Month: September 2023

У розвідці Британії проаналізували розгортання РФ нової армії в Україні

«З огляду на те, що 25-та загальновійськова армія, очевидно, поетапно розгортається для посилення розтягнутої лінії фронту, нові злагоджені наступальні дії Росії менш ймовірні протягом наступних тижнів» …

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ООН підтвердила загибель понад 9 тисяч мирних жителів від початку повномасштабного вторгнення РФ

ООН вважає, що реальна кількість втрат серед цивільних осіб «значно вища, оскільки отримання інформації з деяких місць, де тривають інтенсивні бойові дії, відбувається із затримкою» …

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Russian Court Rejects Navalny’s Appeal Against 19-Year Prison Term

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s appeal against a decision to imprison him on extremism charges for almost two decades. On August 4, judges of the Moscow City Court convicted Navalny on extremism charges and sentenced him to 19 years in prison, ruling that his previously handed prison sentences will be served concurrently in Russia’s harshest prison regime. Navalny, his allies, rights groups and Western governments say all charges are politically motivated. The first appeals court in Moscow upheld the sentence on Tuesday at a hearing held behind closed doors. Only the reading of the verdict …

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What is Behind Renewed Tensions Between Serbia and Kosovo?

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew over the weekend when some 30 heavily armed Serbs barricaded themselves in an Orthodox monastery in northern Kosovo, setting off a daylong gunbattle with police that left one officer and three attackers dead. Sunday’s clash was one of the worst since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008. It came as the European Union and the United States are trying to mediate and finalize yearslong talks on normalizing ties between the two Balkan states. There are fears in the West of a revival of the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo that claimed more than …

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EU Trade Chief Warns Businesses Questioning Future in China

The EU’s trade chief told Beijing Monday that tough security laws and a more “politicized” business environment have left European companies struggling to understand their obligations and questioning their future in China. China’s refusal to condemn ally Russia for its war in Ukraine also poses a “reputational risk” for the world’s second-largest economy, Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in a speech at Beijing’s Tsinghua University. He said transparency and openness were “a winning strategy in the long run,” at a time when trade tensions between the European bloc and China are mounting. “China is navigating a challenging transition from an …

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Burkina Faso Junta Suspends French Magazine Over ‘Untruthful’ Articles

Burkina Faso’s military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing “untruthful” articles that reported tension and discontent within the country’s armed forces, it said in a statement.  Jeune Afrique’s suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media since the West African country fell under military rule last year.  The statement accused the publication of seeking to discredit armed forces and of manipulating information to “spread chaos” in the country, following two articles published over the past four days.  Relations between Burkina Faso and its former colonizer, France, have soured since frustrations over …

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Vietnam Reportedly Seeking Military Aid From Both Moscow and Washington

Military analysts say Vietnam is desperate for a new generation of powerful fighter jets and other arms, and recent news reports indicate the country could be seeking them from both the United States and Russia, although no details can be confirmed.   Reuters reported Saturday that the Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest transfer of arms between the two countries, including F-16 fighter jets.  The report says the deal is still in its early stages and may not come together. But it was a key topic of recent Vietnamese-U.S. Talks in Hanoi, New York …

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Infamous Italian Mafia Boss Matteo Denaro Dies in Prison Hospital

Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was arrested in January after evading arrest for decades, died of colon cancer in a prison hospital, Italian prosecutors said Monday. Denaro, 61, was captured in Palermo on January 16, following decades on the run as Italy’s most wanted fugitive. His colon cancer diagnosis and need for treatment was what led Italian officials to his location and arrest. Denaro has been cited as the mastermind behind some of the Italian mafia’s most brutal crimes, including two bombings in 1992 that killed Italy’s top anti-Mafia prosecutors. Prosecutors in Palermo are requesting an autopsy, despite …

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