Eurasia

Values for U.S. oil soared Sunday evening, driving prices above $125 a barrel in electronic trade as discussions about a ban on Russian oil heated up following the Ukraine crisis. Oil prices have soared to the highest level since 2008 after the U.S. said it was discussing a potential embargo …

While the world remains fixated on the horrific human and political consequences of the conflict in Ukraine, there has been an undercurrent of discourse comparing the extreme attention to this conflict to the intermittent and waning interest over the past few years in civilian suffering and acts of aggression in …

Chechen jihadis in Syria seek to join the forces defending Ukraine against Russia while condemning the participation of pro-Russian and leader of Russia’s Chechnya region Ramzan Kadyrov in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The participation in the Russian war on Ukraine of Chechen fighters led by Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of …

The wave of assassinations reflects the failure of the Turkish-backed opposition factions to secure the area in north Syria, while their members are accused of facilitating these operations by turning a blind eye on smuggling operations from regime and Kurdish-held areas. Citizens in the areas held by the Turkish-backed Syrian …

Iraq has aligned with China and Iran in abstaining from a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As Russia continues to gain territory in Ukraine and thousands have reportedly been killed on both sides in a few days, Iraq has abstained from a UN vote demanding that …

Providing safe passage ‘into the arms of the country that is currently destroying yours is nonsense,’ says UK minister, backing Kyiv’s stance as Russians keep up bombing campaign Ukraine on Monday rejected Moscow’s offer of humanitarian corridors to Russia and Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. Russia on Monday …

With only one Jew, no ritual wine, and no communal prayers on Shabbat eve, a shul with a history of resistance fulfills its holiest mission The darkness over Lviv was indeed thick on the walk to the Beis Aharon V’Yisroel Synagogue on Friday night.

It was all well and good for the Biden Administration to provide repeated warnings in the days before the invasion, but words will not stop Russian tanks destroying a nation’s borders and words will not provide air cover for patriotic Ukrainians digging World War I-style trenches outside their capital city. …

If Prime Minister Naftali Bennett secures a peace agreement, or even a ceasefire, in the war between Russia and Ukraine, he’ll be worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize. But it’s far more likely that he’s playing right into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This isn’t a zero-sum game; …

At the so-called White Palace in Ankara, the official residence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, preparations are in high gear for President Isaac Herzog’s visit on Wednesday. Erdogan’s colorful presidential guard will welcome him, his presidential band will play “Hatikva” and the Turkish anthem and the two presidents are …