By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1523 EAT on Tuesday 19 August 2025 A virtual meeting among members of the so-called “coalition of the willing” to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine appears to have concluded, with several participants sharing statements on social media. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his country “welcomes ongoing efforts towards…

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1516 EAT on Friday 15 August 2025 President Donald Trump ascended the steps of Air Force One on Thursday morning, pausing briefly at the top to turn and wave to the assembled crowd. He made no public remarks before boarding the aircraft bound for Alaska, where he is…

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 14:39 EAT on Monday 31 March 2025 There has been no official reaction yet in Moscow to Donald Trump’s comments. That may come later in the day. But I don’t expect the Kremlin to say “we are quaking in our boots”. Traditionally, President Vladimir Putin does not take…

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 15:33 EAT on Friday 21 March 2025 Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with a phone of their very last trip, as Ukrainian forces retreated from…

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 17:38 EAT on Thursday 2025 The potential Western troop deployment to Ukraine being discussed in London should be described as a “reassurance force” rather than a “peacekeeping force”, defence and diplomatic sources say. Currently dubbed the Multinational Force Ukraine or MFU, it would be sent to the country to…

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 15:57 EAT on Wednesday 19th March 2025 In the run up to today’s call, Donald Trump made a big deal of his conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But the results look like there’s little to shout about. The Russian president has given the US leader just enough to claim…