War in Ukraine
After negotiations lasting more than six weeks, the Russian Federation has finally handed the body of Paul Urey, a British aid worker from Warrington in England. Urey, 45, died while being held hostag
Sep. 8, 2022
In a candid conversation with Kyiv Post, Estonia’s Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Kristjan Järvan explains why Estonia is “100% for Ukraine,” how Tallinn is drawing inspiratio
Sep. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
[Klitina] Good afternoon. Today we have an interview with a Ukrainian soldier with the call sign Stone. He just arrived from Bakhmut in the Donetsk Region, the hottest point of the front at the moment
Sep. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
The United Nations cited “credible accusations” Wednesday that Moscow’s forces have forcibly taken Ukrainian children to Russia, while Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of benefitting
Sep. 8, 2022
Russia
Vladimir Putin says that by starting a full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia has lost nothing. On the contrary, Moscow has only strengthened its own sovereignty. At the plenary session of the Eastern Econ
Sep. 8, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Ukrainian forces are skillfully exploiting Russia’s deployment of forces away from the Izyum-Kharkiv area to retake territory and threaten Russian GLOCs in the area, prompting demoralize
Sep. 8, 2022
Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday it was “impossible” to isolate Moscow and vowed to cut gas and oil deliveries to countries imposing a price cap on supplies. Speaking Wednesday at an ec
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia is threatening to use food as a weapon, in addition to energy blackmail, with President Putin accusing the European Union of deception over a recent deal to permit the export of grain from Ukra
Sep. 7, 2022
Russia
Imposing an EU-wide travel ban on Russia would turn the tables by stimulating an unprecedented exodus of Russian migrants with bruised egos to Central Asia. A twist of fortune Ever since the Soviet U
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Newly-appointed British Prime Minister Liz Truss had a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss economic issues caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That’s according to a tweet posted
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, this evening to reiterate the United Kingdom’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s freedom and democracy. In her first call with
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways The International Atomic Energy Agency report released on September 6 describes Russian activities that increase the likelihood of a nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Pl
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
The UN’s atomic watchdog called Tuesday for a security zone to be set up around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russia, as the area was hit by more shelling. Russian t
Sep. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
Disillusionment, despair, incompetent officers, and ways to avoid actually fighting in Ukraine by any means possible are topics dominating the conversations of Russian soldiers with family members in
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, cautioned that the EU is emptying its stock of weaponry, as member states of the EU continue to send U
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several Russia-friendly countries as Moscow seeks to strengthen partnerships in Asia in the face of West
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, September 6, blamed Europe’s energy crisis on sanctions it imposed on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, a line taken by the Kremlin itself. Erdoga
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
The finance ministers of the G7 countries agreed on Friday to move forward on implementing a cap on the price of Russian oil. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also favours introducing a pr
Sep. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Putin’s nuclear blackmail Last week, the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) took a new turn. The visit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission
Sep. 6, 2022
Russia
For the six months of the war against Ukraine – from February 24 to August 24 – Russia earned at least €158 billion in revenue from fossil fuel exports, which indicates the need for immediate tighteni
Sep. 6, 2022