Category: 2. RussianAggression

Once Russia’s initial push to subjugate Ukraine failed in the first weeks of its full-scale invasion, a widespread view prevailed for two years or more: There’s no end in sight. That has changed in recent months for several reasons, with factors ranging from the situation on the battlefield and… Continue Reading

The song known in English as The Carol of the Bells is widely recognized as a Christmas melody. But in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, residents know it as Shchedryk, a work by the local composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych. The tune is often heard there in the Christmas season, but this… Continue Reading

Air raid sirens blared across Ukraine early on December 31 with explosions heard in some parts of the capital as officials warned of Russian air attacks. Continue Reading

US stocks dropped for the second straight trading session, the Biden administration said it will unleash almost $6bn in additional aid to Ukraine, and South Korea plans to inspect all B737-800 Boeing aircraft operated by domestic airlines after a passenger jet crashed. Plus, US asset managers… Continue Reading

KYIV, UKRAINE —  Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Monday, with the two sides bringing home a combined total of more than 300 former captives. Kyiv brought home 189 former captives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s Defense Ministry said, while… Continue Reading

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, whose presidency was marred by the 444-day Iran hostage crisis, has died at age 100 after receiving hospice care for almost two years. “Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday,… Continue Reading

Russia President Vladimir Putin on December 30 signed a decree transferring shares of the foreign brewing company AB InBev Efes Russia to the temporary management of the Russia’s Vmeste group of companies. Continue Reading

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ally, Alexander Lukashenko, prepares to stage another presidential election in Belarus in January, the country continues to face a serious threat of being dragged by the Kremlin into full participation in the war in Ukraine or even losing independence…. Continue Reading