World
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
Drones
On Oct. 5, a Russian S-70 “Okhotnik” heavy combat drone was shot down by its Su-57 escort over the Donetsk region. It now appears that the wreckage was recovered and examined by Ukrainian forces.
Oct. 9
Ukraine
With less than a month until the US presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has drawn a line in the sand differentiating her stance on Ukraine and that of former President Donald Trump.
Oct. 8
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 8
Kremlin
The problem for the Kremlin is that the word has got out that enlisting in the Russian army is far from safe, and that a contract won’t necessarily keep the volunteer off the front line.
Oct. 8
Top News
Russia is continuing to both import and export from some of Ukraine’s closest allies
Oct. 8
US
US intelligence has warned of an influx of disinformation ahead of November’s Harris vs. Trump presidential election, with Russia and Iran seeking different favorable outcomes.
Oct. 8
UK
"The UK will not sit idly by whilst Putin and his mafia state ride roughshod over international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Oct. 8
Putin
Satellite images show that Putin's Bocharov Ruchey palace, overlooking the Black Sea near Sochi has been bulldozed amid claims he was worried Ukrainian drones would target it.
Oct. 8
US
The Russian arms dealer freed in a 2022 prisoner swap in exchange for a US basketball player has been reportedly expediting a small arms deal with Yemeni Houthi rebels on behalf of Moscow.
Oct. 8
Russia
The patrol came after the two countries held joint military drills, as the allies deepen ties that have seen NATO dub Beijing an "enabler" of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Oct. 8
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Post citing intelligence sources reported that six officers from North Korea were among the 20 soldiers killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk.
Oct. 8
Sweden
A video showing a train carrying dozens of the Swedish Pbv 302 armored personnel carriers travelling through Czechia was posted on social media on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Oct. 7
Stephen Hubbard’s case only became public on Sept. 27, when his trial began in Moscow.
Oct. 7
War in Ukraine
The unnamed member of the Dáil Éireann reportedly communicated with an expelled Russian diplomat and agreed to engage paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland on the Kremlin’s behalf.
Oct. 7
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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