Новое германское правительство проведет первые переговоры с Россией: в Москву приезжает Анналена Бербок. Министр иностранных дел прилетит в российскую столицу из Киева, что само по себе говорит о приоритетах немецкой политики. Украина — прежде всего, то есть тема мифической угрозы вторжения России остается для Берлина самой главной. Выступая в Киеве, …

Dla coraz młodszych polityków w zachodniej Europie klimat czy walka o prawa kobiet są nieporównanie ważniejsze niż wyrównywanie rachunków z przeszłości. W tym tygodniu nowa minister spraw zagranicznych Niemiec Annalena Baerbock ma się spotkać w Moskwie z szefem rosyjskiej dyplomacji Sergiejem Ławrowem, by „poprzez głęboką wymianę poglądów omówić najbardziej palące …

Moves come as Russia denies US claims that is looking for a pretext to invade Ukraine. The United Kingdom has begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and Canada has reportedly deployed a small contingent of special forces to Kyiv amid concerns of a possible invasion by Russia. The developments came …

Petro O. Poroshenko, a former president, returned to Kyiv on Monday facing possible arrest, adding internal political turmoil to a threat of Russian invasion. Ukraine’s former president and a leading opposition figure, Petro O. Poroshenko, returned Monday to Kyiv, where he faced possible arrest on charges of treason, adding internal …

The Turkish government has given the go-ahead for the mass production of the country’s indigenous basic trainer and light-assault aircraft. The decision for serial production of the Hurjet was taken at a Jan. 12 meeting of Turkey’s ultimate decision-maker on defense procurement, the Defence Industry Executive Committee. The meeting was …

The slow evacuation may be part propaganda, part preparation for a conflict or part feint, Ukrainian and U.S. officials say. It could be all three. The week before intensive diplomatic meetings began over the buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, American and Ukrainian officials watched from afar as …

The DOJ just charged a man in New York with spying on critics of Egyptian President al-Sisi. But what about the guys pulling the strings? On Thursday the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest and indictment of a Manhattan man, Pierre Girgis, for allegedly spying on critics of Egyptian …

Washington’s insistence on digging in over NATO expansion and pushing sanctions is setting up a major disaster for both sides. On January 12, 2022 — a date that will live in hypocrisy — NATO member states declared their heroic determination to fight to the last Ukrainian. They did this by …

If he thinks supporting the Kingdom’s efforts to take territory will help achieve a ceasefire, he’s likely in for a surprise. Recent weeks have witnessed a string of victories for forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized government, or IRG, and its Saudi and Emirati backers. Last week, the UAE-funded al-Amaliqa …

The Syrian army backed by pro-government factions, including the National Defense Forces (NDF), kicked off a new combing operation in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the operation is meant to secure the area of al-Duwair, which is located between the …