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Russia Agrees To ‘Some Concessions’ On Ukraine – US Envoy

Russia Agrees To ‘Some Concessions’ On Ukraine – US Envoy

August 17, 2025 12:17 pm

Russia has signaled a willingness to compromise on all five of the Ukrainian regions it annexed unilaterally in 2022, according to a senior U.S. envoy, in what could mark the most significant shift since the war began.

The concessions emerged during Friday’s Alaska summit between President Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin, a three-hour closed-door meeting that both men later described as productive.

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Peace Missions, said that Moscow had shown flexibility on Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. “There are five regions here. It’s always, in our view, been …

The Energy Conundrum: Rising Costs And The Path Forward

The Energy Conundrum: Rising Costs And The Path Forward

October 9, 2023 3:03 am

Across the expanse of the global arena, the simmering energy crisis has emerged as a prominent fixture, sending shockwaves through nations and economies alike. With geopolitical undercurrents casting shadows, notably the tumultuous state of affairs in Ukraine, the delicate equilibrium of the energy sector finds itself in disarray. Nowhere is this more evident than in Europe, ensnared in the throes of surging natural gas prices, the ramifications of its deep-seated reliance on Russian energy corridors.

While governments grapple with depleting treasuries, the true impact of this crisis is felt at the grassroots. Households, already besieged by economic uncertainties of …

BRICS: Africa's Call For Fair Talks, Not Sacrifice

BRICS: Africa’s Call For Fair Talks, Not Sacrifice

September 4, 2023 1:23 am

In the corridors of global economic power, the emergence of BRICS—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—stands as a transformative chapter in the narrative of 21st-century geopolitics. Representing a profound shift away from traditional Western dominance, BRICS brings to the table an ambitious agenda of recalibrating the global economic order. Yet, as history unfolds, the continent of Africa finds itself at a decisive juncture, confronting a seminal question: How can Africa, with its extraordinary wealth of natural resources and burgeoning market potential, ensure that it isn’t marginalised or exploited within this new paradigm?

The implications are vast. Given …

Africa's Role Weighing Putin's Deal And Ukraine Peace

Africa’s Role: Weighing Putin’s Deal And Ukraine Peace

July 31, 2023 3:34 am

As the two-day Russia-Africa summit came to close, African leaders wrestled with unmet expectations, fluctuating grain agreements, and an incessant conflict in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin provided nebulous commitments, leaving Africa, caught in the crossfire of global politics, on the brink of reassessing its diplomatic strategies. Amidst economic challenges and a convoluted political landscape, Africa’s role in facilitating peace in Ukraine and protecting its interests has become more crucial than ever.

The Russia-Africa summit, a tumultuous panorama of political posturing and complex negotiations, has ended with an air of palpable uncertainty. African leaders now find themselves standing at a …

Why The World Must Unite To End The Madness In Ukraine

Why The World Must Unite To End The Madness In Ukraine

July 10, 2023 3:34 am

It’s been 17 months since Russia invaded Ukraine and since then, the sensibilities of people across the world have continually been assaulted by scenes of destruction, death and misery. This avoidable war has left big scars on the world, impeded supply chains, strained the global economy, and made a mess of our humanity.

The outrage generated following the recent release of footage showing elderly women and children, including a 95-year-old World War II female survivor, killed or injured by Russian missiles fired on apartment buildings once again accentuates the urgency for the international community to accelerate diplomatic efforts to stop …

Wagner Rebellion And The Exposure Of Putin’s Underbelly

Wagner Rebellion And The Exposure Of Putin’s Underbelly

June 26, 2023 3:59 am

It is generally believed that most dictators who start wars do so because they often need external enemies to enable them to exert some internal control over their own people. This is the situation in Russia, which many did not understand until last week, when, for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow was placed under a state of emergency.

What was even more shocking was that it was not the Ukrainian army, which had recently begun to demonstrate clear signs of its ability to hurt Russia, that was responsible for that move; rather, …

ICC's Spot-On But Hypocritical Arrest Warrant On Putin

ICC’s Spot-On But Hypocritical Arrest Warrant On Putin

March 27, 2023 2:43 am

It is beyond reprehensible when you discover that people who have put up an air of morality and pointed damning fingers at others, staring down their noses in condemnation of their actions, turn out to be worse off than the victims of their castigation.

Hearing world powers and leading organisations describe developing countries and institutions as backward, primitive, and immoral makes you wonder just how organised and righteous they are. But in truth, they are no worse than the uncivilised nations they ridicule, because, by our very nature, we are the same. No amount of denial or pretentious behaviour can …

Why The World Must Force Putin Into A Truce

Why The World Must Force Putin Into A Truce

December 12, 2022 2:58 am

It is time to bully the bully. The world can no longer continue to watch President Vladimir Putin throw his weight around while subjecting the world to unimaginable difficulties. There has to be an end to the whole charade and the time is now.

Today Putin’s Russia has become a big threat to the entire world order and with every passing day, the possibility of witnessing a Third World War which was once assumed unthinkable is now being seriously considered a possibility by diplomats thanks to the man who thinks through his ego. Following the invasion of Ukraine in February …

Russia Suspends Involvement In Ukraine Grain Deal

Russia Suspends Involvement In Ukraine Grain Deal

October 30, 2022 5:38 am

Russia on Saturday announced the suspension of its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed vital grain exports from Ukraine, blaming drone attacks on Russian ships in Crimea.

Russia made the announcement after its army accused Kyiv earlier Saturday of a ‘massive’ drone attack on its Black Sea fleet, which Ukraine labelled a ‘false pretext’ and the UN urged the deal’s preservation.

The Turkey and UN-brokered deal to unlock grain exports signed between Russia and Ukraine in July is critical to easing the global food crisis caused by the conflict.

The agreement already allowed more than nine million tonnes …

Putin Set To Host Talks Between Rivals Azerbaijan, Armenia

Putin Set To Host Talks Between Rivals Azerbaijan, Armenia

October 29, 2022 6:12 am

The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks in Sochi on Monday between the leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan.

‘On the initiative of the Russian side, tripartite negotiations between… Putin, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be held on October 31 in Sochi,’ the Kremlin said in a statement.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in three decades.

Deadly clashes in September along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border have raised fears of a fresh all-out conflict.

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TV Presenter Apologises For Calls To Burn Ukrainian Children

TV Presenter Apologises For Calls To Burn Ukrainian Children

October 25, 2022 6:05 am

A presenter working with state-funded Russian television channel RT has finally apologised after he was suspended for calling for the burning of Ukrainian children.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the 47-year-old Anton Krasovsky who is a pro-Kremlin pundit under Western sanctions, took to his Telegram on Tuesday to write; ‘I apologise to everyone who was stunned by this. I apologise to Margarita, to everyone who found these comments wild, unthinkable’.

The chief editor of RT, Margarita Simonyan who is formerly called Russia Today, during the night from Sunday to Monday announced the channel was suspending its work with …

War Officials Tells Kherson Residents To Leave Immediately

War: Officials Tells Kherson Residents To Leave Immediately

October 23, 2022 12:51 am

In a suspicious move, Pro-Russian authorities have begun urging residents in the southern Kherson region, which Moscow claims to have annexed, to leave the main city ‘immediately’ in the face of Kyiv’s advancing counter-offensive which could be devastating.

This is coming barely 24 hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Russia had launched 36 rockets overnight in a ‘massive attack’ on Ukraine, the heels of reported strikes on energy infrastructure that resulted in power outages across the country.

Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has now become the latest world leader to berate Moscow for its talk of resorting to …

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