In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry press service on November 1, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui attend an unveiling ceremony of the plaque to mark Kim Il Sung’s 1949 visit to USSR, at Yaroslavsky railway terminal in Moscow, Russia. AP North Korea … Read more
US President Joe Biden said it was important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he held meetings Friday with European partners, with the coming US presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany. Biden met Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Ukraine’s second-biggest military supplier after … Read more
The government of Ukraine imposed a ban on the Telegram messaging app being used on official devices belonging to government officials, military staff, and critical infrastructure workers, citing security fears. In an announcement on Friday, Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council (Rnbo) claimed that Telegram posed a security threat to the nation, particularly during the … Read more
The EU has implemented a series of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Yet as Ousmène Jacques Mandeng argues, the EU’s response to the war has been undermined by the level of trade many EU states continue to do with Russia. The European Union has launched a series of measures to contain Russia … Read more
Why did Russia choose to invade Ukraine in 2022? Robert H. Wade argues the conflict can only be understood in the context of American policy towards Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Political leaders present their publics with narratives that justify what they are doing or intend to do. A crucial decision in … Read more
