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Russian Armed Forces
Russia plans to boost its defence budget by almost 30 percent next year as it diverts resources to its Ukraine offensive, spending more on the military than welfare and education combined.
Oct. 1
Top News
On Monday, the Russian army said its troops had “liberated” the Ukrainian village of Nelipivka, which had a population of around 1,000 before the conflict began in February 2022.
Sep. 30
Zelensky
Zelensky’s trip to the US looked at first as if it would be a disaster. But the Ukrainian president managed to make adjustments in mid-stream and come up with some positive results.
Sep. 30
Putin
The FPÖ states in their party platform that they only want to provide social benefits to Austrian citizens. They also aim to deny refugees entry into Austria.
Sep. 30
Germany
Moscow still says Navalny died from natural causes despite documents obtained by The Insider containing information that identifies symptoms associated with poisoning.
Sep. 30
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.
Sep. 30
Zelensky
President Biden may have said all the right things to Zelensky when they met on Sept. 26 in the White House, words that must have been nice for the Ukrainian president to hear.
Sep. 30
Turkey
Turkey’s 2017 decision to buy air defense missiles from Moscow cost Ankara its place in the F-35 fifth-generation fighter program. How can it now square the circle?
Sep. 30
Serhii Kolyada on Putin's latest threats with the the same goal.
Sep. 30
War in Ukraine
Putin confirms he's not interested in a peaceful settlement, only in 'victory' entailing grabbing Ukrainian territory.
Sep. 30
Russia
The announcement came as Russia has condemned Israel's "political murder" of Iran-backed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
Sep. 30
War in Ukraine
The weapons and equipment will be produced in Ukraine but financed by Denmark and frozen Russian assets, the Danish defence ministry said in a statement.
Sep. 30
Russia
The ruling Georgian Dream party’s campaign ahead of Georgia’s parliamentary elections in October has been marred by fear-mongering and echoes of Russian-style propaganda on the war in Ukraine.
Sep. 30
Europe
Despite the EU’s expansion fatigue, it is imperative that the West welcome North Macedonia into its fold, as the region is strategic and the forces pulling it in the opposite direction are perilous.
Sep. 30