War in Ukraine
Russia Jails Man for 12 Years Over Alleged Ukraine Help
Russian prosecutors said the man had "made videos of the process of work of an air defense system and commented on its location to assist Ukraine's armed forces."
June 29, 2024
Putin
Partisans Discover Multimillion-Dollar Pantsir-S1 Missile System Guarding Putin’s Luxurious Sochi Dacha
An agent of the partisan movement Atesh reported identifying an air defense system 15 km from Bocharov Ruchey in Sochi.
June 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kremlin Says ICC Arrest Warrants for Military Leaders 'Absurd'
The Hague-based court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for for ex-defence minister Sergei Shoigu and army chief Valery Gerasimov.
June 26, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: June 26, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2024
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on June 25, 2024
June 26, 2024
Putin
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Russia’s Shoigu and Gerasimov
On Monday, June 24, the International Criminal Court issued warrants for the arrest of Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov for alleged international crimes committed in Ukraine.
June 25, 2024
Russia
RUSSIA: Heavy Prison Terms for 9 Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Occupied Territory of Crimea
In Russia the government has not only banned the Witnesses’ legal entities but it has clearly shown its intent to wipe out their peaceful worship.
June 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2024
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on June 21, 2024
June 22, 2024
Russia
FACT CHECK: Russian Lawmakers Falsely Accuse Ukraine of Crimes Against Children – Again
Accused by the International Criminal Court of abducting Ukrainian children, the Russian Duma has reproposed already debunked arguments accusing Ukraine of the same and worse.
June 21, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘No Country Should Give Putin a Platform’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 20
Putin brings his East Asian tour to Hanoi; SBU detains Telegram informant in Kharkiv; French Senate group urges sanctions on Russian LNG; Shelling in Kherson kills one, injures others.
June 20, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: June 19, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 19, 2024
Russia
Shunned by West, Russian Army Deserters Live in Fear
Faced with choosing between fighting in Ukraine or prison, hundreds of Russian deserters and draft dodgers have fled to neighboring ex-Soviet countries, where they are now stuck in limbo.
June 16, 2024
EU
What Reforms Await Ukraine in the Next Four Years?
To get money from the West and sustain its economy in the reality of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine created a list of reforms it needs to make over the next four years.
June 15, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: June 13, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 13, 2024
War in Ukraine
New Report Finds Russia Deliberately Starved Citizens of Mariupol, Wanting to Kill as Many as Possible
A report submitted to the ICC says Moscow used starvation as a deliberate tactic during the siege of Mariupol in 2022, leaving civilians without food, water, gas, and electricity for days.
June 13, 2024
Crimea
Abducted Ukrainian Children Found on Russian Adoption Website
A Financial Times investigation has found Ukrainian children who were abducted from the occupied territories listed for adoption by Russian authorities, one under a false Russian identity.
June 13, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: June 12, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
June 12, 2024
OPINION: Making The World Safe For Autocracy
Propaganda assets like Tucker Carlson are useful in ways the KGB barely could have dreamed of during the Cold War.
June 12, 2024
Propaganda
Human Rights Groups Call for ICC Investigation into Russian Propagandists
Four human rights organizations have called for six of the main purveyors of Russian hate speech against Ukraine to be made to answer for their crimes.
June 7, 2024
US
OPINION: Tommy Tuberville and Me - We Witnessed Different Trump Trials in New York
The verdict of Donald Trump’s criminal trial proved that the members of the jury stuck by their oath to arrive at a verdict based solely on the facts that were presented – others disagree.
June 3, 2024