"Like the war in Ukraine," explained Usman, connecting the conflict 6,000 miles away directly with his own country's suffering. "How else do you explain that Russia is under sanctions, but their economy remains unaffected. It's like witchcraft!" David Otto, of the Geneva Centre for...
The war in Ukraine is also taking place in the digital era, with social media coverage documenting the horrific events in up to real-time. This provides a unique digital trace of many first-hand accounts of the war, as citizens are communicating among each other and to the public. This is...
Speaking onThe World, Haynes explained that Trump's approach to Ukraine and its allies as well as the increased interactions with Russia has "triggered huge alarm bells" over the question of long-term American support. "Ukraine is a country that has learned how to survive, it's...
Ukraine's foothold in Kursk may have shrunk significantly since the immediate aftermath of the 6 August incursion, but this still provides Kyiv with a useful bargaining chip in potential peace talks. In the meantime, Russian forces appear intent to continue their advance in eastern Ukraine, where ...
None of it made sense in a world where life mattered. But Yevgeny wasn’t in that world anymore. The deeper Yevgeny moved into Ukraine, the uglier things got. “We didn’t want to kill anyone, but we also wanted to live,” explained Yevgeny, a senior lieutenant who oversaw a platoon...
To avoid a confrontation with anuclear-armedRussia that could escalate into a generalized conflict — a third World War — the West has elected not to engage militarily in Ukraine but to offer external support. For this trend, too, the war in Ukraine is a dramatic accelerating factor. To ...
He also said, "the fact is that most of the refugees that have come to Poland want to stay in Poland," rather than continuing on to the U.S., for example. He explained that the Polish language and food are similar to Ukraine's, and also that "there is a proximity that allows the...
A Ukrainian tank driver near the Kherson front in Ukraine on Nov. 9, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Zelenskyy said Ukraine moves "very carefully, without emotions, without unnecessary risk," both in the interests of liberating the entire country and minimizing loss of li...
Russian volumes shipped through Ukraine to Europe are now at third of what they should be as part of a five-year transit agreement Russia has banned exports of gas to several EU countries, and the Nord Stream I and II pipelines have been damaged. In 2022 flows via Yamal and Nord Stream...
On a day like Friday, Sept. 30, as Russia's war in Ukraine enters a flammable, even more dangerous phase, the question remains; Is a wider war looming with devastating results for the world, perhaps not seen since 1939-1945? ——- ...