High-Profile Raids Showcase Zelensky’s Corruption Crackdown in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky is eager to highlight his crackdown on corruption, ahead of E.U. accession talks and possible Western investigations of war aid.
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Your Friday Briefing: The U.S. Military Expands in the Philippines
Also, Vladimir Putin evokes Stalingrad and a contested film is a box-office hit in India.
Zelensky Says Georgia’s Former President is Being ‘Slowly Killed.’ Here’s What to Know
Global leaders are raising alarms over the condition of former president Mikheil Saakashvili.
James Cleverly rebuffs Australian foreign minister over UK’s colonial past jibe
Foreign secretary rejects Penny Wong’s reference to ‘British colonists’ in speech at King’s College about her descendants The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has rejected suggestions Britain needed to do more to confront its colonial past, pointi…
Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured
Konstantin Yefremov escaped Russia after serving three months as a lieutenant in Zaporizhzhia oblastA senior Russian lieutenant who fled after serving in Ukraine has described how his country’s troops tortured prisoners of war and threatened some with …
EU pledges to double military aid programme for Ukraine
EU to train an extra 15,000 soldiers and prepare new sanctions against RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe EU has pledged to double a military aid programme for Ukraine by training an extra 15,000 soldiers as part of a blizzard of announc…
Russian forces could regain initiative as Ukraine war drags on
With western tanks yet to arrive, invaders may be in a better position in early spring than Ukrainian defendersRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA fresh Russian assault around the southern Donbas town of Vuhledar, which began towards the end of J…
Russia will push Ukrainian army back in response to long-range rockets: Lavrov
He accused the West of trying to turn former Soviet states including Moldova and Georgia into Russia’s enemies, and of undermining its relations with Central Asia.
Shell profits double to record $40B as Ukraine war drives up energy prices
London-based Shell Plc posted adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for 2022 in its financial results for the final three months of the year.
Thales secures contract for GM200 radars for Ukraine
Thales Group, one of the largest defense contractors in Europe, has announced that it had got an order for delivering a complete short-range air defense system, including a Ground Master 200 radar to Ukraine. “On Wednesday, 1 February 2023, Frenc…