Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron have said they are prepared to deploy British and French troops to Ukraine to help preserve the peace in the event an agreement is signed to end the war. Rutte pointed to promises from more European countries to “ramp up defence spending”, while insistingContinue Reading
In his statement on Saturday, Zelenskyy said help from the US has been “vital” in helping Ukraine survive. “Despite the tough dialogue, we remain strategic partners. But we need to be honest and direct with each other to truly understand our shared goals,” he added. “It’s crucial for us toContinue Reading
North and South Korea could not be more different. North Korea (officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DPRK) is a dictatorship, with one of the world’s poorest economies and largest, nuclear equipped, militaries, and a population isolated from literally everyone. South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea, ROK) isContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed several to the frontline in Kursk, Seoul’s spy agency told AFP on Thursday (Feb 27). South Korean and Western intelligence agencies have said that more than 10,000 soldiers from the reclusive state were sent to Russia last year to helpContinue Reading
It’s difficult to exaggerate just how much global politics have changed in the past few weeks. NATO is on its last breath. The U.S.-guarded international order is a mild bout of flu away from expiring. Europeans feel that U.S. President Donald Trump has just signed away Eastern Europe to theContinue Reading
Monday marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To mark the occasion, Ukraine sponsored a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning the Russian invasion and supporting “the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.” The resolution passed with 93Continue Reading
On February 24, China’s President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which the two men emphasized that no external force can drive a wedge between their two countries. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry readout, Xi told Putin: “History and reality make itContinue Reading
But with Russian forces advancing about half a kilometre every week on Ukrainian soil, more support is needed to hold off Moscow’s offensive, said Jamie Shea, senior fellow for peace, security and defence at Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe. “They are advancing… and there is the risk that ifContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russia are not only occurring at Ukraine’s expense but also carry broader implications for China. Historically, the opposite was true – Henry Kissinger’s strategic opening to China contributed to the Soviet Union’s eventual collapse. Now, the Trump administration is playing a calculated game withContinue Reading
On December 13, 2023, a group of seven Indian men gathered at a restaurant in the southeastern city of Chennai. Strangers to one another, the men drank chai and shared biryani, bonding over stories of their home provinces, from the Himalayan valleys of Kashmir to the coastal plains of Kerala. Continue Reading
