Never during the 23 years of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule has he faced the kind of challenge posed by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, writes Robert Horvath and Isabella Currie.
By Robert Horvath and Isabella Currie
View More The rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin: how a one-time food caterer became Vladimir Putin’s biggest threat
The European Union has just approved new sanctions against Russia, including a price cap on oil sales, following the United States’ Sept. 30 announcement of new economic sanctions. Both announcements are in response to Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine. However, because there are still countries willing to purchase Russia’s petroleum products, sanctions are increasing Russia’s revenue, not decreasing it.
By Noha Razek and Brian McQuinn
View More Sanctions on Russia are increasing, not decreasing, its revenue
Vladimir Putin has formally signed a treaty annexing four Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation. The Russian president announced, at a ceremony in Moscow’s Red Square, that the incorporation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, in the south and east of Ukraine, into Russia is the “choice of millions of people” who share a “common history” with the Russian Federation.
View More Putin announces annexation of four regions, but his hold on them may be flimsy
As global democracies lined up to condemn the actions of Russia in Ukraine, one country was less forthcoming in its criticism – and it was the largest democracy of them all: India. Throughout the ongoing crisis, the government in India has carefully avoided taking an unequivocal position. It has abstained on every United Nations resolution dealing with the matter and refused to join the international community in economic measures against Moscow, prompting a warning from the U.S. over potentially circumventing sanctions. Here’s Why!
View More Want to know why India has been soft on Russia? Take a look.
While the majority of countries in Europe and the Americas have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the picture in Asia and Africa appears to be more mixed.
By ICNA
View More How countries/regional economies are reacting to the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Under no scenario is Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine legal under contemporary international law and norms. International law is a set of rules and standards that governs relations between different countries, but enforcing the law is challenging, as armed conflicts around the world demonstrate all too clearly.
By Hurst Hannum
View More International law says Putin’s war against Ukraine is illegal. Does that matter?
Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin declaring a special military operation to “demilitarize and denazify” the country. Moscow has since told Kiev that it would consider negotiating with the Zelensky government if it agrees to discuss neutral status for the country, among other things.
By Read via RT
View More Ukraine ready to discuss neutrality, Zelensky says
‘Ukraine should not join NATO… But if Ukraine is to survive and thrive, it must not be either side’s outpost against the other — it should function as a bridge between them. Internationally, Ukraine should pursue a posture comparable to that of Finland. That nation leaves no doubt about its fierce independence and cooperates with the West in most fields but carefully avoids institutional hostility toward Russia.”
By Henry A. Kissinger/Read via The Washington Post
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