World
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jul. 17
Germany
A German officer said they assumed some flew with “unfriendly intentions” but decided to simply incorporate them into the training to caution Ukrainian troops of the real dangers on the battlefield.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
Initial reports said the deceased was the head of an elite military training delegation from Pyongyang that arrived in recent weeks following Moscow and Pyongyang’s new security pact.
Jul. 17
Zelensky
Commenting on India’s PM’s Moscow visit President Zelensky said it was a “huge disappointment” to “see the leader of the world’s largest democracy hug the world's most bloody criminal in Moscow.”
Jul. 17
Top News
Soldiers of the 44th Separate Artillery Brigade discovered the self-propelled gun and adjusted fire using the Ukrainian-developed Shark reconnaissance drone.
Jul. 16
Zelensky
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is likely to resign and parliament to vote for an almost completely new cabinet on Tuesday, a Kyiv Post source in government said.
Jul. 16
Wagner
Initially placed in a detention facility, Ivan Popov, the popular paratrooper general, has been allowed to await the outcome of an ongoing investigation at home.
Jul. 16
War in Ukraine
Rather than worry about what Russia will do, the White House should be concentrating on doing all that it can to guarantee Russia's defeat and Ukraine's victory, Gen. Ben Hodges says.
Jul. 16
Wagner
The former SBU Colonel who was arrested on charges of exceeding his authority after organizing an unsanctioned 2022 attempt to get a Russian pilot to defect failed.
Jul. 16
Donetsk
A spokesperson for the Khortytsia group of troops told Kyiv Post that Russian losses in the Toretsk sector for the week amounted to 1,502 people, including 635 killed, 855 wounded, and 12 POWs.
Jul. 16
War in Ukraine
Hungary's Finance Minister presented his counterparts with Budapest's priorities during its time at the helm but maintaining the 27-nation bloc's support for Ukraine was noticeably not listed.
Jul. 16
Top News
Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is creating special units charged with filtering citizens of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Jul. 16
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jul. 16
US
With Trump reaffirming his pro-Moscow line, Biden should delay no longer and promptly hand over the reins to Harris.
Jul. 16
NATO
The Ministry of Defence announced that the "Strategic Defence Review" will start immediately due to urgent threats facing the UK and aims to deliver a report by mid-2025.
Jul. 16
Diplomats said a de facto boycott of the foreign affairs meeting in Budapest would serve as a reprimand for Hungary and stop it from taking the spotlight afforded by the presidency.
Jul. 15
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During the IDEAS 2024 defense exhibition Turkey’s Repkon and Pakistan’s Wah Industries signed an agreement to set up a 155mm artillery shell facility in Pakistan.
Nov. 26