Last week, Syrian President Bashar Assad visited the United Arab Emirates, his first foreign trip since the Syrian uprising in 2011. The U.S. State Department issued a stern statement taking issue with the attempt to legitimize Assad’s rule, given the horrendous crimes he committed in a war that has killed more than 500,000 Syrians and […]
Personae non gratae. Poland will expel 45 Russian diplomats suspected of being spies. Russia warned Poland it would retaliate if Warsaw followed through.
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Chinese mediation. Russia’s ambassador to China held talks on Thursday with a special representative of China’s Foreign Ministry to discuss Sino-Russian relations and security...
Russian allegations. Russia’s Defense Ministry released video purportedly showing Russian warplanes destroying warehouses holding weapons and ammunition in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the ministry said it...
Contingency plans. Countries around the world are making plans to secure their own supplies of fertilizer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing a...
