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Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Putin’s Latest Unrealistic Offer of Peace Dismissed Out of Hand by Kyiv
On the eve of the Global Peace Summit, Russia’s president once again tries to muddy the waters with another blatantly obvious offer of peace guaranteed to be turned down by Kyiv.
June 14, 2024
PUBLIC OPINION: Will Striking Strategic Targets in Russia End the War Faster or Prolong It?
Kyiv Post spoke to passerby on Washinton D.C., London, Paris, and Kyiv what they about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory.
June 14, 2024
Zelensky
Zelensky Thanks Pope for Peace Efforts
Zelensky envisions the Holy See playing a role in establishing “lasting peace” in Ukraine.
June 14, 2024
Russia
Seoul Says North Korea Sent Almost 5 Million Artillery Shells to Russia
Seoul has detected at least 10,000 shipping containers being sent from North Korea to Russia, which could hold as many as 4.8 million artillery shells.
June 14, 2024
Russian Armed Forces
Kremlin Thermobaric Ammo Reportedly Explodes in Russian Suburb
According to Russian social media, the Solntsepyok, a thermobaric weapon system, exploded in a town in the Belgorod region, killing three Russian servicemembers.
June 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin Says Freezing of Russian Assets in West Is ‘Theft’
Putin also warned the standoff between Moscow and the West was coming “unacceptably close to the point of no return” and boasted that Moscow “possesses the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons.”
June 14, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: June 14, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 14, 2024
Swiss Pull Out The Stops for Ukraine Summit Security
With dozens of heads of state and government flying in for the gathering at the swanky Burgenstock resort, up to 4,000 troops are being deployed in place.
June 14, 2024
Russia
More Than 80 Ukrainian Drones Target Russia in Nighttime Assault
70 out of 80 Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down over the Rostov region, just across the Kerch Strait from Ukraine and home to a swathe of Russian military facilities.
June 14, 2024
EXPLAINED: US to Ban IT Service Provision, Support to Russia in Latest Sanctions
The latest ban came ahead of the G7 meeting this week, where Washington said the goal is to “disrupt the Russian military-industrial base’s reliance on foreign IT systems.”
June 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Putin Cannot Wait Us Out’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 14
China pledges not to sell weapons to Russia; the US enters into a decade-long security agreement with Ukraine; UK escalates sanctions against Moscow, targeting the Kremlin’s “shadow fleet.”
June 14, 2024
Putin
Medvedev Urges ‘Biblical’ Response to Latest Round of Western Sanctions
In his latest Telegram rant Dmitry Medvedev calls on Russians to turn life in the West into a “permanent nightmare” and inflict maximum damage on them in response to new US sanctions.
June 13, 2024
G7 Leaders Reach ‘Political Deal’ on New Ukraine Funds: US
The summit comes at a time when the Hamas-Israel conflict is raging, economic tensions are rising between China and the West, and many G7 countries are in political flux.
June 13, 2024
Ukraine
No Water: Ukrainians Try to Survive on Banks of Former Kakhovka Reservoir
After the dam was blown up, locals lost their profitable berries, grape, and vegetable farms, but they are not giving up and keep looking for new sources of water.
June 13, 2024
US
Russian Stock Market Suspends Dollar Trades After US Sanctions
Russians will still be able to trade in dollars and euros outside of the centralized Moscow Exchange – something which could limit liquidity and lead to higher volatility.
June 13, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: June 13, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 13, 2024
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