Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree tightening restrictions on the country’s strategic enterprises, requiring them to obtain government approval before taking certain actions mandated by foreign law. –…
Poland plans to give its railway protection service powers to neutralize drones threatening rail infrastructure, according to a government draft published on Friday. – Warsaw has hardened critical transport networks…
Russia is trying to cause a “blackout” in Ukraine before winter and deprive “millions” of heat and power before the cold season, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday, saying Moscow…
The European Union plans to launch an Arctic surveillance program in 2027 “to improve regional ties and counter growing US and Russian ambitions,” Bloomberg quoted EU’s new Arctic strategy as…
Russia said on Friday that the US Treasury Department asked its sovereign wealth fund to assist in implementing a diesel agreement between Moscow and Washington announced last week. – In…
Moldova condemned Russia on Friday after five drones identified by its authorities as Russian crashed in the country in less than 24 hours. – Moldova’s pro-European government, which hopes to…
Russia is establishing a “security zone” inside Ukraine along their border, which will be non-negotiable in any future talks with Kyiv, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. – Putin, wearing…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties days before they were to take effect under a bill that he signed into…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, called Moscow’s stance a “parody” of peace negotiations and welcomed the prospect of a greater…
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning dismissed Washington’s demand to Beijing that it join nuclear arms control negotiations as unfair and unrealistic. – “At this stage, the demand that China…