The Ukrainian military last week carried out more drone strikes against soft Russian targets—including a major refinery in the Volgograd region—which sparked a fire.
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Feb 11 2025
ITALY SEES ‘POLITICAL STANCE’ IN EUROPE MOVING TOWARDS RELAXING RULES TO BUY MORE WEAPONS
Italy’s finance minister said in an interview last week that the EU must take steps to allow countries to spend more on their militaries and suspend fiscal rules because of the “grave” threat these countries face with a resurgent Russia.
TRUMP WANTS TO CHOKE IRAN BY KILLING ITS OIL INDUSTRY
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week at the White House that promises to pursue a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran in an effort to prevent the country from developing a nuclear weapon.
IRAN REJECTS TRUMP’S BULLYING ATTEMPT, LEADER SAYS NEGOTIATING WITH U.S. IS NEITHER SMART OR WISE
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to sanction the country into submission and said negotiating with Washington is “neither smart, wise, or honorable.”