A Kremlin-orchestrated referendum got underway Friday in four occupied regions of Ukraine that sought to make them part of Russia. The move drew condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognize their results. Voting in the provinces of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia in the east…
War Drums Beat (Over Europe)
September 23, 2022
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Commentary Mika Lintilä, minister of economic affairs of Finland, stated in the Finnish Parliament on Sept. 8 that Finland is at war with Russia. This was an inexplicable statement from a Finnish minister. We have not been in war with Russia since the truce ending the Continuation War (a peace treaty was signed on Sept….
Russians Flee Putin’s Military Draft, Race to Borders to Escape Fighting Ukraine
Men have reportedly been fleeing Russia in their droves after the nation’s leader Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of the army on Sept. 21 amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. Putin’s announcement, the first of its kind since World War II, came less than a day after pro-Russian leaders in four Ukrainian provinces: Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia…
UK Will Be ‘Fully Equipped’ to Tackle Challenges From China and Russia: Truss
The UK will update its security and foreign policies to be “fully equipped” to tackle the challenges posed by China and Russia, Prime Minister Liz Truss has said. Truss, who is attending a United Nations summit in New York, highlighted the threats to the international order posed by authoritarian states and said the West must…
Russian Nuclear Weapons Can Be Used to Defend Captured Ukraine Regions, Kremlin Warns
A top Russian official on Thursday warned that nuclear weapons could be used to defend annexed Ukrainian regions, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech announcing the partial mobilization of national forces. “The Donbas republics and other territories will be accepted into Russia,” former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council,…
Ukraine Crisis Looms Large at Eurasia Summit
Leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states met in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15 and 16, to discuss Eurasia’s current political, economic, and security trajectory. Russia plays a prominent role in the SCO, which was originally founded by Moscow and Beijing in hopes of counterbalancing US global influence. So it came…
Europe Burns Cash to Help Businesses in Deepening Energy Crisis
September 22, 2022
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BERLIN/LONDON—Germany nationalized gas importer Uniper on Wednesday and Britain said it would halve energy bills for businesses in response to a deepening energy crisis that has exposed Europe’s reliance on Russian fuel. Russian President Vladimir Putin added to the upward pressure on energy prices by announcing a partial military mobilization, in the biggest escalation of…
Germany Nationalizes Biggest Gas Importer Uniper to Avert Collapse of Energy Sector
September 22, 2022
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Germany nationalized Uniper, its largest utility company and importer of natural gas, on Sept. 21, in a move to keep its domestic energy industry afloat and to avert a collapse of the energy sector. The government in Berlin had earlier bailed out its largest gas importer in July with a $14.95 billion rescue loan, in…
5 British Nationals Among Hundreds Freed in Ukraine–Russia Prisoner Swap
September 22, 2022
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Five British nationals held by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine have returned to the UK after being released as part of a prisoner swap. The unexpected prisoner swap on Wednesday involved almost 300 people with 10 foreigners among them, including five British nationals, two U.S. nationals, as well as a Croatian, a Moroccan, and a Swedish…
Russia, Ukraine Exchange Almost 300 Prisoners in Major Surprise Swap
Russia and Ukraine conducted a major and unexpected prisoner swap on Wednesday involving almost 300 people, among whom were 10 foreigners, as well as Ukrainian commanders who defended Mariupol in early 2022, marking the largest exchange between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. The deal on Wednesday was reached with the…
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