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View from Washington: Republican hold up Ukraine aid and ask painful questions

11:43 15.12.2023

View from Washington: Republican hold up Ukraine aid and ask painful questions

Republicans are complaining that neither the Biden administration nor Zelensky could tell them how Ukraine could win the war with Russia or what plan the administration had for Ukraine going forward. Nor were the Republicans happy that no progress was made with the administration on their demand for strong border …

View from Brussels: Ukraine’s accession could cost EU €190 billion

11:41 15.12.2023

View from Brussels: Ukraine’s accession could cost EU €190 billion

Seventeen percent of the European Union’s joint budget would flow directly to Ukraine if it were given EU membership, according to a report released on December 11th by the German Economic Institute. Under the EU’s current seven-year budget, that 17% would amount to €190 billion: around €70 to €90 billion …

What next after the General Assembly vote on Gaza Strip?

11:40 15.12.2023

What next after the General Assembly vote on Gaza Strip?

The UN General Assembly has now voted on the resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel/Gaza conflict which the United States vetoed in the Security Council. The result: YES: 153; NO: 10; ABSTENTIONS: 23 Joining Israel and the United States in voting “no” were Austria, Czech Republic, Guatemala, …

House votes to formalize Republican impeachment inquiry into Biden

11:39 15.12.2023

House votes to formalize Republican impeachment inquiry into Biden

Republicans voted to formalize their ongoing impeachment inquiry into whether President Joe Biden was connected to or profited from his son Hunter's shady business deals, informs The Daily Mail. The 221-212 party-line vote opens the door for the GOP to get more evidence about schemes that have seen the Biden …

If Kyiv uses NATO airbases for sorties of western-made planes…

11:37 14.12.2023

If Kyiv uses NATO airbases for sorties of western-made planes…

Russia will resort to response measures, if Kyiv uses NATO airbases for sorties of western-made planes, handed over to Ukraine, says Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the Russian delegation to the military security and arms control talks in Vienna. "We already hear comments that, amid the significant destruction of Ukraine’s airstrip …

View from Serbia: What is meant by “changes in the geostrategic map of Europe”?

11:37 14.12.2023

View from Serbia: What is meant by “changes in the geostrategic map of Europe”?

Through Ukraine, Russia is disarming the notorious North Atlantic Alliance and turning NATO into a paper tiger, writes the Serbian publication ‘Pecat’. The United States has already lost, the situation in the World is unfavorable for them and will soon become even worse. It's time to pay for lies and …

Axios: A triple stalemate for Ukraine existential crisis

11:36 14.12.2023

Axios: A triple stalemate for Ukraine existential crisis

In three critical arenas — the halls of Congress, European capitals and on the battlefield — Ukraine's war effort has encountered a storm of stalemates that pose an existential crisis to the country's future, notes Axios. Why it matters: With much of the world's attention focused on Israel and Gaza, …

International Monetary Fund: General government gross debt-2023

11:32 14.12.2023

International Monetary Fund: General government gross debt-2023

By the end of 2023, the total volume of global public debt will reach $97.1 trillion, the IMF predicts. This is 40% more than the pre-Covid 2019 figure. During the Covid-19 pandemic, world governments have launched large-scale financial support programs aimed at stabilizing the labor market and preventing a wave …

View from London: “Putin’s Russia is closing in on a devastating victory. Europe’s foundations are trembling”

11:54 13.12.2023

View from London: “Putin’s Russia is closing in on a devastating victory. Europe’s foundations are trembling”

We need to talk about Ukraine. While the world’s attention has been focused on the war between Israel and Hamas, grim tremors have been shaking that rich, black soil. Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed – or, in Volodymyr Zelensky’s words, “did not achieve the desired results”. Now, it is the Ukrainians’ …

NYT: Hamas is still reaping benefits from its surprise attack on Israel

11:53 13.12.2023

NYT: Hamas is still reaping benefits from its surprise attack on Israel

Much of Gaza lies in ruins, with its people pushed from their homes by Israeli bombardment and the death toll climbing ever higher. On the ground, Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for 16 years, has largely vanished, other than when its fighters pop up to attack Israeli tanks or fire …

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