A recent phone call between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jingping signals China’s re-affirmed support for Russia. Specifically, the Chinese President re-emphasized his understanding of Russia’s current security concerns. This phone call, which occurred on Xi’s birthday, is the second since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Somewhat due to the personal friendship
Late on Tuesday, June 14, representatives of the South Korean Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport reached an agreement to end a nationwide truckers’ strike that had been transpiring since the previous Tuesday, June 7. In exchange for an extension of the truckers’ minimum
On June 6, 2022, the Wikimedia Foundation, the owner of Wikipedia, filed an appeal against a Moscow court’s order to remove prohibited information in articles regarding the war in Ukraine. In their statement released on June 13th, the Wikimedia Foundation argued that “the information at issue is fact-based and verified
On Thursday, 17 June, Major General Dmytro Marchenko of the Ukrainian Armed Forces declared the bridge which links the Crimean Peninsula to Russia to be their number one target for destruction. This marked a departure from the careful ambiguity which has thus far characterized Ukrainian rhetoric on attacks against Russian
Bill 96 officially became law in Quebec on June 1st, but businesses fear that the act will hinder the recruitment of needed laborers. Intending to strengthen the French language in the province, the bill creates harsh limits on access to services in the English language, as well as altered language
The claim to being the largest European conflict since World War II has major consequences for the Russia-Ukraine clash on the level of territory distributions, trade relations, and regional alliances. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 must be analyzed in the context of ongoing global transformation processes. If the
Russia is allegedly selling stolen Ukrainian grain to African countries experiencing drought. This claim originated from multiple Ukrainian officials accusing Russia of stealing approximately 600,000 tonnes of grain from their territory. As a large contributor to the global grain market, Ukraine’s exports have been halted due to a Russian navy
