News Snapshot:
The escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict into a protracted war has heightened many other threats facing the world. According to Russian government reports, the Ukrainian army launched its first raid on Russia on April 1, which, if confirmed, means that the conflict may have entered the stage of counter-attack. On the surface, it is a military struggle between Ukraine and the western and southern theatres of Russia. In essence, it is an all-out manifestation of Cold War confrontational thinking in Eastern Europe, as well as fierce retaliation by Russia against the endless strategic expansion of Nato, led by the US....
