Tag: war

Russia Terminates Black Sea Grain Deal

On multiple occasions, Russia threatened to quit the initiative because its demands to lift sanctions on Russia’s logistical and financial sectors, which hamstrung its own grain and fertilizer exports, had not been met.

EU Sanctions Target China for the First Time

The sanctions were lighter than expected, largely on account of Chinese diplomatic efforts to assure the EU that it would prevent Western hardware from leaking to Russia.

After the Deluge: Dam Disaster Proves Devastating

Thousands dislocated, the threat of disease, renegade landmines, agricultural fields lost to the water: Three days after Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam’s breach, the extent of the devastation is sinking in.

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: Are We There Yet?

While Moscow boasts major successes, claiming it repelled “large-scale” Ukrainian attacks in the southern Donetsk region, Kyiv chooses to play things close to its chest.