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Turkey
Ukraine Partners With Turkey to Supply Jet Engines, Hopes to Co-Develop Fifth-Gen Fighter
Turkish Aerospace Industries reveals several of its weapon systems are equipped with engines made in Ukraine; Kyiv hopes to join Ankara’s fifth generation fighter project and acquire the stealthy jet.
July 10, 2024
Top News
Russia Under Fire at UN Over Ukraine Strikes
Cynical Russian response at UN Security Council Meeting called by Ukraine to address Monday's deadly missile attacks by Moscow on Ukrainian cities
July 9, 2024
Zelensky
Biden Adminsitration Refuses to Lift Restrictions on Ukrainian Defensive Strikes Deeper Into Russia
Despite continuing Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities killing dozens of civilians, astonishingly the Biden administration says it still forbids Ukraine to hit military targets deeper inside Russia.
July 9, 2024
EU
EU Suspends Georgia’s Accession Process Following ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Adoption
“EU leaders don't understand the intentions of the current Georgian authorities,” the EU ambassador to Georgia said.
July 9, 2024
NATO
US Announces $2 Bn Loan to Help Bolster Poland’s Arsenal with F-35s, Patriots, Abrams
Washington praised Poland’s role and contribution to NATO and said the loan would help modernize the Polish military and bolster NATO’s eastern flank.
July 9, 2024
Europe
OPINION: Britain is Suddenly a Beacon of Stability in Europe – Now it’s France that’s in Turmoil
Sunday’s surprising election result prompted an international sigh of relief, but Emmanuel Macron’s gamble has weakened him and Europe
July 9, 2024
Poland
Poles Join Army Courses With Eye on Ukraine, Belarus
The Polish military also views the free eight-hour training sessions as an opportunity to spark interest among potential recruits.
July 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: NATO at 75: Whistling Past the Graveyard
As NATO leaders meet in Washington, the existential issues of US leadership and defeating Putin in Europe are not on the formal agenda.
July 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Modi, Putin Hold Talks Amid Outrage Over Ukraine Strikes
Modi, visiting Moscow for the first time since Russia launched its campaign in Ukraine in February 2022, will seek to nurture New Delhi's long-standing relationship with Moscow.
July 9, 2024
Russia
Orban Talks About Visits to Kyiv and Moscow in Confidential Letter to EU Leaders
In the letter, Orban said that he was not speaking for the entire EU during his visits but claimed his aim was to understand the Ukrainian and Russian positions.
July 9, 2024
France
Triumph French Leftist Mélenchon Could Spell Trouble for Ukraine
Sunday’s French election has brought no clarity to the country’s politics. Likewise, it is not clear if the triumph of the leftist alliance over the far-right party makes a difference for Ukraine.
July 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russians Bomb Kid’s Hospital in Kyiv: Details From the Scene
Looking for children, doctors, and hospital staff under the rubble, hundreds of Ukrainians organized themselves to help the victims, despite the critical destruction.
July 8, 2024
NATO
Chinese Troops Kick Off Joint ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Exercise in Belarus, Opposite NATO’s Eastern Border
Both Minsk and Beijing said the training was scheduled a long ago and the China’s force projection to the Atlantic Alliance’s eastern frontier was peaceful and not provocative.
July 8, 2024
Russia
Sweden Says Its Biggest Security Threat is Russia
Sweden has beefed up its national security policy, amid concerns that led its army's supreme commander in January to warn Swedes that they had to "mentally prepare for war."
July 8, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: July 8, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
July 8, 2024
Nuclear weapons
Plan Backfires? FSB Claims It Foiled Ukrainian Plot to Steal a Strategic Bomber
The TASS news agency reported a claim by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it had prevented Ukrainian special services’ attempt to recruit a pilot to steal a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber.
July 8, 2024
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