Ukraine
WORLD BRIEFING: May 19, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
May 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
Freed Russian Sex Offenders Abuse Children on Return From War
A Russian investigative news site says there has been an epidemic of sexual abuse on children in Russia committed by what it ironically terms returning “heroes of the Northern Military District.”
May 17, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia Sentences Five Ukrainians for Passing Military Intel to Kyiv
The men were charged with treason and espionage after sharing information on the location and movements of Russian army units that helped the Ukrainian army target aerial strikes.
May 13, 2024
Ukraine
Putin’s Mafia State: An Interview With One of Putin’s Most Significant Foes
Leonid Nezvlin recounts how he became one of Putin’s first victims in the Russian president’s rise to the top of the “mafia state” and how he combats him today.
May 10, 2024
Verkhovna Rada
EXPLAINED: Convicted Killers and Other Prisoners to Join Armed Forces of Ukraine
Will convicted murderers be freed to serve in Ukraine’s armed forces under the newly adopted law? Kyiv Post delves into what the new law means for prisoners who wish to fight in exchange for freedom.
May 9, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Allows Convicts to Join Armed Forces
The draft law allows prisoners convicted of less serious offences to be released on parole for military service under contract.
May 9, 2024
Putin
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Vladimir Putin’s “Inauguration”
During the so-called March "elections," the Russian Federation violated numerous international documents that serve as the foundation for the modern system of international relations.
May 7, 2024
Kherson
It’s Not Just Kids - Russia Also Takes Disabled Citizens from Ukraine Against Their Will
Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s indicted Children's Rights Commissioner, and her family forcibly bring Ukraine’s handicapped to Russia and “legally” relieve them of their money and property.
May 6, 2024
Zelensky
Russia Adds Zelensky to Criminal 'Wanted' List
Ukraine's foreign ministry said the decision demonstrated "the desperation of the Russian state machine and propaganda, which are at a loss for what else to invent to garner attention".
May 5, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: May 2, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
May 2, 2024
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Ukraine Upgrades Outdated S-200 Air Defense System, Shoots Down Russian Strategic Aircraft
The 1960s Soviet-era S-200 air defense missiles system designed to shoot down high-altitude Cold War aircraft was upgraded, or new tactics were adopted, or both.
April 29, 2024
OPINION: Environment: No Longer a Silent Victim — Ukraine Leads the Charge in Prosecuting Environmental War Crimes
Thanks to Ukraine's proactive stance and the commitment of our international partners, the environment, once a silent casualty of war, now has a voice that resonates globally.
April 26, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: April 25, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 25, 2024
WORLD BRIEFING: April 23, 2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russian Man Gets 5 Years Labour for Street Interview About Ukraine War
RFE/RL journalists had approached him in July 2022 and asked him in a “vox pop” interview if he thought a detente between Russia and NATO countries was needed.
April 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
RUSSIA: Religious Persecution and Issues – Bimonthly Digest April 01-15
The Latest Overview on the Situation of Religious Dissenters in Russia from Human Rights Without Frontiers International.
April 21, 2024
FSB
Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned
Since President Putin declared Russia was developing hypersonic weapons in 2018, more than a dozen physicists working in the field have been accused of treason.
April 19, 2024
Biden
WORLD BRIEFING: April 14,2024
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
April 14, 2024
War in Ukraine
Jailed Russian Nationalist Wants to Be Released to Fight in Ukraine
Lawyers of Igor Girkin, the Russian commander involved in the takeovers of Crimea and the Donbas in 2014, who was jailed by Putin, are seeking his release to allow him to fight in Ukraine.
April 11, 2024
Ukraine
Russia Tortures Moscow Terrorist Attack Suspects Into Claiming Ukraine Paid Them
The claims are absurd, but accompanied by a huge propaganda drive aimed at linking Ukraine with terrorism, as well, possibly, an attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
April 10, 2024