The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, which begins Monday, is already impacted by ever-evolving geopolitical events, regardless of host Brazil’s official theme of fighting hunger, poverty and inequality. CBC | World News
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In major reversal, Biden reportedly OKs use of U.S. arms by Ukraine to strike inside Russia
The move, widely reported in the U.S. but not confirmed by the White House or State Department, follows months of pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow Ukraine’s military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border. CBC | World News
Read More »Joe Biden authorises Ukraine to use American missiles inside Russia
Green light to use US weaponry after North Korean soldiers joined the conflict Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Ukraine could drop nuclear bomb on Russia if US withdraws military aid under Donald Trump
A think tank has said that the war torn country could build a basic device – using similar tech to that which brought about the 1945 bombing of Nagasaki Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »U.S. Air National Guard member who leaked documents on Ukraine gets 15-year sentence
A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine, actions prosecutors said put the country’s national security at risk, endangered other military members and damaged U.S. relationships with its allies. CBC | World News
Read More »Source says Trump advised Putin not to escalate Ukraine war, Kremlin denies conversation
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation said, but the Kremlin denied the two had spoken. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine targets Moscow with its biggest drone attack of the war
Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the biggest drone strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war in 2022, forcing flights to be diverted from three of the city’s major airports and injuring at least one person. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump could give Ukraine go ahead to launch missiles at Russia says former MI6 boss
There have been alarmist concerns following Trump’s election win – but former MI6 boss Sir Richard Dearlove said that he could turn the tide against Putin Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »As it loses ground to Russia, Ukraine greets Trump win with public praise and private worry
Among the first world leaders to publicly react to Donald Trump’s latest electoral victory was Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised his win and applauded what he described as Trump’s commitment to achieving “peace through strength.” But Ukrainian officials are almost certainly concerned about what a Trump presidency could mean for the country’s fight against Russia. CBC | World News
Read More »Disaster for Putin as more Russian troops killed in October than any month in Ukraine war
Ukrainian military reports suggest the Kremlin suffered the highest casualties in one month since the invasion began in 2022. Daily Express :: News Feed
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