UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 MAY 2024 Xi, Putin pledge to fight US ‘containment’ efforts; Slovak leader stable after assassination attempt 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 MAY 2024 Putin ‘has no plans to change military leadership’; Russian president heads for China in first foreign visit of new term 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 MAY 2024 Russia’s new defence minister is passionate about Putin; Kyiv finance chief to join Stresa G7 - Italy 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR IN EUROPE Putin replaces long-time defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, in surprise Kremlin reshuffle 3 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 10 MAY 2024 Pentagon, SpaceX block Russia’s illicit use of Starlink; Putin renews nuclear threats against West 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 MAY 2024 Russian plot to assassinate Zelensky foiled - state security; Russia 'using TikTok' to undermine Kyiv morale 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 MAY 2024 EU prepares 14th sanctions package on Russia; Putin orders tactical nuclear drills 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 3 MAY 2024 Switzerland invites more than 160 nations to peace talks; Serbia’s new Cabinet features pro-Russia ministers 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 17 APRIL 2024 Putin urges Iran to avoid ‘catastrophic’ Middle East conflict; Republicans baulk at Johnson’s aid plan 7 min 2 By Bloomberg
BARRIERS TO CHANGE OP-ED Pragmatism instead of ideology should be the guideline for all SA’s foreign policy decisions 9 min 11 By Jay van Wyk and Gerrit Olivier
GEOPOLITICAL RELATIONS ANALYSIS X factor — winds of change are blowing in 2024 as voters worldwide prepare for polls 12 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
UKRAINE UPDATE: 4 APRIL 2024 Putin set on a war of attrition; US House’s vote on Kyiv aid weeks or more away 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
THE INTERVIEW Ukraine: A glut of famines and genocides ‘allows no right to forget’ – Yushchenko 8 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 3 APRIL 2024 Nato moots $100bn fund for Kyiv; Russia shakes up navy command after Black Sea losses 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
By Mmusi Maimane South Africa’s foreign policy has gone rogue and needs an urgent reset 6 min 11 2 April 2024
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 MARCH 2024 Putin insiders disagree Kyiv had role in Moscow terror attack; France urges quicker arms output 7 min 1 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 26 MARCH 2024 Russian missiles pummel Odesa and Kharkiv; EU grain debate ‘political' - Kyiv agriculture minister 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 25 MARCH 2024 Russia’s day of mourning after deadly terror attack; Kremlin launches missile and drone barrage 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
By Liubov Abravitova Congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin for electing Vladimir Putin the next Russian President 4 min 31 21 March 2024
UKRAINE UPDATE: 20 MARCH 2024 Kyiv’s Kuleba to visit India for allied support; Trump ‘100%’ behind Nato if allies pay fair share 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 MARCH 2024 EU backs new sanctions over Navalny death; drone strikes knock Russian oil refining 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
