EU faces tests in 2024
Recent weeks have seen a lot of discussion of war fatigue and waning solidarity in Brussels. EU member states are finding it difficult to unanimously sign off on the financial aid that the European Union has promised. The current approach, that it is up to Ukraine to decide whether to negotiate with Moscow, may be
Russia: victory over Ukraine in 2024
A complete Russian victory is possible. However, such a victory would only be possible if there was a total collapse of organized resistance from Ukraine, which isn’t likely to happen. A recent polling of the Ukrainian population in November and December by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology revealed that the willingness of people to
world’s first ground-based small nuclear power plant
Russia’s State Corporation Rosatom is building the first ever ground-based Small Nuclear Power Plant (SNPP) in its Yakutia region, the Far East part of the country along the Arctic Sea. The power plant will host the newest RITM-200N Small Modular Reactor (SMR). The plant is scheduled to be put into operation in 2028. Upon completion,
A terrorist attack in Belgorod
Russia on Saturday said 14 people including two children had been killed and 108 injured in “indiscriminate” Ukrainian strikes on the Russian city of Belgorod. Moscow alleged that the assault included cluster bombs but it was not possible to independently verify the claim. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply condemned the Russian air assault on
Biden: US could be drawn into direct clash with Moscow
Biden’s concerns arise in the aftermath of Russia’s extensive aerial assault across Ukraine, resulting in significant civilian casualties and damage. Biden’s comments came after Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine to date, involving around 110 missiles targeting various civilian structures, including hospitals and a shopping center. Ukrainian officials, as cited by Reuters, reported at least
Putin vows to ‘never back down’
Russia has accused Ukraine at the UN Security Council of carrying out a “terrorist attack” on the Russian provincial capital of Belgorod in which at least 21 people were killed. Saturday’s meeting in New York came a day after at least 40 people were killed in what Ukraine said was Russia’s biggest missile bombardment of
Sam Bankman-Fried will not face another trial
FTX was once valued at $32bn (£26bn), but when it went bankrupt in November last year $8bn in customer funds was missing. The jury found him guilty of lying to investors and lenders and stealing billions of dollars from FTX, helping to precipitate its collapse. He was charged with seven counts of fraud and money
Russian Missile “entered” Poland’s airspace
Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object traveled 40 kilometers (24 miles) into the country’s airspace Friday from the direction of Ukraine before leaving minutes later and vanishing off radars. The head of the Polish armed forces, Gen. Wiesław Kukuła, said “everything indicates” it was a Russian missile. Russia will not provide any explanations about
The Continuation of Gaza war to 2024
A parade of US officials have descended upon Israel and Arab countries in recent weeks to meet local leaders and determine an end-game to the Israel-Hamas war. They followed President Biden, who sat in on Israel’s War Cabinet back in October. And with the death toll in Gaza surpassing 20,000 (including 7,000 armed Hamas members),
THe use of F-16 in North and East Syria
America’s main ally against the Islamic State in Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, publicly opposes the United States selling Turkey new F-16 fighter jets. The SDF fears these fighter-bombers could be used against them in the future, and for good reason. Turkish air power is targeting the areas controlled by the SDF and administered