Russo-Ukrainian War

Russians leverage occupied Cyprus to evade sanctions imposed by the EU and other Western entities in response to the conflict in Ukraine, according to an article in Dutch newspaper Het Parool.

This strategy underscores the ongoing complexities of the geopolitical landscape and the challenges faced by Western nations in enforcing their sanctions.

The majority of Russians now view Germany as a hostile nation, with the war in Ukraine and Berlin’s subsequent position being pivotal turning points.

This photograph shows pigeons flying over a residential building damaged by shelling in the town of Kurakhove, located near the front line, in the Pokrovsk district of the eastern Donetsk region, on Oct. 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russian forces have executed 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war near the villages of Mykolaivka and Sukhyi Yar in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast. This incident marks the largest known execution of Ukrainian POWs during the ongoing conflict.

Romania is set to establish a new naval base aimed at training Ukrainian soldiers, according to DPA reports. The plan, proposed by President Klaus Iohannis, received overwhelming approval from the parliament in Bucharest today.

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took over as NATO's secretary general on Tuesday as the Western military alliance reaches a critical juncture weeks from a momentous U.S. election.

Western media outlets, including Reuters, Sky News, and the Times, have reported that there is credible evidence indicating that Chinese companies are supplying military drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine.

NATO is preparing for the possibility of significant casualties in the event of a World War III scenario between Russia and the West, as the German military (Bundeswehr) estimates that such an invasion could occur within this decade.

NATO’s top logistics commander has emphasized that the alliance must be ready for mass casualties, according to international media reports.

In late February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and the conflict on Europe's eastern border has persisted since. During a recent UN meeting in New York, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope for peace for the first time, suggesting that Russia's war against Ukraine could end in the coming year.

Outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that both sides of the Atlantic need each other in the face of growing challenges, noting that there is no secure Europe without Türkiye, Norway, the U.K. and U.S.