World
Drones
Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Confirmed Struck for First Time – But Not in the Sky
Ukraine’s defense intelligence said it managed to damage a Su-57 stealth fighter for the first time during an overnight drone strike at the Akhtubinsk air base close to 600km from the front.
June 9, 2024
Ukraine
Ukraine and the EU Held Another Round of Negotiations on a Security Agreement
The official website of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, published this notification on June 8.
June 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Europeans Crossing the Strategic Rubicon
The strengthening of the European commitment to Ukraine was the big story of the week.
June 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
WORLD BRIEFING: June 9, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 9, 2024
NATO
OPINION: Biden Is Rolling Dice With Ukraine’s Future and Europe’s Security
The US president is continuing to send the wrong signal to Ukraine and NATO and sounds more like Hungary’s obstructive Orban than the leader of the free world.
June 9, 2024
Europe
Voters Head to the Polls on Final Day of EU Elections
The vote outcome will determine the bloc's next parliament and indirectly the makeup of the powerful European Commission – thus helping to shape European Union policies over the coming five years.
June 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Biden Says Putin 'Not Going to Stop at Ukraine'
On Friday, Biden warned of the need to preserve American democracy and drew parallels between World War II and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
June 9, 2024
ATACMS
Residential Building in Luhansk Damaged by Falling Russian S-300 Missile
With at least six civilians dead and over 60 injured on Friday, Kremlin-installed officials tried to blame a Ukrainian ATACMS, but examination of debris shows it was a Russian air defense missile.
June 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
First Ukrainian Drone Strike on Mozdok Military Airfield in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains
Ukraine targeted a military airbase in North Ossetia, causing minor damage according to the governor, who added that officials are on high alert and all mass events in Mozdoksky district are canceled.
June 8, 2024
France
Russian Incited ‘Coffin’ Disinformation Campaign in France Continues Anew
Days after five coffins were dropped by the Eiffel Tower wrapped in French flags labelled “French soldiers of Ukraine,” tags bearing the same message appeared on the streets of Paris.
June 8, 2024
Security
Russian Airport Invests in Anti-Drone Defenses – 7,000 Kilometers from Ukraine
Russia’s far east, North Pacific Ocean Sakhalin Island airport plans to buy anti-drone technology, fearing attacks from where - the US, Japan, North Korea, China, or Ukraine?
June 8, 2024
Ukraine
EU Commission Tells Member States to Move with Ukraine, Moldova Negotiation Frameworks
Two former-Soviet Republics, Ukraine and Moldova, have both fully fulfilled needed reforms to start formal EU membership talks according to the Alliance's commission, but will Budapest agree?
June 8, 2024
Germany
German Manufacturer to Provide Ukraine with More Helicopter Protection Systems
German defense manufacturer Hensoldt is to provide a second batch of self-protection sensors for Ukraine’s fleet of military helicopters.
June 8, 2024
US
WORLD BRIEFING: June 8, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 8, 2024
Europe
Commission, Council, Parliament – Who Does What in the EU?
EU citizens will soon vote in four days of elections – with most balloting happening Sunday – we look at the Union’s various bodies based in Brussels and elsewhere.
June 8, 2024
Italy
Far-Right Parties Gaining Ground in Slovakia and Italy Shift EU Politics
Polls ahead of the EU vote suggested that far-right parties could claim around a quarter of the 720 seats in the incoming EU parliament. These far-right groups often oppose assisting Ukraine.
June 8, 2024
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