
A DOZEN leaders from Europe and Canada were in Ukraine’s capital today to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
The visitors, including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as Britain’s Keir Starmer, attended anniversary events and discussed continued support for Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The conflict appears to be moving towards a conclusion with US President Donald Trump insisting that he will lead discussions with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to secure a peace deal.

ROGER McKENZIE expounds on the motivation that drove him to write a book that anticipates a dawn of a new, fully liberated Africa – the land of his ancestors

While much attention is focused on Israel’s aggression, we cannot ignore the conflicts in Africa, stoked by Western imperialism and greed for natural resources, if we’re to understand the full picture of geopolitics today, argues ROGER McKENZIE