Syrsky is gone, but his replacement is a sign that Zelensky as committed as ever to prolonging a losing war at terrible human cost The rule of Vladimir Zelensky has been a catastrophe for Ukraine, and that is how it will be remembered once the dust of relentless info war campaigns in his favor – and against his critics – settles. While the corruption of the Zelensky regime is stupendous , that fact – sad as it is – is not what makes him special, however. Because exorbitant, shameless embezzlement, kickbacks, and fraud have been the Ukrainian establishment’s perverse normal since independence. Zelensky and his cronies are certain to have cashed in like no one before because the West has pumped in money as never before while turning two blind eyes to what happens to it. But in principle, Zelensky has merely done what they all do. Not that that makes it any bette...
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Daniel Siad was under investigation by French police specializing in combating human trafficking A French fashion industry scout with ties to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead outside Paris, prosecutors told AFP on Wednesday. Daniel Siad, who was 69, was reportedly found unresponsive in his kitchen by a 28-year-old woman who lived with him on Monday. “An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery,” French prosecutors said in a statement cited by local media. An autopsy is to be carried out as part of the probe. At the time of his death, Siad was the subject of an investigation by French prosecutors following several complaints, including rape allegations. The investigation had been assigned to a specialist office responsible for combating human trafficking. Read more ...
Considered the architect of the UK’s net-zero program, he has faced criticism over his energy record and lack of conventional diplomatic experience Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has appointed former Labour leader and ‘net-zero’ architect Ed Miliband as foreign secretary despite concerns over his past record and lack of conventional diplomatic experience. Burnham made the announcement after formally taking office on Monday. He replaced Keir Starmer, who resigned following falling public support, heavy Labour losses in local elections, and a series of scandals within his government. Miliband, 56, previously served as Starmer’s energy secretary from 2024 and was one of the former prime minister’s most prominent cabinet members. He was widely regarded as the mastermind of the controversial ‘net-zero’ program to completely decarbonize electricity generatio...
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has questioned a new European missile defense initiative, saying existing alliances have produced no results Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has dismissed two Western-backed military initiatives related to Ukraine, arguing that Prague does not need to be part of them. Asked on Monday whether the Czech Republic would join the newly announced Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition, aimed at building an architecture against ballistic missile threats, he replied that it would likely become “another declaration from which nothing will come out.” “Being in some coalition on paper, like the ‘Coalition of the Willing’, achieved nothing. It never produced anything, just politicians talking. I don’t need to be part of such a coalition,” Babis said, as cited by TASR news agency on Monday. “The result of the Czech Republic’s particip...
The agency has released $690 million while acknowledging that Kiev hasn’t met structural reform benchmarks The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved another tranche of its loan to Ukraine despite acknowledging that Kiev isn’t on schedule implementing reforms aimed at tackling corruption. In a statement issued on Monday, the IMF said its Executive Board had completed the first review of Ukraine’s 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), approving the release of a $690 million tranche. The latest payment brings total IMF disbursements under the $8.1 billion loan program to approximately $2.2 billion, according to the fund. The IMF said the program’s performance has been “broadly satisfactory,” but noted that reform implementation had slowed. It cited “slippage” in structural reforms, including governance and anti-corruption measures. “Several structura...
Local intelligence enabled ballistic missile attacks on American aircraft and military facilities in the country, according to the IRGC Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has thanked Jordanian civilians and military personnel for allegedly providing the “accurate intelligence” it used to strike US forces and aircraft stationed in the kingdom. In a statement carried by Tasnim on Monday, the IRGC claimed that ballistic missiles targeted US C-17 military transport aircraft and P-8 command-and-control planes at Aqaba Airport in southern Jordan during its latest round of retaliatory attacks. Several of the aircraft suffered “heavy damage,” according to the statement. The IRGC credited Jordanian informants with helping Iran target 20 hangars housing US forces in the Al-Azraq area during an earlier attack. It claimed that the facilities were destroyed and that dozens of Ameri...