But Ukrainian forces have been taking ground back in some key locations, and Zelenskyy and other leaders have said they want to keep pushing forward. Ukraine does not want to give the Russians weeks or months this winter to reset and further solidify their fighting positions — as they did l...
The Global South received special attention in this year's security assessment. Since last year, the Munich Security Conference has placed a greater emphasis on Global South countries. One contributing element is the recognition of the Global South's weak support for the West's approach to Ukrain...
US President Joe Biden and his Western counterparts are marking the 75th anniversary of NATO. The summit is taking place just as Russia presses its latest offensive in Ukraine and the political strength of the alliance is being tested on several fronts. (AP Production Tracy Brown) 2 of 11...
What is NATO doing to help Ukraine? Even though most allies believe that Russia could pose an existential threat to Europe, NATO itself is not arming Ukraine. As an organization, NATO possesses no weapons of any kind. Collectively, the alliance provides only non-lethal support — fuel...
In the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, a (allegedly) foreign-made deepfake video materialized: In March 2022, a Ukrainian news agency’s website was hacked to publish a deepfake video of Ukrainian president Zelensky urging Ukrainians to surrender.Footnote 27 The video then spread on soc...
What about Ukrainian players? ... In all speeches, they always say 'we are one football family,' but Ukraine has been out of this football family since the beginning of the war." Sources have told ESPN that each player's situation is judged on a case-by-case basis....
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We have subsequently seen the exact same situation pan out in regards to Ukraine, where it has already started a major war, which has been wholly to American benefit. China has made it clear they do not want such a war, and it is no...
and current and former senior officials in the west and Ukraine for this account of how Putin blundered his way into the invasion — then doubled down rather than admit his mistake. All of them spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. ...
The most significant benefit of reinvesting petrodollars in the U.S. and abroad is that it allowed business to proceed as usual. Foreign oil exporters could keep supplying crude and get paid in the most tradable currency, while the U.S. got to maintain its economic, financial, technological,...