Weekly Digest

Putin & Trump

The Week That Shaped the World 11 – 18 July 2025

1. Trump’s Ultimatum to Putin: 50 Days or the Guns Return.Washington threatens weapons, Moscow hears a countdown.It sounded like a joke — until it wasn’t. On a humid evening in Ohio, Donald Trump stood before his faithful and did what he does best: tossed a geopolitical grenade with a grin.Fifty…

Benjamin Netanyahu presented Donald Trump

The Week That Shaped the World 4 – 11 July 2025

1. Netanyahu’s Nobel Nomination for TrumpOn 8 July, amid chandeliers and calculated smiles at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handed Donald Trump something no PR firm could forge: a letter to the Nobel Committee nominating him for the Peace Prize."He strengthens peace…

Russia and the Taliban

The Week That Shaped the World 27 June – 4 July 2025

1. Moscow Recognises the TalibanOn 3 July, something quietly monumental happened. Russia became the first major power to officially recognise the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Not as a bargaining chip. Not with caveats. But as a fact.In a statement following a meeting in Kabul, Russian ambassador…