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War in Ukraine
I thought it worth updating my thoughts on Ukraine, and particularly where this war is going as the duration and ultimate damage done by the conflict will be key to understanding the longer term econo
Aug. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
A Russian outfit hired people off the street and paid them to post online comments intended to give the impression of grassroots support for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Facebook owner Meta said Thur
Aug. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks on Friday , August5, between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erd
Aug. 5, 2022
As one strolls around various countries in Latin America, an underlying appreciation for Russia – specifically Soviet Russia – can still be sensed. Years after communism fell in Europe, Quito, the cap
Aug. 4, 2022
Russian society is saturated with anti-Semitism, and now with the closure of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Sohnut, which disallowed further repatriation of Jews to Israel, there is a risk of a repeat
Aug. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia’s embassies are acting more than ever as the Kremlin’s mouthpiece of propaganda and occasional hatred. Unlike RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik News agency, which the EU banned in the earl
Aug. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
The UN secretary-general announced Wednesday he will launch a fact-finding mission to uncover the “truths” about a jail where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war died in a bombing strike last week. K
Aug. 4, 2022
Russia
The US Treasury has expanded sanctions against more Russian elite and “Putin’s friends.” In particular, the former Russian athlete (rhythmic gymnast) Alina Kabaeva has been added to the list. Kabaeva
Aug. 3, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday accused Russia of blocking the delivery of a turbine needed to keep gas flowing via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe. The unit was “available and working
Aug. 3, 2022
Polish President Andrzej Duda believes that Russia poses a threat to Europe. In an interview Monday, August 1, 2022, with the German daily news site Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he said that Ukrain
Aug. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
The presence of the OSCE in Ukraine will continue without the consent of Russia, Polish Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau says. At a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday, Rau assur
Aug. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
During a long-anticipated meeting with Zbigniew Rau, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current boss of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), President Zelensky tha
Aug. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
The situation is “volatile” at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which fell under Russian control in March during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the head of the international nuclear agency said Tu
Aug. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
Washington on Tuesday, July 2, imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Kremlin-connected elites for their role in supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. “As innocent people s
Aug. 3, 2022
The former president of Georgia and citizen of Ukraine, Mikheil Saakashvili, is leaving politics to preserve his life, his lawyer, Valery Gelbakhiani, announced in an interview with the Georgian oppos
Aug. 2, 2022
Russia
An aide to former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that the politician’s social media account had been “hacked” after a post was published questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet co
Aug. 2, 2022
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The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
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