An extraordinary feature of the Ukraine crisis is the way it has imperiled three other “global goods”: efforts to address climate change, energy security, and poverty. Under the impetus of the total economic and financial war against Russia, as the French foreign minister described it, the West is now committing to a set of measures … Read more
BEIRUT – During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin praised a Syrian general who played a key role in defeating rebels in a long-running civil war in the country. The Russian president told him that his cooperation with Russian troops “will lead to great success in the future.” Now the members have a … Read more
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (AP) – Regardless of the end of the Russian war in Ukraine, it will inevitably be a long and painful process for those who survive to justify the human rights violations they have witnessed. This is the message from the survivors of the Bosnian civil war in 1992-95, who in recent years have … Read more
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia bombed the western city of Lviv and numerous other targets across Ukraine on Monday in what appeared to be a intensified effort to tear down the country’s defenses while building its own ground for a major ground offensive. in the east. . At least seven people have been reported killed … Read more
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions against Russia have failed. Putin said on Monday that the West “expected to disrupt the financial and economic situation quickly, create panic in the markets, the collapse of the banking system and a shortage of stores.” He added that “the policy of the economic collapse has … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) – During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin praised a Syrian general whose role played a key role in defeating rebels in a long-running civil war in the country. The Russian president told him that his cooperation with Russian troops “will lead to great success in the future.” Now the members … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Many rocket-propelled grenades hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Monday as the country prepared for a general Russian offensive in the east. At least six people have been killed in the city, which has been spared much of the worst violence in nearly two months of war. Ukrainian President … Read more
For the top athletes in the WNBA, spending their free time in Russia can mean making more money than they can earn at home – sometimes even two or three times as much. But those who have done so also describe the loneliness of being away from family and friends, struggling with foreign languages and … Read more
Ukraine has surprised the world by stopping the Russian invasion. The majority of the world was stunned when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his army to attack its neighbors in late February. It was expected that the new Russian professional army would make great progress, its reputation for efficiency is not yet earned but expected. … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The harsh port city of Mariupol appeared to be on the brink of Russian troops on Sunday after a seven-week siege.a development that would bring Moscow significant success in Ukraine following a failed attempt to invade the capital and the loss of the Russian Navy’s flagship Black Sea. The Russian military … Read more