World
NATO
OPINION: The Surrender of Ukraine Is the Collapse of the West
Trump’s statements encourage Putin to further aggression. And his well demonstrated infatuation with dictators does not bode well for the smaller, weaker nations in the world.
Sept. 28, 2024
Zelensky
‘He Didn’t Play Cute’ – Trump Uses Zelensky Meeting to Throw Shade on ‘Impeachment Hoax’
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met in New York as the Ukrainian tried to hedge Kyiv’s position after disappointing meetings with the Biden administration.
Sept. 28, 2024
World Briefing: September 27, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Sept. 27, 2024
Top News
Ukraine Offers Victory on a Plate – Is US on Board?
Zelensky’s Victory Plan, Biden’s Ukraine Aid Package, and the Trump Shadow
Sept. 27, 2024
UN
‘Russia Succeeds in Shifting Borders With Tanks’ – World Leaders Address Ukraine on Day 3 of UNGA
The war in Ukraine again featured prominently in speeches by world leaders during the third day of the UN General Assembly in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Sept. 27, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Puts 72-Year-Old US Man on Trial as Ukraine Mercenary
A video posted on YouTube channels in May 2022 showed a man who gives his name as Stephen James Hubbard and said he was in the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region.
Sept. 27, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Desertion From Ukraine’s Armed Forces – Will New Mobilization Laws Help?
The number of Ukrainian servicemen is growing, and while many military personnel condemn their colleagues, there is no single solution to stopping the growing trend.
Sept. 27, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Says Investigating Three Foreign Journalists For Reporting in Occupied Kursk Region
The three, Kathryn Diss and Fletcher Yeung from Australia's ABC News and Romanian journalist Mircea Barbu, are being investigated for illegally crossing the Russian border.
Sept. 27, 2024
Putin
OPINION: Vladimir Putin’s Latest Nuclear Tantrum
Putin is scared of the UK’s Storm Shadow missiles – and fears their use by Ukraine might bring about a decisive end to his now not-so-special “special military operation.”
Sept. 27, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Emotional Weaponization: Russia’s Current Propaganda Narratives
The Kremlin strictly follows Nazi Josef Goebbels’ edict that propaganda should appeal to emotions and instincts rather than intellect. Truth is unimportant and subordinate to tactics and psychology.
Sept. 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
Trump Blames Biden and Zelensky for Not Ending Russian Invasion and ‘Wasting Billions’
The Republican presidential nominee spoke extensively about his take on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine for the first time in months during a speech where he also attacked Biden and Zelensky.
Sept. 26, 2024
US
Big US Arms Transfer to Ukraine Is Substantial, but It Also Has Some Big Gaps
It’s a lot of money but don’t expect big changes in the air or land war and probably it’s best not to trust the hype overly. Some serious line items are missing in Uncle Sam’s latest arms to Kyiv.
Sept. 26, 2024
Top News
The Fall of Putin
“Putin should be sleeping with one eye open,” says special correspondent Jason Smart, as the situation in the Kremlin is becoming far more complex than it may first appear.
Sept. 26, 2024
Top News
‘Hesitation Strengthens Aggressor’ – UNGA Day 2, World Leaders Address War in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine featured prominently in speeches by world leaders during the second day of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Sept. 26, 2024
Putin
EU Rejects Putin's 'Reckless' Nuclear Weapon Threat
Putin announced an updated nuclear doctrine that would allow the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states when they are supported by nuclear powers -- a reference to Ukraine and its backers.
Sept. 26, 2024
Putin
OPINION: So Many Geopolitical Moving Parts Now
Putin came up with warnings that he might change Russia’s nuclear doctrine, literally admitting that he cannot win a conventional war against Ukraine, the author writes.
Sept. 26, 2024
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