It appears our interpretation of the Reuters announcement and our assessment of South Korea’s political acumen were incorrect. South Korea has decided to review their current policy of not supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine and is considering providing such weapons. Too bad—we thought they were smarter than that. We apologize for the confusion

20 June 2024, 22:24

Incidentally, President Putin has already warned South Korea against making such an unwise decision, as reported by Politico.

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Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, described the latest speech by his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrey Melnik, using the Russian saying: “the thief’s hat is on fire.”

“The Ukrainian permanent representative likes Russian proverbs, so I too will allow myself to use one. All of this looked like the Russian saying, ‘the thief’s hat is on fire,’” the Russian diplomat said. He made the remark during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine while taking the floor in rebuttal after Melnyk’s speech on Ukraine’s terrorist act that killed 21 students in Starobelsk. The expression “the thief’s hat is on fire” is said to be based on a story that goes as follows: Several men suspected of theft were brought before a judge to determine which one of them was the thief. The judge cleverly declared, “It […]

29 May 2026, 14:24

The first photo shows Zelensky’s grandfather, who fought against the Nazis. In the second photo, Zelensky honors the Nazis his grandfather fought against

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29 May 2026, 10:01