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  The United States, Russia and Ukraine are holding talks in Abu Dhabi this week on Ukraine’s future. Russian attacks on Ukraine are increasing, showing the Kremlin’s determination to secure a win in the negotiations. The outcome of the process is uncertain, but one thing is clear: The members of the Russian delegation are masters […]

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking at the EU-Canada summit in Montreal in the presence of Prime Minister Mark Carney, proposed that Canada become an associate member of the European Union. Enlargement has always been central to European integration. Its greatest success was admitting the Central European countries after they threw off […]

  In a recent address at the influential Valdai Discussion Club – a forum comparable to the Council on Foreign Relations in the United States – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow could resort to nuclear weapons if NATO tried to cut off the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The Kaliningrad exclave sits on the Baltic […]

  Recently, rumors have circulated about a new wave of mobilization in Russia. The war between Ukraine and Russia is intensifying. Ukraine has successfully struck military targets and infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, causing significant damage. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is pressing harder on the front lines and appears prepared to accept heavy losses. The war […]

  The NATO summit in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 7-8, 2026, did not deliver many surprises, but it produced some satisfactory results for the future of the alliance. The North Atlantic Alliance, established during the Cold War, was designed to contain Soviet aggression. After the Soviet Union collapsed, many believed the alliance had outlived its […]