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TASS: Ukraine policy, Russia's refusal to engage in rules-based dialogue – Sergey Lavrov’s statements

18:19 20.01.2026

TASS: Ukraine policy, Russia's refusal to engage in rules-based dialogue – Sergey Lavrov’s statements

According to the foreign minister, Russia is ready to work with anyone willing to "negotiate honestly, on an equal footing, without blackmail or pressure". The US is the only Western country willing to address the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a news …

Russia counters Trump's assertion over oil in Venezuela

11:40 20.01.2026

Russia counters Trump's assertion over oil in Venezuela

Oil assets that Russia develops in Venezuela belong to Russia, which will continue working there, Moscow said, after U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of control over the South American country, Reuters writes. Russia's Roszarubezhneft firm said that all the company's assets in Venezuela were the property of Russia and it …

Davos: Europe braces for the transatlantic relationship’s toughest week

11:39 20.01.2026

Davos: Europe braces for the transatlantic relationship’s toughest week

Three days ago, EU leaders were preparing to spend this week in Davos convincing Trump to promise security guarantees to postwar Ukraine. Today, they wake wondering whether they can even trust his promises to them, ‘Financial Times’ writes. The furore over Trump’s wish to “have” the Denmark-controlled Arctic island has …

“The Economist’: Trump's hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart – The risk is enormous!

11:36 20.01.2026

“The Economist’: Trump's hunger for Greenland is tearing NATO apart – The risk is enormous!

America's hunger for Greenland is creating an explosive dispute within NATO. President Donald Trump, angered by European allies' resistance to his efforts to annex the autonomous Danish territory, said on January 17 that he would impose 10 percent tariffs on imports from eight European countries that had sent troops there …

Will Minneapolis explode the unity of the United States? – “Two governmental entities are literally fighting one another”

11:34 20.01.2026

Will Minneapolis explode the unity of the United States? – “Two governmental entities are literally fighting one another”

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, over an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents, an extraordinary escalation in the Trump administration's clash with Democratic leaders there, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. One of the sources, …

Long lineups in Edmonton for Alberta separation petition canvassing event

11:32 20.01.2026

Long lineups in Edmonton for Alberta separation petition canvassing event

Alberta separation petition event held in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon saw long lineups around Rundle Park, CTV News reports. Stay Free Alberta, the group heading the petition for a referendum question on whether Alberta should separate from Canada, has been hosting canvassing and educational blitzes provincewide since their Elections Alberta …

Leaders for the Mission

10:23 20.01.2026

Leaders for the Mission

Eph. 4:7-13; Mt. 4:12-17 A Christian, who has set upon the path of salvation, armed with “the whole armour of God' [Eph. 6:13], gets today the leaders appointed by St. Paul for his mission, as well as a glimpse of the final goal, as the means to encourage him in …

FP: Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia as Trump did in Venezuela?

11:46 19.01.2026

FP: Will Russia and China now assume they can do the same in Europe and Asia as Trump did in Venezuela?

By attacking Venezuela, seizing its president, and promising to “run” the country indefinitely — all without any congressional or United Nations authorization — U.S. President Donald Trump may well have shredded what little is left of international norms and opened the way to new acts of aggression from U.S. rivals …

Bloomberg: Germany’s growing military might rekindles old fears in France

11:44 19.01.2026

Bloomberg: Germany’s growing military might rekindles old fears in France

The unease is acute in Paris, where some worry that the continent’s center of political gravity is moving east as Berlin boosts its defense spending to levels its allies can’t match. France is watching with both awe and unease as Germany pours resources into a historic rearmament, upending longstanding balances …

POLITICO: Europe’s year of existential risk – the holiday from History has officially come to an end

11:42 19.01.2026

POLITICO: Europe’s year of existential risk – the holiday from History has officially come to an end

In the year ahead, the steady erosion of the norms Europe has come to rely on will only be compounded by its weak leadership. 2026 is here, and Europe is under siege, POLITICO notes. External pressure from Russia is mounting in Ukraine, China is undermining the EU’s industrial base, and …

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