The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry marked the annual Crimean Tatar National Flag Day (initiated in 2010) with a denunciation of Russia’s alleged occupation of Crimea as would have been expected. The government in Kiev inevitably refers to the peninsula as temporarily...
German Envoy on Ukraine Joining NATO: Everyone Afraid of Direct War With Russia
The UKRINFORM website on Saturday featured a brief article on German ambassador to Ukraine, Anka Feldhusen, discussing the prospects of her host country becoming a NATO member. Feldhusen has an extensive tenure in the country, having been attached to the German...
Biden Administration Warns Allies Against Restoring Ties With Syria’s Assad
After supporting efforts to oust him, some of Washington's Gulf allies have accepted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is here to stay and are working on restoring ties with Damascus. On Friday, a US official warned US allies against getting friendly with Assad...
NATO Openly Identifies Russia as Target of Impending Black Sea War Games
NATO’s military arm, Supreme Headquarters Allied Command Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium (marking its 70th anniversary this year), issued a press release on the Sea Breeze war games that will begin in the Black Sea on June 28. Coming as they do immediately on the...
Interceptor Missiles in Poland Cause Concern in Russia
Sergey Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister (who the day before said NATO ships in the Black Sea could be directly bombed next time), was cited by TASS today stating his country would reconsider its military plans if the Pentagon goes ahead with stationing...
Mauritania: NATO’s Partner on Africa’s Atlantic Coast
A NATO delegation consisting of both military and civilian officials has completed a visit to Mauritania. The African nation borders the Atlantic Ocean on its west, Western Sahara to its northwest and Mali to its east. The NATO officials discussed strengthening...
White House: Afghanistan Is ‘Not a Winnable War’
Biden met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
West Blames Iran for Delaying Nuclear Deal, But Fault Lies With the US
France said it is waiting for Iran to make a decision to revive the JCPOA
IAEA Wants ‘Immediate Response’ From Iran Over Monitoring Deal
A temporary deal between Iran and the IAEA expired this week
The Taliban are Surprised at How Fast They’re Advancing in Afghanistan
A Taliban commander told NBC that the group is avoiding taking certain areas