The US reopened the embassy in Kyiv this Thursday, about three months after it closed it, fearing for the lives of employees, at a time when US secret services anticipated a Russian attack on Ukraine. This Thursday morning, diplomatic personnel raised the American flag outside the embassy in Kyiv. US
- May 19, 2022
Sweden will send diplomats to Turkey to discuss its plans to join NATO, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said. Turkey was against Finland and Sweden joining the Atlantic alliance, with Erdogan defending that “Scandinavian countries are residential for terrorist organizations”. “We will send a group of diplomats to meet and have
- May 16, 2022
Security researchers have uncovered a highly specialized political espionage campaign carried out by cybercriminals of Iranian origin against a Jordanian diplomat. The objective was to steal sensitive data from the victim’s computer, using advanced techniques to evade detection by security systems and real-time monitoring. The malicious campaign discovered by Fortinet
- May 15, 2022
After a telephone conversation, Helsinki and Moscow issued communiqués that revealed the current state of Finnish-Russian relations. Sauli Niinistö wanted to deal with “practical issues”, namely about joining NATO, while Putin took the opportunity to say that it would be a “mistake” to end Finland’s military neutrality. Much was said
- May 14, 2022
The President of Turkey this Friday expressed his unfavorable opinion on the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO. Turkey’s reaction is the first dissenting voice within NATO. The Turkish President expressed himself, this Friday, against the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, for welcoming Kurdish militants that Turkey
- May 14, 2022
A senior delegation from the Palestinian movement Hamas arrived in Moscow on Tuesday (3) at the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to hold “important talks” with local officials, according to information from the Tass news agency. Moussa Abu Marzouk, vice president of the Hamas Political Cabinet, heads
- May 6, 2022
Russia may be preparing “false referendums” in “mid-May” to try to annex the self-proclaimed pro-Russian separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and other areas, a US diplomat warned today, pointing to “very credible” information. “According to the latest information, we believe that Russia will try to annex the People’s Republic
- May 3, 2022
Blinken highlighted the US role in supporting Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and highlighted “strategic opportunities” for diplomacy to ensure this war is a “failure” for the Kremlin. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine “highlighted the power and purpose of diplomacy” of
- April 29, 2022
‘Let’s hope something will be decided on further help,’ presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych says KYIV, Ukraine — The U.S. secretaries of state and defense met Sunday night with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the highest-level visit to the war-torn country’s capital by an American delegation since the start of Russia’s invasion. The meeting
- April 24, 2022
Kyiv abandons talks if soldiers in Azovstal are killed by Russia. The President of Ukraine said this Saturday that only Vladimir Putin can end the war and admitted, at a press conference in Kyiv, that he is not afraid to meet the Russian President. Volodymyr Zelensky advocated a diplomatic path
- April 24, 2022