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War in Ukraine
Russian Officials ‘Rehearse’ for Mobilization as Kremlin Denies Need for Another Round
The press service of the Voronezh regional government in Russia reported on the successful holding of a “training and mobilization gathering” on May 28.
May 30, 2024
Russia
EXPLAINED: Georgia on Our Mind as the Battle Over Its Future Intensifies
Georgia’s pro-European forces have suffered a setback with the parliament overriding the veto of a controversial “Russian law” that may yet galvanize them to shift the tide in the upcoming elections.
May 29, 2024
US
Blinken to Announce Moldova 'Support' as Meets President Sandu
The trip coincides with Moscow's recent battlefield victories in Ukraine and its troop presence in Moldova's Transnistria region,prompting calls to allow Kyiv to strike Russian soil with Western arms.
May 29, 2024
Russia
Trump Allegedly Suggested He Would Have Bombed Beijing and Moscow
In a shock to donors, the former US president is reported to have suggested he would have bombed the two capitals if they invaded Ukraine and Taiwan during his presidency.
May 29, 2024
NATO
Belarus Halts Participation in European Military Treaty
First signed by NATO and the Warsaw Pact in 1990, the treaty limits the number of tanks, combat aircraft and other military equipment that can be deployed between the Atlantic and the Ural Mountains.
May 29, 2024
Zelensky
Russian Troops Set to Expand by 200-300 Thousand, Says Ukrainian Defense Minister
The minister added that the current number of Russian forces stationed in Ukraine and along its borders stands at 500 thousand troops.
May 29, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: May 29, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
May 29, 2024
US
Blinken to Visit Moldova in New Western Support
US top diplomat heading for Chisinau and Prague this week.
May 28, 2024
Georgia
Post-Soviet Georgia in 10 Dates
The former Soviet republic of Georgia has been rocked by mass protests over a new "foreign agent" law that targets foreign-backed NGOs in a similar way to Russian legislation.
May 28, 2024
ISW
Russia to Sign Arms Exchange Agreement with Sudan
Russia seems about to change sides in the Sudanese civil war to support the Sudan’s Armed Forces so it can establish a naval base on the Red Sea.
May 28, 2024
Biden
ANALYSIS: Joe Biden Seems Headed for Defeat: Ukraine Could Change That Outcome
Washington Insider examines the latest polling from the United States and looks at how a paradigm shift in its Ukraine policy could allow Biden to win a second term.
May 28, 2024
Russia
Russian Plant in Tatarstan to Produce 6,000 Shahed Drones Annually
At the end of April, the factory was ahead of its production schedule, having already supplied 4,500 of the promised Shaheds.
May 28, 2024
NATO
Hungary Opposes Dutch Prime Minister’s Candidacy for NATO’s Chief
Hungary said it cannot trust Rutte “100 percent” and that the post should be taken by someone from Eastern Europe since the Alliance now faces threats from the bloc’s eastern flank.
May 28, 2024
NATO
Russia Claims ‘NATO Training for Nuclear Strike on Russian Territory’
After Russia’s recent nuclear weapons drills, the Head of the FSB Border Service blamed NATO in an interview with RIA Novosti for preparing to attack Russia.
May 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: The Collective West Needs to Stand up for Ukraine – Part 2
The Collective West misread Putin’s intentions and the threat from Russia. Now it needs to rethink its Ukraine and Russian policy and adopt a clear strategy
May 28, 2024
Iran
Russia Uses Drones Carrying Newest Iranian Glide Bombs
A German weapons expert identified that Iran’s latest guided aerial bomb was on a drone deployed by Russian troops against Ukraine that crashed in the Kursk region on Sunday May 26.
May 28, 2024
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