World
France
Exclusive Video Shows Ukrainian Troops Training in France, Macron Visits AFU Troops
Macron visited a military training camp in France on Wednesday. Some 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers have trained in France with Ceasar howitzers, Alpha jets, and more advanced weaponry and tactics.
Oct. 9, 2024
Canada
Canada Yet to Enforce Sanctions on Microelectronic Flow Into Russia, Report Says
Experts said Canada is aware of the sanction circumventions, but “staffing inadequacies” have likely prevented the government from taking solid actions against the illicit export of microelectronics.
Oct. 9, 2024
Russia
Ukraine Bombards Russia Some More: Big Ammunition Dump Hit by Drones
Moscow says all the drones were shot down. Locals report secondary explosions and big fires. The previous Ukrainian target – an oil refinery in Crimea – is still burning three days after it was hit.
Oct. 9, 2024
World Briefing: October 9, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 9, 2024
Zelensky
Oct. 12 Ramstein Meeting Postponed After Biden Withdraws
Ukrainian news sites reported on Wednesday that Friday’s planned Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting was off citing sources from NATO Headquarters.
Oct. 9, 2024
Ukraine
Hostile EU Parliament Piles Scorn on Hungary's Defiant Orban
As Putin's closest ally within the EU, Orban's government is at loggerheads with its partners on various issues, from stalling aid for Kyiv to what the bloc sees as weakening the rule of law at home.
Oct. 9, 2024
Wagner
Wagner Aided Drone Strike That Killed 7 Civilians in Mali – Ukrainian Intel
Ukrainian intelligence sources corroborate reports of Russian Wagner mercenaries helping Malian troops in a retaliatory strike in northern Mali that killed seven civilians and injured three.
Oct. 9, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Another Honeypot Spilled – Ukraine Arrests Informant Recruited Via Dating Site
Ukraine’s security services said the suspect from Pokrovsk was tasked to scout out military locations by a woman he met online, a tactic regularly employed by Russian intelligence agencies.
Oct. 9, 2024
Russia
Russia Seeking to Cause 'Mayhem' in UK: Intelligence Chief
Russia and Iran had turned to employing criminals and private intelligence officers to do their work on British soil, he said.
Oct. 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Balkan Summit to Rally Support for Ukraine
Croatia will host 12 regional states plus Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on his latest trip to rally backing from allies as the looming US election throws Ukraine's fortunes into doubt.
Oct. 9, 2024
NATO
OPINION: Orbán and Fico – A Growing Threat to European Unity
As Fico’s rhetoric plays into Putin’s hands while Orban seeks to undermine the EU from within, the stakes are too high for Europe to remain passive.
Oct. 9, 2024
Drones
Russia’s S-70 Hunter Drone – Another Not-So-Wonderful Russian Wunderwaffen
On Oct. 5, a Russian S-70 “Okhotnik” heavy combat drone was shot down by its Su-57 escort over the Donetsk region. It now appears that the wreckage was recovered and examined by Ukrainian forces.
Oct. 9, 2024
Ukraine
Harris Promises US Support to Ukraine, No Peace Talks With Putin if Kyiv Not There
With less than a month until the US presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has drawn a line in the sand differentiating her stance on Ukraine and that of former President Donald Trump.
Oct. 8, 2024
World Briefing: October 8, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Oct. 8, 2024
Kremlin
Russia Offers Record Signing-On Bounty to Volunteer for Army Service
The problem for the Kremlin is that the word has got out that enlisting in the Russian army is far from safe, and that a contract won’t necessarily keep the volunteer off the front line.
Oct. 8, 2024
Russia
European Sanction Busting: Helping Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine by Skirting EU Regulations
Russia is continuing to both import and export from some of Ukraine’s closest allies whose business leaders are not afraid to participate in sanctions busting.
Oct. 8, 2024
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