The latest news from Siversk, Avdiivka, and Novomykhailivka: what exactly is happening in the three key points - analysis by military expert Tom Cooper.
Turkey is aware that financial support for its chronic economic problems may come from the West and keen to improve its ties. A recent warning from the US led the Turkish Banks to tighten rules on Russian clients and began closing Russian corporate accounts
I am, continuously, receiving demands to not only continue covering developments in the War in Ukraine, but also resume my reporting about developments in Israel/Palestine, and ‘related conflicts’ in the Middle East. Not easy to do so, primarily for the lack of time. Furthermore, during my ‘hiatus’ in regards of this topic, there was that absurd situation: over the last three months, many things have happened, even if none were really ‘news’. See: such disgusting characters with a memory slightly better than that of the fish, like me, have heard and seen all of this already so many times before. But Ok: there are few thoughts flying in circles around my lonesome brain cell for days already. Thus, before I might go on, let me put them on the paper: define and organise them, too. Indeed, let me start with something for all those still wondering how comes I say ‘no news’.
If you are an optimist considering the conflicts in Europe and in the Middle-East, yet also the clock is still static, you may decide that there is plenty before the bell of an Armageddon rings
Since two days, the USA and Great Britain are ‘bombing Yemen’. That is: the ‘militants’ of the Houthi ‘rebel’ movement in control over the northern parts of that country.
For today, and a little bit ‘overdue’, something like a ‘review’ of the state of this war as of mid-January 2024
After Kherson was liberated the Russian occupiers have been shelling the city on a daily basis. Their artillery is targeting civilian infrastructure, the population is suffering including children too. Everyday people learn from the news that someone has been killed or wounded. In her reportage Natalia Nagorna is telling a story of how people survive their ‘ordinary’ lives in Kherson.
President Putin knows the transformative power of the chaotic periods and during the last two years learned that his country is not strong enough to conquer Ukraine. However, one may not be strong enough to conquer but strong enough to bring chaos.
Culture clash between the East and the West indeed exists as the two cultures have evolved rather differently.
Turkish columnist Izzet Enünlü reflects on the 2024 forecast between astrology and global trends
Analysis, conclusions and statistics of the massive Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine on January 2nd by Tom Cooper
My commentary on ‘this season’s’ Russian missile offensive on Ukraine of the last few days has prompted many questions. Thus, I think it’s about the time to address some of these. Today, I lack the time to address more than ‘four groups of questions’, but I’ll try to do more in the coming days.