Tag: Russia

Europe answers Trump’s call on Ukraine

(Zachary Basu - Axios) Four years after Russia's invasion, Europe has quietly replaced the United States as the engine of Ukraine's survival. Why it...

Over 1,000 Kenyans enlisted to fight in Russia-Ukraine war, report says

(Wycliffe Muia - BBC) A total of 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia, according to a Kenyan intelligence report that details...

‘Difficult’ Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without breakthrough

(Laura Gozzi - BBC) Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US aimed at ending Moscow's war in Ukraine have concluded without a breakthrough. The...

Zelenskyy Says ‘Progress’ In Military Talks In Geneva, Political Talks ‘Not Easy’

(RFE/RL) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that two days of US-brokered talks with Russia have produced mixed results, with progress on military aspects...

State Department: No ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ Between US, Russia On Expired Nuclear Treaty

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) A senior US State Department official has flatly rejected suggestions that Washington and Moscow are informally continuing to observe the...

The EU has a plan to save regions on Russia’s doorstep from economic malaise

(Gregorio Sorgi and Zoya Sheftalovich - Politico) The European Commission will on Wednesday announce plans to invest in EU regions bordering Russia, Belarus and...

Zelensky says Ukrainian public won’t let him hand Russia territory

(Barak Ravid, Dave Lawler - Axios) The Ukrainian people would reject a peace deal that involves Ukraine unilaterally withdrawing from the eastern Donbas region...

Sguardi (Iran-Strait of Hormuz; China-Russia; Algeria-Niger)

(nostra traduzione da GZero) L'Iran mostra la sua influenza sullo Stretto di Hormuz in vista dei negoziati sul nucleare L'Iran ha temporaneamente e parzialmente chiuso lo...

Ukraine and Russia to meet for third round of talks as fourth anniversary of war looms

(Luke Harding and Pjotr Sauer - The Guardian) Senior Ukrainian and Russian officials are to meet this week in Switzerland for a third round...

‘Economic fighters’: the volunteers helping direct sanctions against Russia

(Aisha Down - The Guardian) In August 2022, Olena Yurchenko stumbled across a heated discussion on a Russian-language online forum – and made a...

Russia scales up offensive from north of Pokrovsk, Ukrainian military says

(Asami Terajima - The Kyiv Independent) Russian troops have scaled up their offensives from villages north of Pokrovsk, intensifying efforts to encircle the city...

Ukrainian forces hit several ‘important’ Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says

(Asami Terajima - The Kyiv Independent) Ukrainian strikes hit several "important" military targets in Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, the General...

Investigation: European companies keep the motors of Russia’s war machine running

(Lucas Tonks, Mykola Khodyeyev - The Kyiv Independent) Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has sought supplies of motor oil additives and...

‘Air defense is a daily necessity’ — Zelensky says additional aid packages expected by Feb. 24 following return from Munich

(Dmytro Basmat - The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Feb. 15 that Kyiv expects to receive additional aid...

For Ukraine’s population, this is the hardest stretch of the war

(David Kirichenko - Lowy The Interpreter) As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Moscow is still fighting for incremental gains in the...

Diplomacy alone won’t end Russia’s war

(Tennyson Dearing - ASPI The Strategist) Peace talks began slowly at first, then all at once. But a durable peace will require changing Russia’s...