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Europe
Romanian Defense Chief Gheorghita Urges Europe to Prepare for a Russian Attack
Romania’s chief general calls on European countries to start preparing their people for war with Russia, warning that Putin will begin an escalation in the near future.
Feb. 2, 2024
US
Russia Outraged by Biden’s Ecuadorian ‘Ringtausch’ Workaround to Help Ukraine
Washington’s “circular swap” scheme - where new weapons are provided to replace a nation’s old weapons, if it gives them to Ukraine – hasn’t gone down well in the Kremlin.
Feb. 2, 2024
France
Russian Dissident’s Swiss Start-up Has Secretly Supplied Ukraine With Military Drones
The Swiss-based company Destinus, best known for designing hypersonic rocket-propelled aircraft, has opened up to the French business magazine Challenges about its support to Ukraine’s military.
Feb. 2, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: February 2, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 2, 2024
War in Ukraine
Moods are Shifting - Globe & Mail Europe Bureau Chief Interviewed
Eric Reguly, Toronto Globe and Mail's European Bureau Chief based in Rome, discusses with Kyiv Post Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo the shifting moods in Europe and Ukraine.
Feb. 1, 2024
Ukraine
EU's 27 States Reach Deal on 50 bn-euro Aid to Ukraine
As doubts swirl over future support from Ukraine's other major ally the United States, the EU deal is a major boost for Kyiv as Russia's war nears the start of its third year.
Feb. 1, 2024
War in Ukraine
'Diplomacy of Fear': Russia Pressures Exiled Critics
The seven members of the band Bi-2 had been detained by Thailand, raising fears they risked deportation to Russia, although all its members had by Thursday been allowed to leave for Israel.
Feb. 1, 2024
War in Ukraine
Pulp Friction: Sanctions-Busting Cotton Byproduct Is Key Component of Russian Weapons
The use of Western electronic components in Russian missiles has caused concern since the start of the war in Ukraine, but a material most people haven’t heard of is even more critical.
Feb. 1, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: February 1, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 1, 2024
Ukraine
Interview with Israeli-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce Chairman Evgeny Shulgin
Economic and cultural links between Israel and Ukraine are significant. Both nations are united by the common threat of the Tehran/Moscow axis, but their connections are most apparent in business.
Feb. 1, 2024
Ukraine
Finland’s Largest Art Museum Acknowledges Ilya Repin as Ukrainian
The Largest Art Museum in Finland, the Athenaeum, has changed the nationality of the artist Ilya Repin from Russian to Ukrainian in its cataloguing system.
Feb. 1, 2024
US
Washington Insider: Polling Shows Trump Has a Commanding Lead
Recent polling in the US shows that Trump is towering over his Republican rivals while quickly increasing his lead in a potential head-to-head race against President Joe Biden – worrying some.
Feb. 1, 2024
Ukraine
EXPLAINED: Why Today’s Big EU Summit Is a Massive Deal
Death threats, €50 billion in aid, a minority rights argument, and a showdown between Hungary and the EU mean a lot is at stake on Thursday in Brussels.
Feb. 1, 2024
Ukraine
Top UN Court Rejects Most of Ukraine 'Terror Finance' Case Against Russia
Kyiv had accused Moscow of being a "terrorist state" whose support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was a harbinger of the full-fledged 2022 invasion.
Jan. 31, 2024
EU
EU and Latvia Launch Investigation Into Euro-Parliamentarian’s FSB Links
A weekend report by journalists from Latvia, Estonia and Sweden accused a Latvian member of the European Parliament of being a long-term Russian intelligence asset.
Jan. 31, 2024
Drones
Russian Troops Are Using Naval Depth Charges on Tanks to Fill Artillery Gap
Running out of later model tanks and artillery guns, the Kremlin is turning to museum piece replacements while Russian soldiers jury-rig new hybrid weapons. Their big fear: Ukrainian drone swarms.
Jan. 31, 2024
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