Sam Kiley

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Sam Kiley

AnalysisTrump loves a call from Putin even if it’s just to hear his voice, and that’s all he got, Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, writesVladimir Putin was quick on the draw with an announcement that said nothing after his two-hour phone call with Donald Trump, as the Russian president grabbed the narrative before the Oval Office had figured out what the story even was. The call, the White House hoped, would show how much influence the US president had in the Kremlin.

2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Sam Kiley

Donald Trump’s latest reported scheme to end the horror that’s unfolding in Gaza is to somehow dump one million of the enclave’s 2.5 million people in Libya in return for unfreezing $30bn in frozen assets. The idea is as stupid as it is evil. It appears to be part of a White House campaign to normalise Israel’s campaign to use bombs, bullets, starvation, the mass destruction of homes, and the targeting of hospitals and medical professionals to make Gaza unliveable.

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Sam Kiley

commentTrump and Starmer must condemn Israel’s self-defeating campaign in Gaza, writes World Affairs Editor Sam KileyDonald Trump’s latest reported scheme to end the horror that’s unfolding in Gaza is to somehow dump one million of the enclave’s 2.5 million people in Libya in return for unfreezing $30 billion in frozen assets. The idea is as stupid as it is evil.

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Sam Kiley

Special reportWorld affairs editor Sam Kiley has been covering Ukraine since the Russian invasion of 2014. Here he looks at the current state of the conflict, the likelihood of a lasting ceasefire and what Russian leader Vladimir Putin is planning nextPresiding over the pomp and circumstance of Russia’s Victory Day Parade, Vladimir Putin tried to show off to the world.

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Sam Kiley

AnalysisUkraine’s drone onslaught on Russia in the run up Moscow’s victory parade is designed to make Putin look foolish on the world stage, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley Drone attacks that shut down Moscow’s airports, renewed assaults on Russian territory and new claims to have “stalled” Russia’s costly eastern offensive all add up to red faces in the Kremlin, as it prepares to celebrate 80 years since the Nazis were vanquished.