War in Ukraine
The Kremlin launched a punishing new wave of missile strikes at the Ukrainian power grid on Monday, Nov 15, knocking out power across the country. It was the single most massive attack against Ukraini
Nov. 15, 2022
November 14, 2022 Ukrainians just recaptured Russia’s biggest war prize, the City of Kherson, and by so doing took a major step toward driving Putin out of their nation-state. Now the West must escala
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War in Ukraine
Germany and Spain are planning to train thousands of Ukrainian troops under an EU programto help bolster Kyiv’s fightback against Russia, officials said Tuesday. Their assistance adds to announcements
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Russia faced mounting diplomatic pressure Tuesday, Nov. 15, to end its war in Ukraine, as G20 allies and critics alike rued the painful global impact of nearly nine months of conflict. A draft communi
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The probability of a new Russian attack on Ukraine from Belarus has been actively discussed in recent months. Vitali Shkliarov, a Belarusian and American political strategist, believes that an attack
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday, Nov. 15, that Ukraine’s conditions for restarting talks with Moscow were “unrealistic,” speaking at the G20 summit where pressure was mounting on
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Continued Western support is crucial if Ukraine is to succeed. Although the United States has been unequivocal about the fact that it supports Ukraine, it keeps sending mixed messages about what victo
Nov. 15, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia faced mounting diplomatic pressure to end its war in Ukraine Tuesday, Nov. 15, as G20 leaders meeting in Indonesia rued the high cost of the eight-month-old conflict. In a draft communique, cou
Nov. 15, 2022
Canada announced Monday, Nov. 14 a doubling of its military aid to Ukraine to US $750 million as well as fresh sanctions against Russian justice and security officials. “This additional military assis
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War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) escalated claims of Russian territorial gains in Donetsk Oblast on November 13 and 14, likely to emphasize that Russian forces are intensifying oper
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War in Ukraine
France’s President Emmanuel Macron will urge his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to “pressure” Russia to return to the negotiating table over the war in Ukraine, a French official said Monday, Nov. 14.
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War in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden hailed Monday, Nov. 14, Ukraine’s recapture of Kherson as a “significant, significant victory”, but said fighting would now slow going into winter and the war’s outcome “remains
Nov. 14, 2022
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping clashed Monday, Nov. 14, over Taiwan but found areas of common ground during the powers’ first in-person summit in three years, including a joint warning against Ru
Nov. 14, 2022
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According to the Daily Mail report citing diplomatic sources, Russian President Vladimir Putin incensed Western politicians by mentioning the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks during a diplomatic
Nov. 14, 2022
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Ukraine faces difficult months ahead and Russia’s military capability should not be underestimated, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, Nov. 14. Stoltenberg praised the “incredibl
Nov. 14, 2022
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Moderation, striving for a balance between extremes, is almost universally considered a moral virtue. The concept has found a place at the heart of democratic politics, where taking the center ground
Nov. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
There are ordinary events that happen, and they are forgotten the next day. And there are decisive ones that determine the trends of global events. The liberation of Kherson, the only regional centre
Nov. 14, 2022
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said Monday, Nov. 14, her country was under de facto “military occupation” by Russia as she urged the EU to maintain pressure on the regime of leader A
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War in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, Nov. 14, visited the newly liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine after Russian forces retreated from the strategic hub near the Black Sea. The Ukrainian
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