World
Putin
Putin promoted influential former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin to Russia’s modern-day politburo, along with a new generation of officials tasked with the functioning of wartime command centres.
Oct. 10
Ukraine
Between wanting to help Ukraine and taking the necessary steps to ensure that help achieves its aim – victory – there seems to be an abyss. The West is now wavering above that abyss.
Oct. 10
War in Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 10
Top News
The Ukrainian leader has stepped up efforts to rally international backing amid doubts about future US support after the November presidential election
Oct. 9
France
Macron visited a military training camp in France on Wednesday. Some 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers have trained in France with Ceasar howitzers, Alpha jets, and more advanced weaponry and tactics.
Oct. 9
Canada
Experts said Canada is aware of the sanction circumventions, but “staffing inadequacies” have likely prevented the government from taking solid actions against the illicit export of microelectronics.
Oct. 9
Russia
Moscow says all the drones were shot down. Locals report secondary explosions and big fires. The previous Ukrainian target – an oil refinery in Crimea – is still burning three days after it was hit.
Oct. 9
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 9
Zelensky
Ukrainian news sites reported on Wednesday that Friday’s planned Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting was off citing sources from NATO Headquarters.
Oct. 9
Ukraine
As Putin's closest ally within the EU, Orban's government is at loggerheads with its partners on various issues, from stalling aid for Kyiv to what the bloc sees as weakening the rule of law at home.
Oct. 9
Wagner
Ukrainian intelligence sources corroborate reports of Russian Wagner mercenaries helping Malian troops in a retaliatory strike in northern Mali that killed seven civilians and injured three.
Oct. 9
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine’s security services said the suspect from Pokrovsk was tasked to scout out military locations by a woman he met online, a tactic regularly employed by Russian intelligence agencies.
Oct. 9
Russia
Russia and Iran had turned to employing criminals and private intelligence officers to do their work on British soil, he said.
Oct. 9
War in Ukraine
Croatia will host 12 regional states plus Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on his latest trip to rally backing from allies as the looming US election throws Ukraine's fortunes into doubt.
Oct. 9
NATO
As Fico’s rhetoric plays into Putin’s hands while Orban seeks to undermine the EU from within, the stakes are too high for Europe to remain passive.
Oct. 9
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Multiple officials confirm the first Ukrainian strikes inside Russia with US-made long-range weapons; Zelensky talks worst-case scenario if US aid is cut off; Russia mass produces “radiation shelters”
Nov. 20