On January 16, 2023, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called for the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for aggression in The Hague. Foreign Minister Baerbock em...
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The Ukrainian Navy Is Ready To Rescue People Again As Ex-British Helicopters Arrive
A Royal Navy Sea King in 2013. Crown Copyright Just two months after the United Kingdom announced it would donate to Ukraine three ex-Royal Navy Westland Sea King helicopters, the first of the classic...
The Ukrainian Army’s Fast, Lightly-Armed Stryker Vehicles Are Best At Fighting In Cities
U.S. Army Strykers train in Hawaii in 2012. U.S. Army photo The 90 Stryker armored vehicles the United States has pledged to Ukraine could constitute the main equipment of an entire brigade. That brig...
Why Putin’s War in Ukraine Is Going to Start Hitting Your Wallet
There is more than one way to wage war and Norwegian chemical conglomerate Yara is accusing Russia of weaponizing its spot in the food supply chain as part of its war with Ukraine. The war has caused ...
Ukraine’s New Swedish Howitzer Can Hit The Russians With Three Shells At A Time—And Drive Away Before The Salvo Lands
Archer. Wikimedia Commons In the 11 months since Russia widened its war on Ukraine, Kyiv’s allies have donated a dizzying array of artillery—no fewer than 700 towed and self-propelled howitzers of fou...
Navy SEAL—A Deserter Since 2019—Mysteriously Killed Fighting For Ukraine
Topline A former Navy SEAL who the U.S. military said deserted in March of 2019 died this week of injuries he suffered during a battle in eastern Ukraine, according to multiple reports, but the circum...
Ukrainian Paratroopers Prefer Their Speedy T-80BV Tanks
A Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade T-80BV in combat around Kharkiv. Ukrainian army capture Pressure is mounting on the German government to sign off on various European countries’ proposals to donate G...
Why Are Russian War Movies So Awful?
‘Stalingrad’ (2013). Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing The 2013 war movie Stalingrad, directed by Fedor Bondarchuk, is gritty, exciting, romantic and chock full of cutting-edge s...
Ukraine to Be Best Crypto Jurisdiction With New Tax Rules, Digital Minister Says in Davos – Regulation Bitcoin News
Ukraine will become the world’s best jurisdiction for crypto assets, the minister overseeing the country’s digital transformation promised. Speaking with media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, My...
To Avoid Handing Putin Another Victory, The West Must Save Saakashvili Now
One of the free world’s greatest allies in the post-Soviet era lies dying as a political prisoner in his home country, having been deliberately poisoned. The former President of Georgia, Mikheil...
There’s One Main Reason Ukraine Might Prefer German Tanks Over U.S. Tanks—The American Vehicles Guzzle Gas
A U.S. Army M-1 tank. U.S. Army photo Pressure is mounting on the German government to sign off on various European countries’ proposals to donate German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. But German of...
Ukraine Vice PM to Receive Salary in E-Hryvnia CBDC
The Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine wants to see the nation become the best jurisdiction for the crypto asset and plans to receive his salary in the country’s E-Hryvnia CBDC. War-torn Ukraine has reali...
New reports show travel risks around the world
From catching Covid-19 to getting caught in a blizzard, traveling can be risky business these days. But just how risky often depends on the destination — and how you define the risks. Safest cities: p...
After Two Incredible Years, U.S. Trade Will Slow, Possibly Until 2025
Silhouettes of onshore oil and gas well in the field outdoors against blue cloudy sky getty U.S. trade growth will be slow to nonexistent for many U.S. airports, seaports and border crossings for the ...
Fedorov Desires “Ukraine to Be World Leading Jurisdiction for Crypto”
2 hours ago | 2 mins read Editors News Mikhail Fedorov desires to be the first user of the planned CBDC. Legislation governing virtual assets was signed in Ukraine last year. Mikhail Fedorov, Vice Pri...
The Ukrainian Army Could Form Three New Heavy Brigades With All These Tanks And Fighting Vehicles It’s Getting
A British Army Challenger 2 tank testing new camouflage back in 2014. Crown copyright A deluge of new armored vehicles should allow the Ukrainian army to form three new, NATO-style heavy brigades. Arg...
The U.K. Is Giving Ukraine Hundreds Of Armored Vehicles. Russia Has A Plan For Wrecking Them.
A British Army Challenger 2 tank. Crown copyright The United Kingdom isn’t just sending Ukraine a small batch of surplus Challenger 2 tanks. It’s planning to donate hundreds of armored vehicles and se...
Ukraine’s Wealthiest Man Donating $25 Million To War Effort After Securing Record Transfer Fee From Soccer Club
Topline Ukrainian soccer star Mykhaylo Mudryk will be transferred to Premier League club Chelsea for a record $76 million, and about one-third of that massive payout will go to Ukrainian war efforts, ...
What’s Behind The Growth Spurt In Fertilizer Stocks?
| Getty Images Key Takeaways The demand for fertilizer increased from 20 million tons in 1950 to 190 million tons in 2019. A handful of recent events have impacted the manufacturing and shipment of fe...
Can One Guy From South Carolina Make A Difference In Ukraine? Bryan Wright Was Determined To Find Out.
Bryan Wright capture Bryan Wright was the artistic director for a small company in South Carolina when, in late 2021, Russia began massing forces along the border with Ukraine. Watching as war clouds ...
It Took Just Two Weeks For One Of The Ukrainian Army’s Newest Brigades To Get American-Made M-2 Fighting Vehicles
U.S. Army M-2 fighting vehicles and M-1 tanks at Grafenwoehr training area in Germany in 2018. U.S. Army photo Just two weeks after the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden announced it would do...
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Triggers Renewable Energy Rush, Say World Leaders In Abu Dhabi
TOPSHOT – A man holds a child as he flees the city of Irpin, west of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. – … [+] Russian forces pummelled Ukrainian cities from the air, land and sea on Monday, w...
Putin’s War Crimes Could Be Prosecuted In The United States
On Thursday, January 5, 2023, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act (S. 4240), which expands the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war ...
Ukraine Bank Finds Stellar Blockchain Brings ‘Key Advantages’
Ukraine, already receptive to crypto, has one more reason to be bullish on blockchain — thanks to Stellar. A Thursday report unpacking a two-year study on the feasibility of tapping the Stellar crypto...
Ukrainian MiGs Firing Radar-Fuzed Rockets—Just The Thing For Shooting Down Russian Drones
A USAF F-94C fires air-to-air rockets. U.S. Air Force photo The United States has pledged to Ukraine a consignment of Zuni unguided rockets. There are two ways the Ukrainians could use them—firing the...
Why inflation hit these 10 items hardest in 2022
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation popped in 2022 to a level unseen in four decades. But prices ballooned more rapidly for certain items than others, largely concentrated among foo...
Ukraine Faces A Deadly Dilemma Over Cluster Weapons
Ukraine faces a dilemma over cluster weapons, seen as military effective but morally unacceptable. The issue was highlighted this week by an article in Foreign Policy magazine claiming Ukraine has rec...
Porsche reports uptick in global sales despite big drop in Taycan EV
Porsche shares rose in their stock market debut Thursday, in one of the biggest public offerings in Europe ever. Bloomberg | Getty Images Porsche managed to increase its global deliveries last year by...
Biden’s Old Private Office Held Classified Records About Iran And Ukraine, Report Says
Topline A handful of apparently classified documents found at an office President Joe Biden formerly used at a D.C. think tank included briefings about Iran, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, according ...
Major Natural Disasters Cost U.S. $165 Billion Last Year—Here Are The Priciest Weather Events
Topline Large-scale weather and climate disasters totaling at least $1 billion in losses cost the U.S. an estimated $165 billion in 2022, according to data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and...