“i think nato, and the invitation for ukraine to join nato at some point in the future, is simply just a pretext to potentially invade ukraine,” he says, referring to russia. “ukraine is not a member of nato, it doesn't have any of the nato guarantees, and so there is no hint ...
The peace plan issued by China two weeks ago was immediately dismissed by the European Union and the United States – but, importantly, not by Russia or Ukraine. The United Nations called the plan an “important contribution” and while it is by no means perfect, it is the only option on...
Whatever happens now, the size and growth of the Russian economy in coming years, with or without all or part of Ukraine, is likely to be much lower than would have been the case had the invasion not taken place.See more data... ...
While Armenia seeks to protect the Armenians of Artsakh, Azerbaijan is determined to regain control of Nagorno Karabakh. Given that Russia is bogged down in Ukraine, Baku has foregone another military operation and resorted to blockading the Armenians of Artsakh– a form of ethnic cleansing – to...
In a sense, the IMF’s real job is to act as the global power elite’s tax office – its‘IRS’so to speak – only that it does not tax people directly, but rather through proxy government and nation-states’ tax offices. Are we starting to understand the real roots of the ‘debt...
Given the level of support it has given Ukraine, Poland's request that Ukrainian grain sales should not come at the expense of its own farmers is "quite reasonable", according to military analyst Sean Bell.
Even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heads to the United States bearing a “victory plan” for President Joe Biden that he says will end the war in Ukraine’s favor, the future of U.S. leadership is on a knife-edge. Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running ...
After the Soviet Union's dissolution, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus created the Commonwealth of Independent States, a regional intergovernmental organization.7Shortly thereafter, many other post-Soviet states joined the organization. As of February 2024, it consists of nine members: Armenia, Azerbaijan,...
The United States is working on unspecified economic sanctions against Russia, but there's not much support from the allies. The threat of economic sanctions has not keptRussia from taking a tighter hold on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
“The EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of the EU,” said Charles Michel, EU Council president. “No discussions about Ukraine can take place without Ukraine.” “There is always going to be a question during this presidency: is Orbán speaking for himself...