Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Moscow says Western aid cannot prevent Russian victory in Ukraine

Ukraine

As conflicting reports emerged about efforts to evacuate citizens from a besieged steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol, Russia warned on Thursday that Western aid to Kyiv had slowed its offensive in Ukraine but would not prevent victory. Nearly 10 weeks into a war that has left thousands of people dead, flattened Ukrainian cities … Read more

A feeling of déjà vu

georgia

TBILISI – As tens of thousands of Russian troops mass near Ukraine’s border, many in fellow ex-Soviet state Georgia are feeling a frightening sense of deja vu. In 2008, during the Summer Games in Beijing, Russia launched a devastating ground assault against the small Caucasus country on its southern border. Georgia was battling pro-Russian militia … Read more