid the politically dangerous mobilization of “real” Russians, Moscow is now taking aim at its German speaking citizens.
May. 22
Russia
Russian journalists said Moscow’s newly appointed defense minister was close to Wagner PMC’s late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and involved in overseeing his activities.
May. 22
Germany
Germany’s 2022 proposal for the European Sky Shield Initiative, the continent’s version of Israel’s Iron Dome, finally looks set to be revealed according to Donald Tusk.
May. 21
Moldova, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, has angered former Soviet-era master Russia by pushing to join the EU in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
May. 21
EU gives the go-ahead to support Ukraine’s military self-defense and reconstruction from seized Russian assets.
May. 21