Donald Trump’s presidency could change the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenge NATO’s stability and make European defence spending a top priority, analysts say. Leaders across Europe, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkskyy, were quick to congratulate Trump on his victory over Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Shortly after the result was confirmed, Mr Zelenskyy said…
The European Union is planning for talks with Donald Trump’s transition team as it seeks to head off a major economic and political shock after his convincing victory in Tuesday’s US presidential election. High on their wish list will be keeping the tap open for US funds to flow to Ukraine and avoiding scything tariffs…
Presidential elections in America were front and center in the Russian state-controlled media, due to the widespread belief that Donald Trump’s return will all but guarantee the success of the floundering Russian invasion of Ukraine. During his morning broadcast on channel Solovyov Live, host Sergey Karnaukhov noted, “The new era has started. We’ll see what…
Volodymyr Zelensky was fulsome in his praise for Donald Trump for an “impressive” election night but whether the Republican is as generous in the military assistance he gives the Ukrainian president, remains to be seen. Trump’s insistence he can end the war within a day may be light on detail but for Kyiv, it is…
New Delhi: Donald Trump is set to enter the White House again. In his victory speech, he indicated one of the major policy decisions he will make will likely be about working to end wars around the world. Though he did not say where, Ukraine and Israel have been cited by geopolitical experts as the…
Head of Australia’s Office of National Intelligence said the West must disrupt emerging ‘networks’ that pose a threat. An “emerging axis” of countries providing support to Russia, including China, Iran and North Korea, is “a profoundly troubling strategic development” that Western countries are struggling to deal with, the head of Australia’s national intelligence office has…
A Chinese security company and a Russian university have had “extensive interactions” over importing Russian aviation technology, including low-altitude counter-drone technology, according to Chinese state media. A Chinese company specialising in emergency technology and security services – Guangxi Xinhang Shengjie Emergency Industrial Park Management Company – signed a deal on Monday with Russia’s Ufa State…
A budding alliance between Russia and North Korea is handing Chinese President Xi Jinping another problem, as Beijing comes under growing international pressure to rein in two of its closest diplomatic partners. The revelation last month that Kim Jong Un sent thousands of troops to Russia’s border sparked fears that Europe’s largest conflict since World…
(Bloomberg) — A lack of green offices is posing a fresh risk to Hong Kong’s beleaguered property sector amid a slump that’s already wiped billions of dollars from real estate values. Faced with record vacancy rates and dwindling revenues, developers are reluctant to invest in expensive building upgrades to boost climate credentials and are as…
Moldova’s pro-European Union incumbent President Maia Sandu won a tense presidential runoff election Sunday, beating a rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she called as a “lesson in democracy.” The election in the small ex-Soviet republic, which lies sandwiched between war-torn Ukraine and the European Union, was overshadowed by allegations of meddling by…