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War in Ukraine
Russia Cancels May 9 Victory Day Parade in Occupied Crimea Over ‘Security Issues’
The announcement was made by the head of occupied Crimea, who said the parade would be replaced by different “festive events” to “honor the memory of those who died.”
April 20, 2024
Russia
50 Drones Reportedly Attack 8 Regions of Russia, Sparking Fires and Explosions at Substations
Following the drone attack, multiple energy infrastructure facilities were damaged, fires erupted at explosion sites, and two civilians died in the Belgorod region.
April 20, 2024
Ukraine
US House to Vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan Aid Package
The votes on the $95 billion foreign aid and arms bills are expected to begin at 1:00 pm (1700 GMT).
April 20, 2024
Tanks
Sergey Shoigu Monitors Performance at a Tank Factory and Declares All is Well – Is It?
For the second time in a year the Russian Defense Minister visited a tank factory in Omsk to monitor its performance against the production plan he gave them last June.
April 19, 2024
Iran
Iran, Israel, Gaza: Why the Middle East Is a Powder Keg
In this episode, Alina Hrytsenko interviews Iliya Kusa, an analyst at the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, discussing the Israel-Iran confrontation and its geopolitical implications.
April 19, 2024
Corruption
Kyiv Cyber Security Chief Vityuk Filmed Berkut Shootings Civilians on Maidan In 2014
According to Slidstvo.info investigative website, the head of the SBU Cyber Security Department, Ilya Vityuk, filmed Berkut shooting protesters on the Maidan in 2014.
April 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: The Alternative is Sinking Russian Tankers
In essence, the US is protecting Russian oil exports and allowing Russia to fund the war thereby.
April 19, 2024
G7 Slams Chinese Firms' Military Help for Russia
“When it comes to Russia's defense industrial base, the primary contributor in this moment to that is China,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters.
April 19, 2024
Russia
Putin Focusing on Migration to Destabilize Finland: EU Chief
The two neighbors share a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border, and Helsinki has said the surge in asylum seekers has been orchestrated by Russia, a charge that Moscow has denied.
April 19, 2024
Poland
Two Detained in Poland for Attack on Navalny Ally: Lithuania President
The announcement came a day after Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors said they had detained a man in Poland suspected of planning an attack on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
April 19, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: April 19, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Should the West Defend Ukraine's Airspace?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued that the international community should defend Ukraine's air space in the same way it defended Israel's.
April 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine - Time for Belgium and Euroclear to Pay Up
Securing Ukraine’s war time financing with the use of immobilized Russian assets cannot be delayed any further.
April 19, 2024
FSB
Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned
Since President Putin declared Russia was developing hypersonic weapons in 2018, more than a dozen physicists working in the field have been accused of treason.
April 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
French Law Enforcement Officers Confiscates Putin Ex-Wife’s Villa
Last December, France seized a villa on the Atlantic Ocean purchased for €5.4 million by the new companion of Putin’s ex-wife.
April 19, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: April 18, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 18, 2024
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