UKRAINE UPDATE: 15 DECEMBER 2023 Putin’s re-election pitch: Russia won’t compromise on winning the war; Kyiv may be left empty-handed at EU summit 10 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: 11 DECEMBER 2023 Netanyahu, Putin hold 50-minute phone call; US expedites tank munitions for Israel 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 11 DECEMBER 2023 Zelensky urges his troops to continue fighting; GOP hardliners threaten Speaker Johnson over Kyiv funding 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED War-torn Ukraine experiences surprisingly ‘low return’ on its African investment 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 DECEMBER 2023 Cameron warns US against cutting off aid to Kyiv; Putin pledges closer Russia-Iran ties 7 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 DECEMBER 2023 Biden pushes Congress on additional aid for Kyiv; Zelensky vows to sustain counteroffensive 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 6 DECEMBER 2023 Russia intercepts drone barrage over Crimea; Zelensky invited to speak to US senators 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 5 DECEMBER 2023 Russia sought to sway chemical weapons watchdog vote using disinformation; Putin to visit Middle East 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 4 DECEMBER 2023 Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant cut off; Zelensky orders frontline fortifications; Russia boosts size of military 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 1 DECEMBER 2023 Kyiv behind rail explosion in eastern Russia, says official; EU to unveil plan to tap frozen Russian assets 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2023 Russia boosts production of battle drones; Zelensky calls for quicker build-up of defensive lines 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 NOVEMBER 2023 Drones downed over Moscow; Russian grain donations due to land in Africa 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 24 NOVEMBER 2023 UAE tightens scrutiny on Russian firms; 'We spit on your sanctions,’ Russian propagandist tells EU 4 min 4 By Bloomberg
WAR CRIMES OP-ED World is shrinking for leaders who commit atrocities and think themselves untouchable 5 min 3 By Max du Plessis and Eshed Cohen
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 NOVEMBER 2023 Zelensky preparing to take the war into next year; Russia’s key economic sectors shrug off sanctions 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MEDUZA Putin pardons man involved in killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya after fighting in Ukraine 2 min 2 By Meduza
UNDIPLOMATIC TIES OP-ED SA’s fickle foreign policy means it has no principled approach towards global crises 4 min 45 By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
By Archbishop Yevstratiy Zoria The people of Ukraine need South Africa’s help to triumph over evil 4 min 12 9 November 2023
UKRAINE UPDATE: 6 NOVEMBER 2023 Zelensky urges more aid, chides army commander; Russia strikes Odesa with missiles 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 3 NOVEMBER 2023 Putin revokes Russia’s ratification of nuclear test ban treaty; Germany provides Kyiv with more military aid 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
KREMLIN COMRADESHIP OP-ED To Russia with love — Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s Moscow candidate 7 min 8 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley