Ukraine deserved better from Nato The Vilnius summit could have achieved much more, if only the political willpower had allowed it The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023
Protests across Muslim nations after Sweden allows second attack on Qur’an Stockholm apologetic amid fears Turkey may delay lifting Nato veto following desecration of holy book The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023
HMS Prince of Wales leaves dry dock after nine months of repairs The £3 billion warship broke down off the Isle of Wight last August on its way to the United States. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine ambassador to UK after sarcasm row Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sacked his country’s ambassador to the UK after a row over the Ukrainian president’s perceived ingratitude towards the British government. The Week · Jul 21, 2023
Lithuanian border towns grapple with threat of Russia-Ukraine war Lithuanians in towns near Belarus feel unsafe despite authorities bolstering border security amid ongoing Ukraine war. Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2023
Non-aligned no longer: Sweden embraces Nato So there it is, said Erik Helmerson in Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm): “One hundred and fifty years of Swedish neutrality has been replaced by something new.” In a surprising – and very welcome – development last week, Turkey finally dropped its opposition to Sweden’s accession to Nato, so paving the way for… The Week · Jul 21, 2023
Ukraine ambassador to UK grilled by Kyiv after criticising Zelensky in Amazon row ‘Very strong’ phone conversations held between Ukraine’s ambassador in London and Kyiv officials The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
EU draws up plans for $22bn Ukraine weapons fund EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the funds will be spent over four years to help Ukraine fight Russia’s war. Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2023
Wagner mercenaries training Belarus special forces just miles from border with Nato-member Poland Warsaw moving soldiers to protect border as commander claims up to 10,000 Wagner fighters will move to Belarus The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Britain says it was 'regrettable' that the EU called the Falklands by Argentina's preferred name The British government says the European Union made a “regrettable choice of words” when it referred to the U.K.-run Falkland Islands as the Malvinas, the name preferred by Argentina The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Huw Edwards and the question of ‘public interest’ Many important things happened last week, said John Simpson in The i Paper. The US sent a consignment of cluster bombs to Ukraine. The Nato summit was held in Vilnius. We learnt that Boris Johnson had failed to hand over his WhatsApp messages to the Covid Inquiry because, he claimed,… The Week · Jul 20, 2023
Islas Malvinas: EU signs deal using Falklands’ Argentine name UK asks bloc to clarify position after Buenos Aires declares ‘triumph’ over use of term in declaration The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Putin skips South Africa summit: will anyone arrest Russian president? Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, ducking the possibility of arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment. The Week · Jul 19, 2023
Carl P. Leubsdorf: 3 possible threats to Biden campaign President Joe Biden forged a unified NATO position on ultimate membership for Ukraine and continued military help abroad last week. At home, inflation fell to the lowest level in more than two years, outpaced by wage gains. Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023 Bobby Ghosh: Erdogan and Sisi end their feud 10 years too late The Middle East’s most pointless feud — and that is a very crowded field — is finally over. After a 10-year diplomatic freeze, Turkey and Egypt are finally exchanging ambassadors. Having led their countries through a decade of political repression and economic pain, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and…
The Conversation · Jul 19, 2023 How is China shifting its foreign policy to counter moves to 'contain' it from the West? At last week’s NATO summit, the members issued a final statement criticising China’s coercive policies, which they said challenge the interests, security and values of the bloc.
The Week · Jul 18, 2023 Who will replace Ben Wallace as defence secretary? Ben Wallace’s decision to step down as defence secretary means the search is now on to fill what has become one of the most high-profile jobs in government since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 17, 2023 Trudy Rubin: Can Ukraine win the war against Russia? I’m traveling there to find out When this column appears, I will have just arrived in Odesa, Ukraine.
The Conversation · Jul 17, 2023 Events that never happened could influence the 2024 presidential election – a cybersecurity researcher explains situation deepfakes Imagine an October surprise like no other: Only a week before Nov. 5, 2024, a video recording reveals a secret meeting between Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The American and Ukrainian presidents agree to immediately initiate Ukraine into NATO under “the special emergency membership protocol” and prepare for a nuclear…
The Week · Jul 17, 2023 Two dead in Crimea bridge attack as Russia halts Ukraine grain deal A Ukrainian official has claimed responsibility for an attack on the main bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula that left two people dead and their daughter wounded.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 17, 2023 Commentary: Tensions in Kosovo between Albanians and Serbians have led to an appalling stifling of free speech In a move that predictably led to increased tensions between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority and its ethnic Serbian minority, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti recently installed ethnic Albanian mayors in four Serbian-majority towns in northern Kosovo after the ethnic Serbians boycotted the elections.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023 The Observer view on Nato summit’s failure to offer Ukraine membership While leaders dined out on a half deal with Turkey’s Erdoğan, Volodymr Zelenskiy was left looking like a poor man at a feast
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023 Nato should not enter the war – and here’s why Calls for the west to intervene directly in Ukraine should be ignored
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2023 Ben Wallace says Ukraine remarks were ‘misrepresented’ The Defence Secretary has tweeted in Ukrainian to clear up comments about showing ‘gratitude’.
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023 Ben Wallace profile: Ex-soldier who helped lead response to invasion of Ukraine The Defence Secretary had been tipped to become Nato secretary general but will now stand down as an MP at the next election.