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Ukraine
Sweden to Boost Defense Spending $30B Over a Decade
“Our assessment is that NATO and especially European NATO countries need to take major steps in the coming years” – PM Ulf Kristersson
March 26, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia’s Chemical War in Ukraine – Exposed
From the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to the trenches of Pokrovsk, Moscow has turned to poison gas and riot control agents, violating international law and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
March 26, 2025
Ukraine
EU Says Sanctions Stay Until ‘Unconditional’ Russian Withdrawal From Ukraine
“Russia must now demonstrate genuine political will to end its illegal and unprovoked war of aggression” – European Commission Spokesperson
March 26, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine, US Spell Out Terms for Energy Truce at Odds with Russia’s Proposal
Russia has allegedly reached a separate agreement with the US and proposed a different set of energy facilities that should not be targeted as part of a partial ceasefire.
March 26, 2025
NATO
NATO Response Would Be ‘Devastating’ to Any Attack on ‘Poland or Other Ally’: Rutte
NATO chief Mark Rutte warned in Warsaw on Wednesday that the Western defence alliance would respond with a “devastating” blow to any attack by Russia on Poland or another ally.
March 26, 2025
World Briefing: March 26, 2025
The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.
March 26, 2025
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: 10,000 Destroyed Since They Invaded: Is Russia Running Out of Tanks?
For sure the Kremlin is sending fewer tanks to the battlefield. It could be they’re saving tanks for a big offensive. It could be FPV drones have pushed Russia to the bottom of its tank barrel.
March 26, 2025
Nuclear weapons
‘They Were Soviet, You A** Helmet’ – Backlash Over US Envoy’s Ukrainian Nukes Claim
Politicians and diplomats have blasted Trump’s special representative Richard Grenell over his claim that the nuclear weapons Ukrainians gave up weren’t theirs, they belonged to Russia.
March 26, 2025
Russia
Estonian MPs Сould Ban Voting Rights for Russian Residents
The parliamentary vote is in response to security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Estonia has been a steadfast supporter of Kyiv since the invasion in February 2022.
March 26, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: The Board Experience: Business Associations as a Way to Develop Ukraine
In a war-torn country that not long ago considered business to be an unethical form of speculation, integrating entrepreneurial activity into benign society requires effort and ingenuity.
March 26, 2025
Zelensky
‘No One Recognizes These Territories as Russian’– Zelensky Welcomes Black Sea Deal but Is Concerned About Witkoff’s Stance
“No one can accuse Ukraine of not moving towards sustainable peace after this,” Zelensky said after grain passage deal is okayed, but wonders if US envoy is again parroting Kremlin talking points
March 26, 2025
Security
‘I Share Your Loathing of European Freeloading’ – Details Emerge of US Security Text Breach; Emojis From Moscow
The classified Signal chat the Trump team sloppily sent to the press included slamming Europe as “freeloaders”; Witkoff was receiving the top-secret messages during a meeting at the Kremlin.
March 26, 2025
Ukraine
Russia Holds Black Sea Security Deal Hostage – Demands Sanctions Relief
Meanwhile, a White House statement confirms that the US has pledged to assist Russia with agricultural exports.
March 25, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine, US Agree on Black Sea Security – Russian Warships Must Stay East
The negotiations also resulted in an agreement to impose a complete ban on strikes against the energy infrastructure of both Ukraine and Russia.
Updated: March 25, 2025
Black Sea Grain Deal
‘We Can’t Take Zelensky’s Word’ – Russia Demands Guarantees Before Grain Deal
The Russian Foreign Minister claimed that Moscow was open to resuming the Black Sea grain deal, subject to US guarantees.
March 25, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Wazzup With Witkoff?, War Crimes and Children, Buzzing Around Belgorod
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
March 25, 2025
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