Michael Bociurkiw
Writer at Freelance
Global affairs analyst. Regular on @BBCWorld & @CNN. Sr. Fellow - @atlanticcouncil. Author - Digital Pandemic. Co-Host @GlobalImpact14. Former @OSCE Spox.
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1 week ago |
kyivpost.com | Michael Bociurkiw
China’s economy beats expectations amid trade war uncertainty China’s economy beat expectations to expand by 5.4 per cent in the first quarter, keeping it broadly on track to meet this year’s official target even as uncertainty remains high over how the economy will fare amid an unprecedented trade war with the United States.
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open.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he fears Russia's three-year war on Ukraine could escalate if Ukraine, supported by its allies, does not stand firm against further Russian military advancement. Zelensky said that at this moment in the war, the security of the entire world is at stake. "If we do not stand firm, he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) will advance further," Zelensky told CBS’s 60 Minutes. "It is not just idle speculation; the threat is real.
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kyivpost.com | Michael Bociurkiw
The United Nations’ emergency and disaster response agency will reduce its global workforce by 20% and scale back operations in nine countries, as it confronts a severe funding crisis and escalating global needs, it announced on Friday. In a letter to staff shared on the agency’s website, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) head Tom Fletcher outlined “brutal cuts” driven by a nearly $60 million funding shortfall for 2025, compounded by rising humanitarian demands.
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kyivpost.com | Michael Bociurkiw
Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg has reportedly suggested Ukraine could be partitioned. The Times said that, during an interview with the paper, Kellogg had proposed British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the west of Ukraine as part of a “reassurance force”. Russia’s army, he reportedly suggested, could then remain in the occupied east. “You could almost make it look like what happened with Berlin after World War Two”, the paper quoted him as saying.
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worldbriefing.substack.com | Michael Bociurkiw
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown. While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for other countries, he raised tariffs on China and they now total 145%. China has denounced the policy as “economic bullying” and promised countermeasures. The new tariffs begin Saturday.
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Shameful! Police in #Kenya violently disrupted performance of students at girls high school. Journalists covering play assaulted, entry to concert hall blocked & tear gas indiscriminately used—all pointing to a worrying pattern of state-sponsored repression, say rights advocates https://t.co/lEZa3SuhyH
In a surprising geopolitical shift, the Taliban have reportedly handed over control of Bagram Air Base to US. American C-17 aircraft recently landed at the base, bringing military vehicles, equipment, and senior intelligence officials. https://t.co/vS1VwSZD9m via @khaama
If you’re also feeling a sense of whiplash from the past few days of #Trump economics, you’re not alone. But even though the White House has placed a 90-day pause on punishing tariffs, the long term damage to America’s reputation has been done… LINK: https://t.co/2v2Xf5jOB9 https://t.co/SSYqHfXMqw
