War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev restated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initial objectives for operations in Ukraine, suggesting that the Kremlin retains maximal
Jul. 6, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin show no signs of letting up in his rapacious war on Ukraine. Immediately after Russian forces finally took the strategic Lysychansk in the Luhansk region on July 3, Pu
Jul. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Some have put the July 1 missile attacks in Odesa down to revenge for Ukraine’s liberation of Snake Island, an attempt to intimidate the population, or an inducement for a Ukrainian surrender. But Ukr
Jul. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
International legions – from Spain to Ukraine Foreign volunteers fighting in another country in the name of what they consider to be a just and honorable cause is not a new phenomenon. And now this is
Jul. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Andriy Herasimenko was on Monday clearing the debris at the central market of Sloviansk, a city in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine ravaged by Russian strikes the day before. The city has been sh
Jul. 5, 2022
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are pushing Russian occupiers to “gestures of goodwill”, but Russia is a missile terrorist country; the collective West has finally confirmed long-term systematic support f
Jul. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Britain will host a conference next year focused on helping Ukraine recover from the damage caused by Russia’s invasion, the UK’s Foreign Office says. “We have led on support for Ukraine during the wa
Jul. 4, 2022
On Monday, July 4 Russian Federation (RF) forces completed occupation of the battleground town of Lysychansk, giving the Kremlin full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk Region. Russian Defense Minister Serg
Jul. 4, 2022
Russian forces have likely secured the Luhansk Oblast border, although pockets of Ukrainian resistance may remain in and around Lysychansk. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced that Russia
Jul. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
If for a time Russian bravado prevailed and recaptured the headlines, the war, presently in its fourth month, has seen the sheen dramatically fade from Russia’s blustering pronouncements of its phase-
Jul. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Svislach River contorts as it flows through Minsk, the Belarussian capital: It acrobatically twists west, then dodges east, before springing north – as if uncertain where it wishes to head next, b
Jul. 3, 2022
War in Ukraine
Key Takeaways: Russian forces continued efforts to encircle Lysychansk and conducted offensive operations to the south and southwest of the city. Russian forces have likely not yet reached the T1302 B
Jul. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
During the early hours of the Russo-Ukrainian War, when it became clear that Vladimir Putin was mounting a full scale invasion, rather than just a much anticipated minor incursion, most, though not al
Jul. 2, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is living up to his promise of training up Ukrainian soldiers in the use of much-needed and game-changing heavy weaponry. On Thursday, June 23, London-based Kyiv P
Jul. 1, 2022
The times of utopian dreams are over Russian missiles have ruptured the Western world’s sweet pacifist dream, political scientist Valentin Naumescu comments in Spotmedia: “The West has woken up from t
Jul. 1, 2022
War in Ukraine
At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded Friday, July 1 in missile strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa Region, a day after Russian troops abandoned positions on a strategic island in a major setback t
Jul. 1, 2022
Jul. 1, 2022
Russia
Vladimir Putin answered questions from media representatives in Turkmenistan on June 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin answered questions from media representatives in Turkmenistan. He explained th
Jun. 30, 2022
– NATO acts against Russian “direct threat” – NATO leaders meeting in Madrid say Russia now poses a “direct threat” to the Western alliance and agree to bolster its forces, as its chief Jens Stoltenbe
Jun. 30, 2022
With Putin’s war on Ukraine leading to the destruction of many churches and places of worship, the new, recently-settled wave of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Scotland, are now helping to bring to li
Jun. 30, 2022