Ukraine war

Global geopolitical tensions reached a new high after the contentious February 28 Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump. A trend toward less US military support for Ukraine was evident for many investors long before that meeting, as...

When Russia's first democratically elected president, Boris Yeltsin, resigned on New Year's Eve in 1999, he asked Vladimir Putin, his handpicked but little-known successor, to "take care of Russia." Putin, celebrating 25 years in power with no sign of relinquishing a single bit of it, told Russia's...

China’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be visiting China this year. The two countries are working on several meetings between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. What Happened: Zhang, in an interview with Russian state news agency...

The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea convened in Pyongyang on Thursday amid Washington’s growing suspicion of weapon transfers between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin’s nations. What Happened: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in...

Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson expressed concern over the treatment of Ukraine by the U.S. Congress after lawmakers left out funding for the war-torn nation in a bid to avert a government shutdown. What Happened: Branson, a British business magnate, discussing Ukrainian President...

Chinese firms are aiding Russia’s economy and military capabilities through increasing trade. This includes trading goods used on the Ukrainian battlefield. Recent data from August 2023 shows the continued import of military gear from China to Russia, giving a lifeline to ...

By Lucía Tedesco via El Planteo Two Latin influencers immerse themselves in an interview about what it is like to live in the middle of the war in Ukraine and face taboos like marijuana. The journalist Mauro Albarracín and Augusto Tellman, creator of Tellman Growshop, answered the...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would “call back” former President Donald Trump to enforce “peace” in Ukraine. What Happened: In an interview with ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson on X, Orban urged a renewed security pact between Russia and...

In recent months, Russia began seizing assets from companies based in Western countries. The most recent development came last week, when the Russian government seized the local operations of two of the world's largest consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Assets belonging to French dairy product...

Is Russia getting desperate or has the war machine gone totally off the rails…or both? Russia is sending ill-trained fighters and former convicts to Ukraine jacked up on amphetamines so they’ll fight like hell regardless of the odds or the outcome. Business Insider reported that a...

A 21-year-old professional "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)" player, Ostap "0ni" Onistrat, lost his life during the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Onistrat was killed on June 3 while defending his home country of Ukraine, on the front line in Vuhledar, situated...

Nintendo Company Ltd. (OTC: NTDOY) has made the decision to wind down its operations in Russia, marking the latest development in a series of challenges faced by the company in the Russian market. As of May 31, the Japanese gaming giant is offering limited service for the Russian version of...

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) became the fifth U.S. company Tuesday to currently have an over $1 trillion market capitalization.  The semiconductor giant officially joins the trillion-dollar club, which includes Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) with $2.7 trillion; Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)...

The G7 summit, held this year in the city of Hiroshima in Japan, will focus on strengthening Western nations' unity and cooperation against global geopolitical challenges. In a three-day meeting, President Joe Biden and allies from Japan, the U.K., Canada, Germany, France ...

The world on Friday got smaller for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his ongoing war in Ukraine, in fact, 123 countries smaller. What Happened: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Putin, accusing him of committing a war crime by unlawfully...