European leaders make last-ditch appeal to Trump
The Leaders of several European countries and the EU held a 'constructive' meeting with Donald Trump on the 13th August,...
Russia-Ukraine war
Drone strikes escalate as Russia and Ukraine intensify attacks
Russia reported that its forces intercepted 221 Ukrainian drones on the night of September 11, one of the largest recorded...
Xi welcomes ‘old friend’ Putin in Beijing amid Western tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an "old friend" during their meetings in Beijing, where both...
Glenn Diesen: Budapest Memorandum and the Ukraine war
Narratives have been constructed to support a long war in Ukraine. For example, the narrative of an “unprovoked invasion” was...
Deadly Russian strikes hit Kyiv, killing at least 21
Kyiv came under heavy Russian air assault on August 28, with a rare strike on the city centre killing at...
Ukraine launches drone strikes on its independence day
Ukraine marked its Independence Day on August 24th by carrying out a series of drone attacks against Russia, with one...
Glenn Diesen: Europe’s new political class is rejecting reality
Russia considers NATO’s incursion into Ukraine to be an existential threat, and NATO has openly stated its intention to make...
North Korea’s Kim honours soldiers who fought for Russia
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, publicly celebrated the country’s “heroic” soldiers who took part in Russia’s war against Ukraine,...
Trump: US forces will not be sent to Ukraine
United States President Donald Trump stated that American forces will not be sent to defend Ukraine against Russia, after earlier...
Germany’s Ukraine troop proposal sparks domestic backlash
Germany's recent consideration of sending troops to Ukraine on the 20th August as part of a peace agreement with Russia...
Hungary accuses Ukraine of attacking key Russian pipeline
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on the 18th August that Russian oil deliveries to Hungary were suspended following what...
Rachel Marsden: EU throws tantrum as Trump meets Putin
Brussels has been relegated to running behind Trump, pleading to let Zelensky have any say in a Russia-Ukraine war resolution. ...
John Wight: Ukraine is an artificial state, Zelensky its product
As Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, in what by any metric is a critical point in a conflict...
Putin is ‘bluffing’, Zelensky cautions Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has cautioned US President Donald Trump before his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir...
Putin to meet Trump in Alaska to discuss Ukrainian territory
The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US President Donald Trump in Alaska on August 15th...
