As the US braces for a transition of power between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, both US geopolitical allies and adversaries wonder what direction American foreign policy will take under Trump. With tensions in the Middle East at a boiling point and Israel continuing its genocidal campaign in Gaza, what effect will a Trump administration have on the region? And how will Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine affect Europe and global stability? This week in UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks with former US State Department official Annelle Sheline, professor of international affairs at Harvard Kennedy School Stephen Walt, and political analyst Omar Baddar about the future […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels. He spoke about cementing support for Ukraine, ahead of Donald Trump’s return as president. Blinken also discussed the entry of North Korean soldiers into combat against Ukraine and said Pyongyang’s involvement will receive a “firm response.” The US says most of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers assisting Russia are already operational in the Kursk region. And on Tuesday, North Korea ratified a landmark defence treaty with Russia. Domitilla Sagramoso is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies with King’s College London. She says the Russian military face many challenges integrating troops from North […]
Marina Miron, a war studies researcher, explains what could happen if Ukraine uses long-range NATO missiles to strike Russian territory. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #Poland #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #AntonyBlinken #DonaldTusk #AndrzejDuda #UkraineDroneAttacks #Moscow #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #NATO #AlJazeeraEnglish
The editor-in-chief at IntelliNews, Ben Aris, talks about the Russia-Ukraine war and what might provoke Moscow to attack the West with nuclear weapons. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Russia #RussianAirAttack #UkraineDroneAttacks #Kyiv #Kharkiv #Moscow #Belgorod #RussiaUkraineWar #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #NATO #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia says it’s stopped a ‘massive’ Ukrainian air attack overnight by downing 158 drones in 15 regions, including two over Moscow. An oil refinery near the city was hit. No casualties were reported. Russia says five of the Ukrainian drones were downed in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow. Posts on Telegram show a fire at the Konakov Power Station. Ukraine also launched attacks in Russia’s Belgorod region. One person was wounded and 12 apartment buildings damaged. Meanwhile, Ukraine says two people have been killed and 10 injured in a Russian attack on a house in the eastern Kharkiv region. The strike on the village of Cherkaska Lozova sparked a […]
Following a Ukrainian attack on Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region, the city, now a strategic frontline, remains fiercely contested, with both sides claiming gains. The town, a crucial natural gas hub, continues to send Russian gas to Europe despite ongoing hostilities. Russian forces assert they’ve recaptured nearby villages and launched a state of emergency in Belgorod after a drone attack injured civilians. The Russian government is deploying additional troops as evacuations continue. This surprise Ukrainian offensive has exposed vulnerabilities along the Russia-Ukraine border, challenging Moscow’s control. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from Moscow. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our […]
Ukraine says its ongoing offensive into the Russian border region of Kursk is intended to create a buffer zone against Russian shelling. The offensive, which took Russia by surprise more than a week ago, has seen Ukrainian forces take control of dozens of villages across a wide area and with limited resistance. It remains unclear what the ultimate objective of the operation may be but analysts say it demonstrates to Ukraine’s western allies its commitment to keep fighting. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports. Pavel Felgenhauer, the defence analyst and columnist at Novaya Gazeta, says the Kremlin is in “a bit of a dilemma” over what to do next. He added […]
In the wake of Ukraine’s attack on the Russian city of Kursk, Pavel Felgenhauer, a Moscow-based defence analyst, describes what the Ukrainian military has accomplished. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #Belgorod #BelgorodEvacuation #Kursk #KurskOblast #KurskAttack #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #KurskBattle #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia’s Kursk region sees fierce battles unfold – as Ukrainian soldiers expand their assault. Kyiv claims to have seized more than a thousand square kilometres in the Kursk region and intends to continue its offensive despite Russia’s recent efforts to counter it. The incursion has led Moscow to evacuate at least 200,000 people, mobilise reserves, and impose a security lockdown. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Andrei Federov, a former Russian deputy foreign minister, described Ukraine’s incursion as a significant pressure tactic against Russia. He termed it a “shock” rather than an intelligence failure, attributing it to the extensive border with Ukraine and vulnerabilities exploited by Ukrainian forces. Federov added […]
Russia’s Defence Ministry says Ukraine has carried out air attacks on the border region of Kursk. That comes a day after Ukraine’s largest ground incursion into Russian territory since the war in Ukraine began. Moscow said it sent reserves to repel hundreds of Ukrainian fighters and tanks that crossed into its territory. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova has more from Moscow, Russia. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaUkraineConflict #KurskRegion #RussianMissiles #VolodomyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #UkrainianDrones #AlJazeeraEnglish
