Eastern Europe
Putin
The Russian Central Bank has taken dramatic steps to keep the ruble buoyed, despite ongoing economic turmoil in Russia. However, after Putin’s re-election, economists project that the ruble may fall.
Mar. 14
NATO
Victory in the March 15-17 contest will allow Putin to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
Mar. 14
Ukraine
Zelensky must thread the needle carefully lest “hubris,” poor counsel, and scandal rob his presidency of the laurels it deserves.
Mar. 14
Putin
Russian Putin said if the US sent troops to Ukraine, it would be seen as a significant escalation of the war that could give the Kremlin a rationale for doing what once was considered unthinkable.
Mar. 13
US
Ukraine-born, US-based film producer Ihor Lopatonok teamed up with Hollywood director Oliver Stone to create a pair of films that may as well have been written by Putin.
Mar. 13
Drones
It looks likely that claims by pro-Kremlin sources that the reported downing of a Su-27 fighter aircraft is fake news and instead part of a Kyiv disinformation campaign may be true.
Mar. 12
EU
Lawmakers argued that Brussels had caved in to Orban's "blackmail" in order to secure Orban's support for Ukraine entering EU talks.
Mar. 12
Pope Francis
Pope Francis would do better to keep his ill-informed opinions about Ukraine to himself rather than playing the malign messenger who preaches bad Russian narratives of invincibility.
Mar. 12
Russia
A Freedom of Russia Legion representative reports ongoing combat in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, with active drone operations and multiple Russian Armed Forces vehicles destroyed.
Mar. 12
Ukraine
A Ukrainian official said passengers on a bus to Poland have been detained by local protestors and police, but details remain scarce and Kyiv Post could not independently verify the incident.
Mar. 11
Mariupol
The city of Mariupol was almost completely destroyed by Russian attacks and Kyiv says tens of thousands of civilians were killed.
Mar. 11
War in Ukraine
The UN expert said that the Russian army's torture of military and civilian prisoners is so widespread that it "cannot be described away as aberrant behavior or ad hoc behavior."
Mar. 8
Slovak opposition leader Michal Simecka said on X that Fico had "turned Slovakia into a black hole on the map of Europe."
Mar. 7
NATO
America’s best robot spy plane just spent nearly twelve hours over the east Black Sea sometimes swinging within 100 km of the Russian mainland. It flew away unharmed.
Mar. 7
Ukraine
The latest escalation of the Polish farmers’ protest saw mass protests in Warsaw outside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s office, though Ukraine had already conceded to the demands.
Mar. 6
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The pilot forwarded documents to Ukraine related to the activities of his military unit as well as private photos of the command staff of the 22nd Heavy Bombing Aviation Division, HUR said.
Jul. 11