Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners on Prospect Zakharova Street in Moscow, Russia, on September 29, 2019. Sefa Karacan | Anatolia | Getty Images The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that an investigation into the death of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was ongoing, stressing that “all necessary…
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. Sarah Meyssonnier | Reuters Munich, GERMANY – Should we, as a united company, borrow on global markets and take on new debt together? That’s the question on EU…
Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s Prime Minister, speaks on the second day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, February 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany – The West suffers from a “colossal lack of imagination” if it believes Russia’s war in Ukraine will not hit it next, European politicians have been told,…
Germany’s defense minister said Saturday that his country’s pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more was likely needed. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted that the 2% spending target would be achieved “in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond”. However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that…
Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political opponents ahead of next month’s election. Dissident Navalny, who died on Friday, was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in Russia, which he vehemently denied. World leaders reacted to the death…
Supporters of the climate protection movement Fridays for Future, including one holding a sign with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and Russia are seen as less of a threat to Western populations today than they were a year ago, as…
Former US President Donald Trump pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London on December 3, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM | AFP | Getty Images Former US leader and presidential candidate Donald Trump stoked the anger of US lawmakers and international leaders after saying he would not protect NATO…
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission from Florida on February 27, 2023. SpaceX Ukraine’s main military intelligence agency accused Russian forces of using Starlink terminals from Elon Musk’s SpaceX in occupied territories. Starlink insists its satellite networks were never operated or marketed in Russia after its terminals were delivered to Ukraine following the…
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, is escorted from the Lefortovsky Court building in Moscow on January 26, 2024. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin said “an agreement could be reached on the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,” signaling he was open…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the flag-raising ceremony in Isium after Ukrainian forces took control of the city from Russian forces on September 14, 2022 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Governor of the Military Administration of the Kharkiv Region Oleg Sinegubov also…
