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War in Ukraine
OPINION: Forecasting the Future of Ukrainian and US Democracy
Pertinent insights from a stimulating discussion among US and Ukraine experts.
March 13, 2024
War in Ukraine
Drone Strike Hits Russia Oil Refinery, Several Wounded: Governor
Drone strikes targeted Russia's oil refineries for the second day in a row on Wednesday, with one sparking a fire and injuring several people after it struck a facility in the Ryazan region.
March 13, 2024
Drones
Reports of Russian Fighter Jet Shootdown Over Belgorod Region Could Be Fake
It looks likely that claims by pro-Kremlin sources that the reported downing of a Su-27 fighter aircraft is fake news and instead part of a Kyiv disinformation campaign may be true.
March 12, 2024
EU
European Parliament Backs Legal Action Over Hungary's EU Funds
Lawmakers argued that Brussels had caved in to Orban's "blackmail" in order to secure Orban's support for Ukraine entering EU talks.
March 12, 2024
Pope Francis
OPINION: Pontiff’s White Flag Approach Is a Non-Starter
Pope Francis would do better to keep his ill-informed opinions about Ukraine to himself rather than playing the malign messenger who preaches bad Russian narratives of invincibility.
March 12, 2024
Russia
‘We Prepared this Operation for Russia’s Sham Elections’ – Freedom of Russia Legion Fighter
A Freedom of Russia Legion representative reports ongoing combat in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, with active drone operations and multiple Russian Armed Forces vehicles destroyed.
March 12, 2024
Putin
Russia Seeks to Invalidate 1954 Transfer of Crimea to Ukraine
Following other revisionist histories recently promulgated by Moscow that seek to give rationale to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, two Duma members want to nullify Krushchev’s 1954 act.
March 12, 2024
Russia
Chinese, Russian Warships Join Naval Exercise With Iran
This year's manoeuvres come with Middle East tensions soaring in the face of the Israel-Hamas war that has drawn in Iranian allies around the region, including Yemen's Huthi rebels.
March 12, 2024
War in Ukraine
City Administration Building Targeted by Drones in Russian Belgorod
Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed that the city administration building was hit by a Ukrainian drone, resulting in two casualties.
March 12, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: March 12, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
March 12, 2024
Russia
Dramatic Footage Shows Russian IL-76 Army Cargo Plane Crashing With 15 on Board
The aircraft, on a scheduled flight en route to the Severny airfield near Ivanovo, crashed in a wooded area shortly after takeoff with its right outboard engine visibly ablaze.
March 12, 2024
Putin
Judge Who Issued Arrest Warrant for Putin Made New ICC President
Tomoko Akane, a Japanese jurist who joined the International Criminal Court on a nine-year term in March 2018, was elected as president of the court on Monday.
March 12, 2024
War in Ukraine
Anti-Kremlin Russian Volunteers Infiltrate Inside Russia With Tanks, Claiming to Have Captured One Village
A Freedom of Russia Legion representative confirmed to Kyiv Post that fighting occurs on Russian territory. Media reports suggest Lozovaya Rudka in Belgorod is now under Russian volunteer control.
March 12, 2024
Russia
Two Fuel Depots Ablaze Following Drone Attacks Across 9 Russian Regions
Attacks caused fires at the facilities, located hundreds of kilometers apart in the towns of Kstovo and Oryol.
March 12, 2024
War in Ukraine
Biden to Reassure Polish Leaders as Ukraine Fears Mount
Alarm is growing among US allies as Congress blocks aid for Ukraine and Trump threatens to cut funding for Kyiv if elected while urging Russia to invade NATO countries that fail to pay their dues.
March 12, 2024
Crimea
Ukraine's Black Sea Ops Preparing Major Crimean Campaign, Budanov Says
According to the Chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, operations in the Black Sea are used a test of Ukraine’s strategy and tactics when operating there and on the Crimean Peninsula.
March 12, 2024
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