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Russia
EXPLAINED: Russian Commander Shot Dead After Posting Runs on Strava Running App
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has confirmed the shooting and included some very specific details about what happened to Stanislav Rzhytsky, even the type of gun used.
July 11, 2023
Turkey
Turkey Unblocks Sweden NATO Bid During 11th Hour Talks, Setting Stage For Summit
Turkey has been holding up Sweden’s application to join the Atlantic alliance, accusing Stockholm of harbouring Kurdish activists Ankara regards as terrorists.
July 11, 2023
NATO
Turkey's Bombshell Sweden Demand Rocks NATO Summit Before it Even Begins
The demand, never before made in public, threatened to open a new rift between Ankara and its Western partners as NATO tries to tackle Russia's full-scale invasion.
July 10, 2023
US
‘We Wrestled with the Moral Issues’: US Official Explains Cluster Munitions Decision
Colin Kahl, US undersecretary of defense addressed members of the UK’s Chatham House think tank on US defense strategy which included his thoughts on US support to Ukraine.
July 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
OPINION: NATO + Ukraine
As Diane Francis writes, NATO must pledge membership to Ukraine this week and provide a no-fly zone and airforce.
July 10, 2023
Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine NATO Membership – Choice Between Deterrence or Being Deterred
Former US State Department special representative, Kurt Volker, nailed it when he said: “it is not that Ukraine is not ready to join NATO, it is NATO that is not ready to accept Ukraine.”
July 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
‘Left in Hell’ – Russians Are Angry Their Sons Are Replacing Wagner Fighters Near Bakhmut
Wives, parents and children of Russian fighters turn to social media to ask why their dearest are “left in in hell” and “why they are conquering Bakhmut a second time?”
July 10, 2023
Putin
OPINION: Prigozhin ‘Diaries’ Cast Light on Extent of Wagner’s Influence Among Russia’s Elite
The extent of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s high level contacts can be interpreted in one of two ways – a threat to Putin and his regime or an explanation for why the head of Wagner seems fireproof.
July 10, 2023
NATO
Lithuania Hit by Cyberattacks on NATO Summit Eve
And who might be trying to disrupt the NATO summit Vilnius?
July 10, 2023
Putin
Putin Met With Wagner Chief in Moscow After Failed Mutiny, Says Kremlin
Prigozhin’s current whereabouts are a mystery and last week Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that neither Prigozhin nor his men were in his country.
July 10, 2023
Ukraine
OPINION: Why 1943 ‘Volhynia Slaughter’ Remains so Sensitive for Poles and Ukrainians and What Needs to be Done
What we should know about, and what needs to be done concerning a dark stain on Ukrainian-Polish relations so that it does not divide both nations but promotes understanding and greater solidarity.
July 10, 2023
Russia
Russian Army Chief Makes First TV Appearance Since Failed Wagner Mutiny
The footage released Monday did not show Surovikin, who officially remains Gerasimov’s deputy, and the commander of Russia’s aerospace forces.
July 10, 2023
Ukraine
OPINION: Why NATO Needs Ukraine
Taking Ukraine into NATO is best way to avoid future European wars.
July 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
Fake Ukrainian Casualties Spread by Russian Propagandists
A sophisticated Russian propaganda effort to spread disinformation about Ukrainian dead and wounded during the counteroffensive has been exposed by an independent fact-checker.
July 10, 2023
US
Biden Visits Britain Ahead of NATO Summit
The two countries are key allies of Ukraine and Russia’s full-scale invasion is likely to top the agenda on Monday, after Biden pledged to supply Kyiv with controversial cluster munitions.
July 10, 2023
Russia
BRICS Summit to Be 'Physical' Despite Putin Warrant, Says South Africa
As a member of the ICC, South Africa would be expected to arrest Putin if he sets foot in the country.
July 9, 2023
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