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War in Ukraine
Ukraine said Saturday, July 23, that Russian missiles had struck the Odesa port, a key Black Sea terminal, one day after Moscow and Kyiv penned a deal to resume grain exports blocked by the war. “The
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
The United States called Friday on Russia to let out Ukrainian grain quickly and voiced hope that a Turkish-brokered deal was well-structured enough to monitor compliance. “We fully expect the impleme
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine early on February 24, sparking the worst conflict in Europe in decades. As the two powers sign a deal to resume grain shipments across the Black Sea, we look back at nearly five
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
The United States on Friday July 23 signed off on another $270 million in military aid to Ukraine including four new Himars precision rocket systems. Russia has “launched deadly strikes across the cou
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
As President Vladmir Putin approaches his 70th birthday this year, there has been growing, unsubstantiated media speculation that he may be unwell maybe with cancer. CIA Director William Burns asserte
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumblin
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) works across borders and party lines to combat extremism, advance democracy and real human rights – and make a stand in an increasingly uncertain world. HJS Youtube cha
Jul. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
According to the CEO of Ukraine’s largest steel company, Metinvest, Russia is stealing $600 million (£500 million) worth of steel from factories and ports. The company owns the Azovstal plant, which s
Jul. 22, 2022
A Russian air strike killed seven people, four of them children, in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region on Friday, July 22, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it confirmed th
Jul. 22, 2022
Israel has made a strategic decision to provide assistance to Ukraine, but it has to exercise caution when providing military assistance, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of I
Jul. 22, 2022
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky called accusations of the Ukrainian state of Nazism as “nonsense.” “I think it is complete nonsense to ac
Jul. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Rakhmon Mirzoyev watches on as a combine harvester empties a steady stream of grain into a waiting truck on his farm some 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the frontline in southern Ukraine. Recent good w
Jul. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
The UK will supply scores of artillery guns, hundreds of drones and hundreds more anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the coming weeks, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said. “More than 20 M109 1
Jul. 22, 2022
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko admitted on Thursday that he ran an authoritarian state but claimed there were no political prisoners in his isolated country. “Yes, our system of power is tough
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
The European Union imposed asset freezes and visa bans on ten Syrians on Thursday, accusing them of recruiting mercenaries to fight for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. The names of the Syrians — al
Jul. 21, 2022
Russia
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto travelled to Moscow on Thursday to discuss purchasing more Russian gas on behalf of his country, the ruling Fidesz party said. “In order to ensure the securi
Jul. 21, 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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