Corruption has long been a favorite weapon in Vladimir Putin’s arsenal. He used it extensively against Ukraine over a number of years to help prepare the ground for the full-scale invasion of February 2022. The Russian leader now appears to…
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sent a tongue-in-cheek letter to Larry David, the show’s creator and star. Share full article Larry David in Los Angeles in January. Several episodes of his show have featured a story line taking aim…
Recent private remarks he made urging an end to the Gaza conflict, with no insistence on freeing Israeli hostages first, were another departure from conservatives’ support for Benjamin Netanyahu. Share full article In a recent interview with Israeli journalists, former…
To be clear, talking does not automatically lead to giving up eastern Ukraine or Crimea. It is mainly about trying to find out what the intentions are, rather than just assuming (Photo: Image Bank of War in Ukraine) A new…
In recent weeks, Russia has launched the largest bombing campaign of the war with a series of major overnight attacks targeting Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure. This has resulted in comprehensive damage to the Ukrainian power grid and plunged millions into…
A series of Russian drone and missile attacks beginning March 22 has destroyed much of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The damage, which will cost billions of dollars and many months to repair, has crippled Ukraine’s ability to light and heat itself…
Over the past week, representatives of the Islamic State have gone to considerable lengths to confirm they were behind the March 22 attack on a Moscow concert hall that left more than 140 people dead. In the immediate aftermath of…
The March 22 terror attack on a Moscow concert hall was the deadliest in Russia for almost two decades. While the official investigation into the attack is still underway, it is already becoming increasingly clear that the Kremlin intends to…
All of this courtesy of an EU fund that is supposed to be aligned with Europe’s energy and climate targets and the Paris Agreement (Photo: jiva) Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European…
The scope of the EU's first-ever defence industrial strategy is limited to single market members, and Ukraine. This will not change unless the EU rethinks its approach (Photo: NATO) With an election looming in the UK, war raging in Ukraine,…