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War in Ukraine
Backed Into a Corner ( Read Part I here.) Yet while the nuclear threats are directed against NATO countries rather than Ukraine, Ukraine is the reason why Russia is in trouble and which now seems to o
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Roman Gerstein, an 83-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor, has a blunt riposte for Kremlin justifications of its invasion: “There are no Nazis here.” For supporters of Russian President Vladimir Put
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Slightly after dusk on Sep. 22, Ukrainian air defense operators near Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine detected a swarm of Russian drones volleying over the front lines. Coming at them were some of Moscow’
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Pro-Russian authorities in the occupied southern Ukrainian city of Kherson accused Kyiv’s forces of killing two people including a former lawmaker on Sunday in a missile strike on a hotel. “Today, at
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Pressure ratcheted up on President Vladimir Putin as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine triggered spreading protests and hundreds of arrests at home, and Western leaders tore into the Russian
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Residential houses have been slightly damaged in Russia’s suicide drone attack on the city of Odesa. The relevant statement was made by Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov on Facebook, an Ukrinform corresp
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw attention to the “struggle” of Ukraine as he returned home Saturday, Sep. 24. “I’m happy to co
Sep. 25, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s indifference to the war in Ukraine is not driven by the financial windfall it reaps from Kremlin-linked fugitives flocking there en masse so much as peddling the myth of authoritarian stab
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
The European Union is facing a tough balancing act over how to deal with Russians fleeing military mobilisation, as some countries look to block entry and others offer possible refuge. President Vladi
Sep. 25, 2022
Washington is a city known for being muggy and rushed: Everyone is late for something, and today’s top news is tomorrow’s forgotten history. However, the topic of Ukraine, now nearly seven months afte
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
One of the most famous movies in history, Dr. Strangelove by director Stanley Kubrick, is also known by the less known subtitle of How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. What was a dark com
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian authorities on Saturday, Sep. 24, detained more than 700 people at protests against partial mobilisation ordered this week by President Vladimir Putin, according to independent monitoring grou
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
On 21 Sep. 2022, high-profile Russian nationalist Duma member Aleksandr Khinstein called for the partial mobilisation of Russia’s military to be extended to the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia). Ro
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Local military commissars are carrying out mobilization orders in a way that suggests a possible disconnect between Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu’s guidelines for partial mobili
Sep. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
When war erupted in Ukraine, the head of Latvia’s fashion chamber Dita Danosa did not hesitate to become an army reservist, swapping her usually stylish clothes for military fatigues. “I really felt I
Sep. 24, 2022
The presentation of the Olena Zelenska Foundation, wife of President Volodymyr Zelensky, took place at a charity evening in New York at the venue presented by the Metropolitan Opera. As reported on th
Sep. 24, 2022