Europe
OPINION: Ukraine Support Holds
Putin’s principal strategy is to stretch out the conflict, no matter the cost of life, in order to cause fatigue within the democracies supporting Ukrainians.
Aug. 10, 2023
Ukraine
ICU Weekly Insight, 7 August 2023 - FX market stabilizes gradually
FX market stabilizes gradually.
Aug. 8, 2023
UK
Former British Special Forces Instructor Now Training Ex-Soldiers How to Fight in Ukraine
Rob Paxman says Kyiv’s elite troops are “the best I have worked with” and recent operations suggest UK-Ukraine military cooperation is paying dividends.
Aug. 6, 2023
Mariupol
Partisans ‘Kill Two Russian Officers in Mariupol Mass Poisoning Operation’
Russian authorities suspect cyanide and rat poison was used in the operation which targeted Russian troops as they celebrated Navy Day.
Aug. 3, 2023
Russia
OPINION: The West Needs to Keep the Black Sea Open
The West must not negotiate with a terrorist state using food as a weapon. It needs to defend humanitarian shipping.
Aug. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
Daily Briefing From Ukraine
Your news for the morning of Tuesday, August 1 – Day 524 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Aug. 1, 2023
Russia
OPINION: The Renegade Club
In their deadly dance, Moscow and Pyongyang are boasting that they don’t need anyone as they concoct havoc from a bubble of global isolationism.
July 30, 2023
Russia
Prigozhin May Have Been in St Petersburg Simply Looking for Business
Photographs of the disgraced Wagner leader in St Petersburg with delegates to this week's Africa-Russia summit caused puzzlement among commentators.
July 29, 2023
Ukraine
Daily Briefing From Ukraine
Your news for the morning of Thursday, July 27 – Day 519 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
July 27, 2023
Odesa
OPINION: Odesa and the Fallout for Barbaric Russia, Accomplices and the West
Russia’s barbaric recent attacks on Odesa signify a new stage in its war on Ukraine. Will the international community heed this and respond accordingly?
July 23, 2023
OPINION: Gareth Jones Plaque Has Arrived in Kyiv
Kyiv is preparing to unveil a plaque to a courageous Welshman – Gareth Jones – who was one of the few Western journalists to report the truth about the Holodomor.
July 22, 2023
Russia
Irate Motorists and Massive Queues Counter Kremlin’s Claim Crimea Bridge Attack Did Little Damage
The Kremlin is pushing the narrative that Ukraine’s attack on the Crimea bridge was ineffective and thousands of summer holidaymakers need not worry. The Russian internet says something different.
July 18, 2023
Putin
Daily Briefing From Ukraine
Your news for the morning of Monday, July 17 – Day 509 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
July 17, 2023
OPINION: Oh Sport, Are You Peace or Battleground?
It seems that sport and politics are never far apart, with the patriotism of Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon contrasting sharply with other figures who have shown their true colors.
July 16, 2023
Ukraine
Many African Countries Side With Russia, Despite Moscow’s War in Ukraine
How Kremlin propaganda gradually gained momentum in African countries, often turning their citizen’s opinions and government actions in favor of Russia and against Ukraine.
July 16, 2023
Zelensky
OPINION: Vilnius Summit Sends Wrong Message to Putin
The 2023 NATO Leaders’ Summit should have been the opportunity to make a historical statement on the Alliance’s preparedness to resist aggression but, as usual, fear and politics got in the way.
July 16, 2023
Ukraine
Kherson Family (and Dog) Lost Everything But Their Lives When Kakhovka Dam Was Destroyed
The deluge came frighteningly swiftly, sweeping all before it but the Taran family and their Siberian Laika, Artas, got safely to high ground. The dog’s kennel didn’t.
July 15, 2023
Ukraine
OPINION: Disappointed But Not Discouraged: Ukrainians React to NATO Summit
“Many in Ukraine expressed frustration over the failure to secure a clear signal over NATO membership, but others argued that expectations had been unrealistically high.”
July 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
EXPLAINED: Why Being a Russian General Is Even Riskier Than Usual Right Now
Three top Russian generals have been taken out of action recently, but only one at the hands of Ukraine’s armed forces.
July 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
Kremlin ‘Despicably Decapitates’ Its Own Army by Sacking Top Commander
General Ivan Popov, widely respected “soldier’s soldier” in command of Russian forces fighting to hold back Ukraine’s southern offensive has been sacked, days after his boss died in a missile strike.
July 13, 2023