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NATO
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jul. 7
Zelensky
Zelensky says new British PM Starmer has reaffirmed UK's continuing strong support for Ukraine.
Jul. 6
UK
The Conservative party suffered a crushing blow in the UK’s July 4 general election, with incoming Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer the new man in charge. What will it mean for Ukraine?
Jul. 5
UK
The British elect a new parliament today, and it seems the question is no longer whether Labour will win but how heavy the losses will be for the Tory government.
Jul. 4
UK
The country's first national ballot since Boris Johnson won a landslide for the Tories in 2019 follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's surprise call to hold it six months earlier than required.
Jul. 4
War in Ukraine
Moscow jails Ukrainian journalist in absentia; US State Department vows Western support for Kyiv despite conservative wave across NATO; British charity founder dies on battlefield
Jul. 2
War in Ukraine
Strikes on Kharkiv post office and Kyiv high-rise kill one, injure dozens; Kanye West makes Moscow visit; UK warns of Kremlin elections meddling; AFU tightens grip on Vovchansk plant.
Jul. 1
Russia
In what the British government says is a “classic example from the Russian playbook,” it sees the Kremlin’s “hostile state actors seeking to influence the outcome of the election campaign.”
Jun. 30
US
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jun. 29
War in Ukraine
A Russian Su-27 fighter shot a missile at an unescorted British RC-135 flying in the same area in September 2022. It missed. The Thursday patrol with RAF fighters went off without reported incidents.
Jun. 28
War in Ukraine
The Conservatives provide a detailed and robust plan, Labour offers vague assurances, and the Liberal Democrats fall short in specifics.
Jun. 25
War in Ukraine
China pledges not to sell weapons to Russia; the US enters into a decade-long security agreement with Ukraine; UK escalates sanctions against Moscow, targeting the Kremlin’s “shadow fleet.”
Jun. 14
War in Ukraine
Ukraine is expected to be top of the agenda at the gathering in Puglia, where President Zelensky will join G7 leaders seeking to seal a deal on using frozen Russian assets.
Jun. 13
US
British paratroopers, recreating a D-Day airdrop to mark its 80th anniversary, were met by French border control and customs officials at a makeshift checkpoint in Normandy.
Jun. 6
Le Figaro revised its text, replacing claims that Britain and France allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles.
Nov. 18