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Warsaw Insider: Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Speaks on Kyiv’s Relationship With its Neighbor – Part 2
In part 2 (of 3) Vasyl Bodnar, discusses Ukraine’s path to peace: strengthening defenses, and rebuilding a nation amidst crisis.
Michał Kujawski
Feb. 8, 2025
World Briefing: February 8, 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.
Feb. 8, 2025
Ukraine
US Weapons for Raw Materials: Will Kyiv Agree?
Ukraine has significant deposits of rare earths, titanium and lithium. Commentators assess the chances of a deal.
Feb. 8, 2025
Top News
More Protests in Slovakia Against PM’s pro-Russian Shift
Protesters called for Fico to resign with chants of “Resign, resign” and “Russian agent.”
Feb. 8, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: UK–US National Security Interests at Risk of Diverging
UK, and other Western, intelligence watchers must be nervous around recent Trump defense and intelligence/security service hires.
Feb. 8, 2025
Top News
International Ire Over Trump Sanctions Against ICC
Earlier, the ICC issued arrest warrants on Nov. 21 for Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif, who was killed last year.
Feb. 8, 2025
Energy
Baltic States Begin Decoupling From Russian Power Grid
The Baltics – former Soviet republics that joined NATO and the EU in 2004 – have long prepared to integrate with the European grid but faced technological and financial issues.
Feb. 8, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s New Mirage 2000 Warplane – The Fighter Pilot Viewpoint
Most pilots would say it’s a moderate upgrade for Ukraine’s air-to-air capability and a serious one for air-to-ground. Even a few Mirages in Ukraine will force Russia to re-evaluate the battlespace.
Feb. 8, 2025
Top News
Ukraine’s ‘Madyar’s Birds’ Take Down Russia’s ‘Invulnerable’ Drones
Ukraine’s 414th Strike UAV Battalion, known as “Madyar’s Birds,” detected and destroyed a Russian fiber-optic drone
Feb. 7, 2025
War in Ukraine
Bulgaria to Gain Over €500 Million from Military Aid to Ukraine
Bulgaria expects €500 million in revenue from military aid to Ukraine over the past three years, after Kyiv’s biggest donors agreed to compensate Sofia generously.
Feb. 7, 2025
Israel
‘Existential Threat’: What Next For The ICC After US Sanctions?
Experts tell AFP the sanctions announced by Trump, angered by the ICC investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, will have a wide-reaching impact on the court.
Feb. 7, 2025
Russia
‘If We Get Benefits for Syria Out of This’ - Damascus Weighs Keeping Russian Bases
Following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime in December, Russia has started withdrawing military equipment and weapons from its Tartus Naval Base.
Feb. 7, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine - The Peace Plan
The Daily Mail got there with its scoop, revealing what it suggests is Trump’s peace plan for the war in Ukraine. Is it credible?
Feb. 7, 2025
World Briefing: February 7, 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.
Feb. 7, 2025
Russia
White House Shuts Down Task Force Targeting Russian Oligarchs
Formed in March 2022, KleptoCapture was tasked with enforcing sanctions and export restrictions against Russia, particularly targeting “corrupt Russian oligarchs.”
Feb. 7, 2025
Russia
Russian TV Runs Fake Story on ‘Soviet Code’ Being at the Core of Chinese AI
A spoof Russian news report that China’s DeepSeek AI app was based on a secret Soviet code has gone viral after being reported as factual on state TV.
Feb. 7, 2025
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