World
War in Ukraine
China Supplies Arms to Russia – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has information that China has been “engaged in the production of some weapons on the territory of Russia.”
April 17, 2025
Ukraine
Italy’s Meloni Seeks EU Tariff Deal From Trump
Meloni has looked to maintain ties with the mercurial leader despite the chaos caused by his tariffs. She has criticized as “wrong” his 20% duties on EU exports, which he later suspended for 90 days.
April 17, 2025
Drones
Ukraine Hints New ‘Bars’ Drone Missile With 800 km Reported Range
Ukraine’s minister for strategic industries mentioned the new drone missile in passing in a recent comment – and it appears that it is being developed not by the government, but privately.
April 17, 2025
Putin
Putin to Meet With Iran’s Foreign Minister Over Nuclear Program
The visit comes less than a week after Iranian and US officials held talks in Oman.
April 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘Dragon’s Teeth’: Ex-Kursk Governor Arrested for Corruption Over Border Defense Construction
Russian investigators say a billion-plus ruble fraud saw low-quality materials used to build concrete “dragon’s teeth” barriers intended to stop Ukraine’s tank assaults.
April 17, 2025
US
Meloni Lands in US as Europe’s Trump Card
Within 24 hours, Meloni is scheduled to meet both Trump and JD Vance – with the vice president making an Easter visit to Rome on Friday.
April 17, 2025
Europe
Russia’s Negotiator Says Certain Countries Trying to ‘Derail’ Its Talks With US
Kirill Dmitriev did not say which countries he was referring to, but Moscow has redirected much of its criticism over the war in Ukraine towards Europe since Trump took office.
April 17, 2025
Kremlin
Hacktivist Group ‘Anonymous’ Claims 10TB of Kremlin, Russian Business Data Leak
The hacktivist group said it had leaked 10 terabytes of data related to Kremlin officials and their related businesses, while speculators have questioned the authenticity of the leak.
April 17, 2025
Europe
Vučić to Attend May 9 Parade in Moscow Despite EU Warning
Serbian President Vučić confirmed he will attend Russia’s May 9 parade in Moscow, despite EU warnings that the visit could jeopardize Serbia’s path to EU membership.
April 17, 2025
Putin
Russian ‘Elite’ Get Serbian Passports – Avoid Sanctions, Travel Restrictions
Two investigative news sites report that more than 200 Russians with links to the Kremlin and Moscow’s intelligence agencies have been granted naturalized nationality by Belgrade.
April 17, 2025
Poland
Poland Delivers First Patriot PAC-3 MSE Launch Tubes
Lockheed Martin Europe confirmed on Tuesday that it had received the first shipment of the vital Patriot components from Poland’s WZL-1 Military Aviation Plant.
April 17, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Trump Needs a New Approach to Russia
Team Trump is “stuck on stupid” when it comes to negotiating with Moscow. It needs to change direction, beginning with the firing of Steve Witkoff, who is clearly out of his league.
April 17, 2025
Germany
Does Prospect of ‘Peace’ Explain Recent Surge in Russian Volunteer Numbers?
A German research fellow puts the recent high rate of Russian military recruitment down to extremely high signing-on bonuses and the prospect of peace now limiting a volunteer’s chance of dying.
April 17, 2025
Top News
‘Hard to Distinguish the True Signal From Noise’ – Macron to Meet Rubio, Witkoff Amid US-Europe Tensions
Witkoff said shortly after his third meeting with Putin that he sees a peace deal “emerging,” while The Economist says Trump aides are “fed up” with Europe’s efforts to strengthen Ukraine.
April 17, 2025
Putin
‘Just Like the Ideas of Korolev’ – Putin Compares Musk to Soviet Space ‘Pioneers’
The comments came as Russia and the United States forged closer ties under President Donald Trump’s administration, of which billionaire SpaceX founder Musk is a key figure.
April 17, 2025
Propaganda
‘A Threat to Our Democracy’ – Trump Administration Shutters Counter-Foreign-Disinformation Center
While Europe scrambles to combat Russian propaganda, Rubio applauds the closure of the Counter Foreign Manipulation and Interference Agency as a step toward protecting conservative “free speech”.
April 17, 2025
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