UKRAINE UPDATE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 Zelensky presses US legislators for more aid; Poland makes U-turn on arms supplies to mend rift with Kyiv 9 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 21 SEPTEMBER 2023 EU’s Von der Leyen praises Kyiv on membership progress; Zelensky calls for Russia to be stripped of UN veto power 5 min 2 By Bloomberg
DIPLOMACY Ramaphosa: African Peace Initiative on Russia-Ukraine conflict ‘bearing fruit’ 3 min 18 By Greg Nicolson
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 SEPTEMBER 2023 Biden urges world leaders to back Kyiv for long haul; US military chief says winter won’t stop counteroffensive 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 SEPTEMBER 2023 Kyiv dismisses six deputy defence ministers; EU divided on 12th Russian sanctions package 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2023 South Korea condemns Moscow-Pyongyang military ties; Four GOP senators urge Biden to give Kyiv missiles 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
BLUEPRINT FOR RECOVERY 2024 Part 5: Foreign policy after the BRICS Summit and Ukraine – making South Africa strong again 9 min 0 By John Matisonn
UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2023 Kyiv strikes Russian air defence compound in western Crimea; Putin accepts Kim’s invitation to Pyongyang 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 Danube ports survive drone strikes; Kim and Putin meet at Russian space centre for possible arms deal 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia to meet Putin; Kyiv says operations in east and south remain ‘difficult’ 7 min 1 By Bloomberg
GEOPOLITICS OP-ED Global politics and peace: Advice for families raising a tiger 7 min 1 By Greg Mills
UKRAINE UPDATE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2023 Nato doubts if Russia can mount notable offensive; Brazil’s Lula makes U-turn on Putin arrest warrant waiver 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 SEPTEMBER 2023 ‘Fighting weather’ time is running out, warns US; Blinken says it’s Kyiv’s call on how to use weapons 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ARMS NEGOTIATIONS US Vice-President Harris says North Korea military support for Russia would be ‘a huge mistake' 2 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 SEPTEMBER 2023 Nato pledges to support Kyiv through ‘good times and bad’; Zelensky declares faith in new defence chief 9 min 0 By Bloomberg
SHADOW OF THE KREMLIN OP-ED The fear of Putin stalks the Russian émigré community – even in South Africa 8 min 0 By Hamilton Wende
RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP UAE’s role in Lady R saga doesn’t make sense, say experts as questions over arms imports continue 8 min 7 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O’Regan
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 New US arms package includes depleted uranium munitions; Russia strikes key Danube port infrastructure 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
THE RUSSIA QUESTION OP-ED Can Africa help the UN Human Rights Council pass its next litmus test? 7 min 0 By Hassan Shire and Professor Adriano Nuvunga
