In his two months in office, US President Donald Trump has given a new meaning to the term âdisruption.â Before he took his second presidential avatar, the term was discussed mostly in hypothetical terms in seminar rooms and conference circuits. But eight weeks plus of Trump 2.0 have made disruption the operational reality for the…
The much-anticipated telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Russiaâs President Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, as well as chart out a path for a lasting peace formula, turned out to be sub-optimal and weighed down by variables antagonistic to a meaningful deal. The tentative deal reached after a marathon 150-minute…
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mariana Betsa during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the 3rd anniversary of Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., on February 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters India abstained on a U.N. General Assembly draft resolution that called for a de-escalation, an early cessation…
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three U.N. resolutions Monday (February 24, 2025) seeking an end to the three-year war. The growing divide follows Trumpâs decision to open direct…
The U.N. General Assembly approved a Ukrainian resolution Monday demanding an immediate withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine on the third anniversary of the invasion. The vote in the 193-member world body, whose resolutions are not legally binding but are seen as a barometer of world opinion, was 93-18 with 65 abstentions. That’s lower…
U.S. and Russian officials during a meeting at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Washington said Russia and the United States will name teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, as the superpowers met on Tuesday (February 18, 2025)…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany on February 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (February 15, 2025) the time has come for the creation of an âarmed forces of Europeâ and says his countryâs fight against Russia has proved…
A war crimes prosecutor works at a site of a Russian drone attack, amid Russiaâs attack on Ukraine, on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine June 19, 2024. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Short-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.’s monitoring mission said on Tuesday (February 11,…
Ukrainian servicemen wait outside a military educational facility after it was hit by Russian missiles in Poltava, eastern Ukraine on September 3, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AFP At least 51 people were killed and hundreds wounded Tuesday (September 3, 2024) in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city…
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AFP Moscow said on Sunday (September 1, 2024) it thwarted a âmassiveâ drone attack on western Russia and another targeting the capital. âOur defenders are repelling an attempted massive UAV attack on the territory of the Bryansk regionâ bordering Ukraine, regional governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said. At…
