Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)
Russia remains unwilling to end seven-year Ukraine war
Oleksii Reznikov With the seventh anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine now approaching, many people have recently asked me, “What’s next?” As a negotiator in the Trilateral Contact Group formed to end the conflict in Ukraine, and as Ukraine’s minister in charge of the reintegration of the temporarily...
Pompeo recalls Iranian shoot down of Ukrainian Airplane, killing 176 people
F.P Report WASHINGTON: Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State on Saturday paid tribute to the people who lost their lives last year after shoot down of Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. He stated stated that the American people honor the memory of the passengers and crew of Ukrainian International Airlines flight...
Is Russia preparing to replace Belarus dictator Lukashenka?
Vladislav Davidzon The ongoing pro-democracy uprising in Belarus has placed Moscow in a difficult position. Since protests first erupted in August 2020 over a rigged presidential election, Moscow has found itself in what many observers regard as a no-win situation. By propping up the regime of discredited dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the...
Asia delights and despairs in Trump’s Capitol siege
David Hutt Wednesday’s storming of the US Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, described by president-elect Joe Biden as an attempted “insurrection”, will forever be a stain on American democracy – and Asian nations have taken note. Hours after the event, after which President Tru-mp begrudgingly called on the...
US imposes new sanctions to kill off Putin’s pet pipeline
Diane Francis The US Senate began 2021 by delivering a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin by passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes sanctions designed to kill off the Kremlin’s strategically important Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. The geopolitical significance of this legislation cannot be...
Russia says, Ukraine wants to inflict economic damage
F.P Report MOSCOW: The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a press statement over the speculations on Minsk Agreement. In a statement on Thursday, Spokeswomen For Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova remarked that the speculations of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about the Minsk Agreements prove that Kiev wants to inflict economic...
US starts vaccinating its troops in South Korea
SEOUL (AP): The United States has started vaccinating its troops based in South Korea, as its Asian ally reported its highest daily COVID-19 fatalities amid surging cases in the country. The United States Forces Korea says in a statement it started inoculating military and civilian health-care workers, first responders and the USFK command team...
Current trends show that the pandemic is far from over
Monitoring Desk Most countries are reporting more and more new COVID-19 cases every day, and data for the global picture shows that the pandemic is far from over. What’s the current global trend? The goal for all countries is to make it to the blue part of the chart and stay there. Countries and territories in this section have reported no...
Azerbaijan must seek a solution for Russian troops on its territory
Luke Coffey The country should not wait until 2025 to find an exit strategy for Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh. After 44 days of tough and bloody fighting, Azerbaijan was able to undo almost 30 years of Armenian occupation and liberated much of its internationally recognised territory. Azerbaijan was the clear winner of the second...
Countering Russia’s challenge to the free world
Edward Fishman, Ash Jain Over the past decade, the Kremlin has executed a concerted strategy to undermine the cohesion of, and confidence in, democratically-elected governments in Europe and around the world. Vladimir Putin’s determined efforts to maintain his grip on power and resurrect Russia’s great-power status have led him to...
