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Ukraine
Revealed: Trump’s Secret Talks With Iran & Ukraine
Lev Parnas reveals how Trump ran foreign policy through unofficial envoys like Steve Witkoff and Rudy Giuliani, bypassing US channels in Ukraine and elsewhere.
May 9, 2025
Kremlin
Moscow Rejects Syria’s Plea to Extradite Former Ruler in Exchange for Military Presence
The ruler of Syria’s interim government, Ahmed al-Shara, does not rule out future military cooperation with Moscow despite Russia backing of the regime he helped overthrow.
April 23, 2025
Israel
OPINION: Mar-A-Gaza
Trump will learn business solutions won’t solve intractable, cultural, religious, and ideological conflicts. He also must take sides.
March 18, 2025
Ukraine
Trump Asks Putin to Mediate on Nukes, Middle East Tension With Iran
Trump has sought Putin’s help in negotiating with Iran, with US and Russian officials discussing the matter in Riyadh last month, Bloomberg reports.
March 4, 2025
Australia
‘Ukraine Needed a Global Voice,’ Kyiv Post Gave It One - CEO Tells Qatar Web Summit
As one of the few media voices representing war-torn Ukraine, Kyiv Post’s CEO Luc Chenier shared the journey he and Kyiv Post made amid the Russian invasion.
March 1, 2025
Russia
Russia’s Syrian Khmeimim Airbase Struck by Drones
Multiple reports confirmed the drone attack and the activation of air defense systems at the air base from which planes pummeled Syria. No groups have claimed responsibility yet.
Feb. 18, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Why Peace Talks Hosted by Saudis or Emiratis Should Worry Ukraine
Having profited hand over fist from Russia’s unprovoked aggression, it is in neither Saudi Arabia’s nor the United Arab Emirates’ interest to help administer a just and lasting negotiated settlement.
Feb. 17, 2025
Russia
‘If We Get Benefits for Syria Out of This’ - Damascus Weighs Keeping Russian Bases
Following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime in December, Russia has started withdrawing military equipment and weapons from its Tartus Naval Base.
Feb. 7, 2025
Russia
From Syria to Africa? Russian Cargo Ship Sets Sail From Syria’s Tartus Base
Russia’s Tartus naval base in Syria became the latest casualty and Mosow’s most significant loss after the fall of Assad’s regime.
Jan. 28, 2025
Kremlin
Russian Evacuation Ships Finally Allowed Into Syrian Port Tartus – But Kremlin Lease Is Canceled
Syria’s new leadership may have just nixed a 49-year sweetheart naval base deal between ousted authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Jan. 22, 2025
War in Ukraine
Israel Offers Seized Russian Weapons From Hezbollah Raids to Ukraine
Some of the weapons that Israel has offered to Ukraine were seized from a Hezbollah underground base in southern Lebanon in late 2024, after an Israeli incursion.
Jan. 22, 2025
Middle East
Last Russian Submarines Withdraw From Mediterranean Sea After Syria Setback
The withdrawal from Syria’s Tartus port might signal a full withdrawal of Russian forces in Syria following the fall of the Moscow-backed Assad regime in December.
Jan. 6, 2025
Russia
Update: Russian Rescue Flotilla to Syria Still Far From Destination
One of the ships the Russians may have wanted to use to evacuate troops and equipment from Syria has mysteriously sunk.
Jan. 1, 2025
Ukraine
Damascus Eyes ‘Strategic Partnerships’ With Ukraine – New Syrian FM
Syria’s new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart that the two nations endured “the same suffering” and hoped for “strategic partnerships” on various fronts.
Dec. 31, 2024
Zelensky
Zelensky: Ukraine Delivers 500 Tons of Flour to Syria by Sea
Russia’s fleet will not interfere. It is at the other end of the Black Sea.
Dec. 27, 2024
Putin
OPINION: Can Putin Really Keep Russia’s Bases in Syria?
Neither the US nor Israel should help Putin out by providing the new Syrian government with a motive to allow him to keep his bases in Syria.
Dec. 22, 2024