World Briefing: March 20, 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.
March 20, 2025
Mariupol
Trump Shuts Program Tracking Russia’s Abductions of Ukrainian Children
The Yale-based task force tracking deported Ukrainian children lost its funding, blocking access to key evidence, as experts warn of more than 35,000 abducted minors since 2022.
March 19, 2025
Ukraine
Explained: 30-Day Ceasefire Proposal in Ukraine – What We Know
Though the exact terms of the ceasefire proposal have yet to be finalized, here are the conditions and positions as things stand.
March 17, 2025
World Briefing: March 17, 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.
March 17, 2025
US
US Quietly Drops Out of Ukraine War Crimes Probe, Easing Pressure on Putin
According to sources, the Trump administration has not provided a specific reason, only citing a general need to redeploy resources.
March 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Restoring Relations With Russia Legitimizes Its Regime and War Crimes
Russia’s heinous war crimes must not be forgotten despite whatever rotten peace deal is clobbered together.
March 16, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainian Activist Demyan Hanul Shot Dead in Center of Odesa
The 31-year-old Hanul was a well-known and controversial figure in the port city.
March 14, 2025
War in Ukraine
Finnish Verdict Due for Russian Accused of Ukraine War Crimes
Vojislav Torden, a commander of the Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group Rusich, is accused of committing five war crimes in Ukraine in 2014, resulting in the deaths of 22 Ukrainian soldiers.
March 14, 2025
World Briefing: March 11, 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.
March 11, 2025
Trump
US Supreme Court Tells Trump He Must Pay Out $2B in Withheld Foreign Aid
The ruling upholds a district court’s decision and releases those frozen funds to non-profit aid groups for services rendered around the world, including Ukraine.
March 6, 2025
Europe
OPINION: “My Friends’ Enemy is Now My Friend” – Part 2
Statements by the new US administration signal a deepening transatlantic chasm in the view of the Russian threat and the risk of an even deeper societal rupture of the values and nature of democracy.
March 4, 2025
SBU
Ukraine Identifies Russian Commander Responsible for Chemical Attack on Troops
The Security Service of Ukraine has identified another Russian commander responsible for ordering the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops.
March 3, 2025
Netherlands
Families Demand Russia Admits to Shooting Down MH17 as Condition for Peace Deal
The relative of the victims of the 2014 atrocity argue that any peace deal lacks credibility unless Russia finally acknowledges responsibility for downing the plane.
Feb. 27, 2025
Trump
OPINION: Ukraine Must Be Part of Peace Talks to End Putin’s Terror
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia is calling on all allies to make common cause and help Ukrainians achieve a just peace rather than some cynical partition.
Feb. 23, 2025
World Briefing: February 22, 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.
Feb. 22, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: The Time Has Come for the US to Put Russia in Check
The Trump team appears to be negotiating directly for Russia rather than for the America. And for Ukraine, Kyiv is being treated as an expendable pawn.
Feb. 22, 2025
World Briefing: February 21, 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.
Feb. 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
FACT CHECK: Trump Blames Ukraine for War – Was It Kyiv’s Fault?
The short answer is no, Ukraine is not to blame for Russia’s invasion.
Feb. 19, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: This Potemkin Village Called Russia
Leaders in the West have misjudged Russia, not understanding its history and “greatness” disease. Trump has a chance to make history, garnering statues across Europe and a Nobel prize in Mar-a-Lago.
Feb. 16, 2025
Top News
OPINION: The Devil’s Advocate and Russian Aggression
Ukraine is not only battling to protect itself against the Russian invader, but it must also defend against the insidious way hypocrisy shapes peace negotiations.
Feb. 15, 2025