No end in sight to the war on the Donetsk front
Military personnel and civilians who have experienced the hell of the front line are wary of any peace agreement with Russia
North Korea’s involvement in the war in Ukraine worries its Asian neighbors
Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant
Ukraine wary of peace deal that does not guarantee long-term security against Russia
Backing for a negotiated solution to the conflict is gaining ground with 52% of citizen support, according to the latest polls
Wave of Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia raises fears of a larger offensive
Two strikes on the city killed 21 people and left 50 injured in early December
Head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces killed in Moscow bomb attack
Igor Kirillov has been reported dead along with his assistant after a device exploded near their official vehicle
Kaja Kallas: ‘Russia has been humiliated in Syria. They were there, but their thoughts were elsewhere’
The head of European diplomacy insists that now is not the time to talk about the recognition of the new Syrian government and asks the 27 for a common position on the return of refugees
Cold without wind: German ‘dunkelflaute’ brings electricity prices to crisis levels and depletes gas reserves
German consumers will pay almost €400 per megawatt hour on Thursday, the highest figure since the end of 2022
Seeking low-cost technological solutions for the war in Ukraine
Teams from various ministries and the army are working on innovative developments that can produce battlefield material on a large scale
Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko: ‘We have enough funds and weapons to withstand at least during the first half of 2025’
The economic chief of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s government says that the main demand of the army is the supply of drones and that the Russians suffered record losses in November
Josep Borrell’s final days at the head of European security
Five years ago, when the Spaniard was appointed EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, he said: ‘Europe must learn the language of power.’ He has tried to use this philosophy in Ukraine and the Middle East. On December 1 he left his position. His successor, Kaja Kallas, will seek to build a European defense system
Russia turns to bartering
The country’s agricultural companies explore trading chickpeas for rice and mandarin oranges with other Asian countries to get around international sanctions. The Kremlin has put together a guide for such transactions and is confident that bartering ‘will increase competitiveness’
Ukraine strengthens its energy infrastructure as Russian attacks intensify
Kyiv seeks to increase anti-aircraft defenses at strategic points such as electrical substations before the arrival of winter
The last Ukrainian city to host nuclear weapons regrets having given them up
Pervomaisk is home to one of two former intercontinental ballistic missile bases that Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union and which were closed following an agreement with Russia and the United States
New Russian anti-satellite weapon revives fears of nuclear conflict in space
Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would seriously damage telecommunications, GPS, and meteorological services
Why Bashar al-Assad trembles
The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
Angela Merkel: ‘I am worried, we have to protect freedom’
She was Germany’s chancellor for 16 years. After leaving office in 2021, she disappeared. Now she is back with her memoirs, in which she reflects on her time in power and her life in the GDR. And she defends her legacy. EL PAÍS interviewed her in Berlin where she sends a message: ‘Freedom cannot be taken for granted’
Putin claims ‘everything is under control’ as inflation spikes and ruble plummets
The currency has depreciated to levels last seen at the onset of the war due to new sanctions. Heavily reliant on imports, the country is grappling with rising inflation exacerbated by military spending
Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy system in retaliation for Western missile use
Vladimir Putin justified the strikes as a response to the Ukrainian use of US weapons against Russian territory and threatened Kyiv with the experimental hypersonic missile used on November 21
Keys to the different types of missiles that are raising fears of escalation in Ukraine war
Putin reports use of new hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukrainian territory just days after Kyiv fired U.S. and British-made long-range projectiles at targets in Russia
Nagasaki survivor: ‘The risk of nuclear weapons being used is increasing in Ukraine and the Middle East’
Masako Wada is a member of Nihon Hidankyo, the organization that will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024, formed by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Biden speeds up US arms deliveries to Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Washington has authorized the use of anti-personnel mines to hinder the advance of Russian troops
Moscow claims Ukraine launched first strike on Russian soil with US missiles
According to the Kremlin, Kyiv struck a facility in the Bryansk region with ATACMS
Russia issues warning that a Ukrainian attack on its territory with US missiles will open a new phase in the war
According to the Kremlin, the use of Washington-supplied long-range weapons on Russian soil would mean that NATO countries would come into conflict with Moscow
Trump’s re-election threatens climate change fight as global warming displays its most devastating face
The return of the Republican, who previously withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement, shakes up climate diplomacy amid the COP29 summit in Baku
How Trump can revolutionize the world order through four conflicts
Although there is no certainty, the signals sent by the president-elect point to a major impact on two developing wars (Ukraine and the Middle East) and two potential ones (Taiwan and North Korea)
Ukraine deploys its best units to stage long-term resistance on Russian soil
Kyiv is determined to maintain its occupation of Kursk province while Moscow’s forces are advancing relentlessly on the Donetsk front and threatening a new offensive in the south
Dictator for a day: What to expect from Trump’s first day in the Oval Office
Among the president-elect’s most pressing plans are closing the border with Mexico, reversing environmental policies, pardoning prisoners from the assault on the Capitol, and ending the war in Ukraine