Putin’s regime may be closer to a Soviet collapse than we think
Russia’s resurrected military industrial complex is cannibalising the rest of its economy Ukraine is slowly losing the three-year conflict on the battlefield. Russia is…
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The Syrian National Army: Rebels, thugs or Turkish proxies?
The umbrella group – closely tied with Ankara and accused of abuses against Kurds – has played a pivotal role in the rebel offensive…
As Assad’s power crumbles, Turkey, Iran and Russia disagree on way forward for Syria
Foreign powers urge opposition groups to end fighting and preserve single, united country at talks in Qatar The three key external national actors in…
After Trump was late, Zelenskyy-Macron trilateral was all smiles and handshakes
In Trump’s first trip abroad after the election, he arrived late to meet with Macron and gave the French president a characteristically intense greeting….
Ukraine War: When Does The Bundeswehr Move Towards Donbass?
The first to come up with the idea was French President Emmanuel Macron – long before it was clear that Donald Trump would win the US…
Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal
Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one…
The forgotten Lake
It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when you took a…
Russian Population “Filtration” Operations
Washington 6 Nov (50). Russian officials and proxy authorities in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine are undertaking a monumental effort to “filter” the population as…
Russian bomber pilot linked to missile strikes on civilians killed with hammer in Russia
Dmitry Golenkov served as chief of staff of an aviation squadron, and was found dead with head injuries likely “caused by hammer,” per HUR….
Ukrainian capture North Korean
Kiev 1 November 2024. The Ukranian army eliminated a troop concentration of newly arrived North Koreans on the battlefield. About 40 soldiers were killed…