Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements on July 22 with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain — as well as Russian grain and fertilizer — ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe. The …
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Rebutting Andrew Mwenda’s attempt to intentionally or unintentionally distorts facts to suit his arguments COMMENT | JACK PINTO | Refer to: “The Ukraine tragedy: How America is dragging the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation in a matter of no strategic interest to it” (The Independent March 04). In …
Read More »Four ways the war in Ukraine might end
Anticipating the uncertainties that this war will bring is a critical step toward successfully navigating its possible consequences | THE INDEPENDENT | The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has spurred Europe’s worst security crisis in decades. But while most analysis is rightly focused on the immediate situation, it is …
Read More »America’s Ukraine war hype and Russia’s lies
Residents of Kyiv have no choice but to go about their lives as the world tries to predict if and when Putin will invade COMMENT | JACK CROSBIE | The calm here is palpable. Shops are open, supermarkets are stocked. On Monday, Feb.14, the tunnels beneath the city’s central Maidan …
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