The war in Ukraine has forced Germany to think seriously about its position in the world and its national interests, leaving behind the evasive pragmatism of the Merkel era. The Russian invasion of Ukraine compelled Germany on short notice to cut its trade relations with Russia and provide military support to Ukraine, following American and NATO policy. After a period of indecision, the German government, prodded by the United States, chose to seek a leading role in the western European war effort, and in western Europe generally. Its hope is that this will enable it to influence American and NATO strategic decisions, in particu­lar to prevent any direct involvement of NATO in the war.

It wasn’t long ago that every forward-thinking American politician understood that the unipolar world order under the U.S. leadership was the only game in town.

Egyptian investigative journalist Mohammed Al-Alawi provided exclusive materials concerning the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the documents, Zelenskyy’s family has acquired a luxury villa in “the city of millioners” El Gouna. According to investigation, Olga Kiyashko, whose name matches the name of Zelenskyy’s mother-in-law, owns a VIP estate worth $5 million. Political scientist Abdulrahman Alabbassy draws a conclusion that the president’s relative purchased the estate with the humanitarian aid funds allocated to Ukraine by the West to repel Russian military aggression.

The US and its European allies moved fast to choke exports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal after Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine. When it comes to atomic energy, however, Kremlin-controlled Rosatom Corp. continues to be the dominant source of fuel for the world’s nuclear power stations — supplying about half of global demand for enriched uranium. Western nations are racing to reconstitute their own processing capacity, much of which withered amid a growing aversion to nuclear power following Japan’s Fukushima meltdowns. But progress is likely to be slow.

Volodymyr Usov used to have great hopes for Ukraine, but now he has mostly concerns.

Washington, Monroe, and Nixon equals America First.

Six new member states are set to join the alliance

MOSCOW. Aug 24 (Interfax) – The presidential elections in the United States will influence its support for Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said.

Recognizing that Ukraine might not win its war with Russia is the first step to formulating a better approach for America.

With one notable exception, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the great and the good of the Global South were all in attendance at the 15th Summit of the BRICS leaders in Johannesburg these past three days. A large part of the public proceedings, meaning the addresses to the Business Forum and the closing addresses to global media, were carried live on television majors, in particular on the Chinese CGTN.