The Atlantic reported that Trump authorized his Special Envoy to Belarus John Coale to convince Putin to release so-called “political prisoners” in exchange for sanctions relief following the successful arrangement that he reached with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. According...
The Financial Times recently reported that the EU plans to move forward with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to establish an Article 4-like mechanism among the bloc’s members. Per the NATO Charter, “The Parties will consult...
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski recently told Ukrainian media that his country should participate in the peace process due to its role in the conflict. This comes more than a quarter-year after Bloomberg reported that Britain, France, and Germany...
Ethiopia’s latest Northern Conflict has escalated after Chief of the General Staff Field Marshal Birhanu Jula declared that “We are fighting forces that are organised and allied to serve the interests of external forces. Neither Shabia (Eritrea) nor the...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed a new connectivity project during her annual address: “It will link the South Caucasus and Central Asia directly to the European market – what we call the Middle Corridor. Through Global...
Zelensky’s disclosure during his UNGA address that Ukraine sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea sparked a major international incident with Seoul. President Lee Jae-myung lambasted Zelensky in a lengthy X post where he declared that “Those who...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed disappointment after his meeting with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, which was the first between their countries’ top diplomats in four years. According to Lavrov, “I didn’t hear anything new. I frankly told...
French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto debunked a recent report from Spanish media that cited an anonymous source close to the Lithuanian Defense Ministry to claim that the CIA allegedly believes that Russia is plotting...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters after early September’s SCO leaders’ summit that his country would consider full membership in the bloc. He clarified that this “never means turning its back on the West”, however, adding that “Türkiye...
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was one of Putin’s guests of honor at the Eastern Economic Forum. It was their fifth meeting in two years. Prabowo began his speech by highlighting their economic complementarities, especially Indonesia’s role as Russia’s “gateway...
