Articles tagged "democracy"

Ukraine Daily Summary - Friday, February 2

Is it OK to have fun during war? We asked Ukrainians -- Romania: Russia 'will not stop' with war in Ukraine, calls for better preparation amid potential conflict with NATO -- Ukraine strikes Russian targets in Crimea methodologically and regularly -- Russia ignores Ukraine's appeal to return bodies of POWs Moscow says are killed in Il-76 crash -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, September 12

Ukraine regains control of drilling rigs in Black Sea -- Calls from Russia to surrender hotline rise 70% after helicopter pilot defected -- UK says Russia targeted civilian cargo ship in Black Sea -- Brazil's judiciary to decide on Putin's arrest at G20 summit -- and more

Political Persecution?

Do you think prosecuting Trump is a political persecution? Read on:

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, August 12

Child killed in Russian Kinzhal attack aimed at airfield in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast -- Taurus, ATACMS long-range missiles to be used only within Ukraine's borders -- Russian officer flees to Lithuania, asks for asylum -- SBU detains Odesa resident suspected of spying for Russia -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, May 22

Land Forces chief says Ukrainian troops may soon encircle Bakhmut -- Russia likely restarted intense missile strikes to degrade Ukraine's air defense -- We need a clear global leadership of democracy -- Biden pledges to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, February 25

Belarus Defense Ministry conducting combat readiness measures -- Stakes of Russia's war stretch far beyond Ukraine -- Russian military attempting to exhaust Ukrainian resources -- Ukraine 'deeply concerned' over joint naval drills of Russia, China and South Africa -- -- and more

Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, November 28

Only 3% of Russian attacks hit military targets -- Russian transport aircraft visit China en masse, fuel speculation on military supplies -- How Russian propaganda fuels genocide against Ukrainians -- Russian forces may be preparing to withdraw from Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant -- and more

Another Country - Not the One I Represented as a Diplomat for 30 Years

Alexandra Hall Hall, who resigned from the Foreign Office over Brexit lies, now thinks the British malaise is much deeper than that or Boris Johnson

A Populist Demagogue - Boris Johnson

Johnson’s Government ‘Most Extreme I’ve Seen, Says Former Tory Attorney General

UK Government Denying Democracy & Ruling by Diktat

Two committee reports condemn the shift of power away from Parliament to ministers through the use of ‘skeleton bills’ and statutory instruments

Time to Stop the Rot

The UK may be the only democracy in the world without a written constitution – a ‘higher’ law or code to which all others must conform.

In Plain Sight, Boris Johnson is Rigging the System to Stay in Power

Weakening the courts, limiting protest, hobbling the elections regulator. If another country did this, what would we call it?