Don’t expect a ceasefire in Ukraine
Don’t expect a ceasefire in Ukraine,despite the buzz now rippling through European capitals and Washington. The reason is simple: there is no incentive for Russia to stop the war.
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Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels, including natural gas, to Vietnam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing international isolation over its war in Ukraine.
Putin’s Ukraine deal talk: mostly smoke, no mirrors
President Vladimir Putin says that it might be possible to reach a deal with Ukraine based on the failed Istanbul Communique and taking into account recent territorial changes in Ukraine. The Istanbul Communique was dead by April, 2022. Could the deal be revived? Was Putin serious in suggesting it as a basis for a settlement with Ukraine?
EU's 14th sanctions package must target circumvention, energy exports, Zelenskyy advisor says
The European Union's upcoming 14th sanctions package against Russia must do more to choke off energy exports and clamp down on circumvention by third parties, an advisor to the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNBC.
Russia will build Central Asia’s first nuclear power plant in an agreement with Uzbekistan
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Uzbekistan signed an accord Monday for Moscow to build a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country, as Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Uzbek capital with Uzbekistan leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
'Drone wall' against Russia: Six NATO countries announce border defense plan
Six NATO countries neighboring Russia are joining forces to build a "drone wall" to protect their borders, Lithuania's interior minister announced on Friday.
Poland to spend around $2.5 billion on securing eastern border
Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a program to secure its eastern border, the prime minister said on Saturday, in a bid to bolster its defenses against what it says is a rising threat from Russia and Belarus.
Amid pomp and propaganda, Russia holds Victory Day military parade as war rumbles on
Russia kicked off its 79th "Victory Day" military parade on Thursday, in a show of Russian military might and patriotism as the war with Ukraine rumbles on into a third year.
Too big to win
It is painfully apparent to anyone of sound mind and judgment that there’s something gravely wrong with America’s current military capacity and our ability to project power in the world.