Russia
OPINION: From Genocide to Genocide
As Easter Sunday approaches in the wake of the Sumy massacre, we must be unequivocal about Moscow’s intentions in any peace talks. Putin, like his predecessors, wants the destruction of Ukraine.
April 16, 2025
US
World Briefing: Planes, Tariffs and Power Plays - China’s GDP Beats Expectations Amid Global Crossfire
China’s economy grows 5.4% in Q1 2025, beating forecasts amid a US trade war, tariff clashes, and rising global tensions - from Boeing battles to mortgage moves in Ukraine and arms smuggling claims.
April 16, 2025
Kremlin
‘You Are the Pride of Russia!’ – Kremlin Jails Four Journalists Who Covered Navalny
“No evidence was presented that these guys committed any crimes, their guilt was not proven,” one of the journalists’ lawyers, Irina Biryukova, said.
April 16, 2025
US
World Briefing: April 10, 2025
Trump’s whiplash economics: A reaction to ‘yippy’ voices?
April 10, 2025
Legal
Scandal Deepens as Former Taxman (De)Mobilized During Corruption Trial
The attempt by a former head of Ukraine’s tax administration to dodge a sentencing on corruption charges by “hiding” in a rear area formation has sparked outrage across social media.
April 10, 2025
World Briefing: April 9, 2025
The Trump administration on Friday said it accidentally told some Ukrainian refugees they needed to leave the US immediately because their legal status was being revoked.
April 9, 2025
Hungary
Hungary Leaves the ICC: What are The Implications?
Hungary quits ICC during Netanyahu’s visit to Budapest — a move welcomed by the Israeli PM, who faces an ICC arrest warrant. European commentators weigh in on the decision.
April 7, 2025
Zelensky
OPINION: Putin Has Finally Succeeded in Angering President Trump
On March 30, Trump told NBC that he was “very angry, pissed off” after Putin questioned the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
April 5, 2025
World Briefing: April 5, 2025
The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.
April 5, 2025
World Briefing: April 4, 2025
The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.
April 4, 2025
Hungary
Hungary Announces ICC Withdrawal as Israel’s Netanyahu Visits
The government announcement to start the year-long withdrawal process came as Orban welcomed Netanyahu in the capital Budapest on his first trip to Europe since 2023.
April 3, 2025
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Urges Europe to Unite Behind Ukraine, 3 Years After Bucha Massacre
The 3rd anniversary of the Bucha Massacre by Russian forces is an embarrassing reminder for Putin and Trump about the perpetrators of aggression and war crimes
March 31, 2025
US
OPINION: Will Trump’s Second Presidency End Like Yanukovych’s First?
Whilst the two countries are in many ways different, the political tide in the US today is churning up some stark similarities to that in Ukraine 15 years ago.
March 30, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Brings Back Five Children from Russian Occupied Territories
The children are aged between 11 and 16 years old and were returned from Russian-occupied of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
March 30, 2025
War in Ukraine
Trump Administration Temporarily Restores Funding for Yale Lab Tracking Abducted Ukrainian Children
Responding to pressure from Congress members, the program that gathers evidence on Ukrainian children abducted by Russia “should last six more weeks.”
March 28, 2025
Putin
OPINION: The Putin Fallacy
Anyone who has been studying the Kremlin’s methods over the years can recognize exactly how Putin is stringing the Americans along so that Washington winds up pressuring Kyiv.
March 26, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: The Erosion of Justice – How US Policy Shifts Are Undermining Global Accountability
Will the US reclaim its role as a defender of human rights, or will it continue down a path of complicity and retreat?
March 23, 2025
War in Ukraine
He Fought for Ukraine. Now Morocco is Punishing Him
A Moroccan citizen living and studying in Ukraine decided to fight against Russian invaders. He was taken prison, released, and returned to Morocco. Only now Morocco is holding him captive.
March 23, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Forget Peace, Putin Wants to Conquer Ukraine
The West must not project its own logic onto any assessment of what Putin wants in Ukraine. Economic and geostrategic factors play only a part. Putin is obsessed with shaping history.
March 22, 2025
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: ‘We’re Choosing to Blind Ourselves’ – US Backs Off Russian Threats, PART I
The US has halted efforts to counter Russian sabotage and cyberattacks, alarming NATO allies and raising fears that Washington is stepping back from countering Kremlin threats.
March 20, 2025