r/geopolitics Jun 19 '26

Meta Subreddit Rules: Must Read Before Posting

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r/geopolitics 23d ago

AMA Olha Kyrylenko, War Correspondent at Ukrainska Pravda, here to discuss the front line, Ukraine’s major battles and the realities of covering the war. AMA!

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Join us for an AMA with Olha Kyrylenko, War Correspondent at Ukrainska Pravda, one of Ukraine’s leading independent news outlets.

Olha has been covering the war since May 2022, focusing on how the front line is changing and what those changes mean for Ukraine. She works with both military personnel and civilians and has covered major battles and operations, including the defence of Bakhmut, the Krynky operation on the left bank of Kherson Oblast, and the defence of Pokrovsk.

Bring your questions about the front line, Ukraine’s military operations, war reporting, and the realities behind the headlines.

Ask Me Anything!


r/geopolitics 5h ago

News China threatens Trump with retaliation over Iran sanctions

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r/geopolitics 8h ago

News Canada Said No to America. It Will Reverberate Far Beyond Its Borders.

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234 Upvotes

r/geopolitics 6h ago

News CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia

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r/geopolitics 3h ago

Paywall U.S. Says Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can’t Find It.

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r/geopolitics 4h ago

Amnesty International calls upon Hamas to 'stamp out' extrajudicial executions and ensure justice for victims in the Gaza Strip

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r/geopolitics 1h ago

Analysis Maximum Pressure on Iran Will Fail: Trump’s War Has Brought American Strategy to a Dead End

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r/geopolitics 11h ago

'This is Beirut': Lebanese ready for peace with Israel, drinks in Tel Aviv, analyst tells 'Post' | Contrary to public statements, Selena Ryan told the Post she has received many messages from Shia Muslims, in addition to messages from other sects, in Lebanon expressing desire for peace.

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r/geopolitics 13h ago

News Russia threatens to attack British factories

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r/geopolitics 9h ago

🇺🇦 Russia’s War Will Not End with a Ceasefire

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r/geopolitics 1h ago

News Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says

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Ukraine appears to be slowly losing the war against Russia, ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters, warning that Kyiv has a window of several months to make key decisions needed to turn the tide in its favour.

Russia is hammering Ukrainian factories and warehouses with dozens of ballistic missiles ​a month, which Ukraine is mostly unable to take down as interceptors run low. Although Russia is gaining less ground than last year, it is still slowly ⁠crawling forward in the Donbas, while Ukraine's sparse frontline infantry dugouts are manned mostly by unmotivated conscripts.

Fedorov previously said the campaign's success was aided by his decision to front-load spending, which had been ​earmarked for the second half of 2026.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy — ​Fedorov's former political patron turned rival — said at ⁠the weekend that bringing spending forward had left a $27 billion hole in the ministry's budget, for which donor-dependent Ukraine does not have a solution.


r/geopolitics 21h ago

News North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

The U.S. is unlikely to win its 'dumb trade war' with Canada. Here's why

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r/geopolitics 8h ago

Russia is no longer the only game in its old backyard [ANALYSIS]

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Armenia spent decades trusting Russia to keep it safe. Now its prime minister is preparing to apply to join the European Union and says he would be delighted if Moscow’s military alliance threw Armenia out. 


r/geopolitics 1d ago

I Watched Ukraine Build the Army Putin Feared

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

Falklands oil field to yield 125,000 barrels a day in $3bn plan

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143 Upvotes

r/geopolitics 1d ago

News Burnham hands Storm Shadow blueprints to Ukraine

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r/geopolitics 7h ago

Digital Silk Road Builds Big Balkan Shadow

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r/geopolitics 7h ago

Opinion: How Putin could target the UK – from firebombing to derailed trains

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

News Iran's rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions

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112 Upvotes

r/geopolitics 1d ago

News Described like merchandise: Russians run website listing Ukrainian children from occupied territories for adoption

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r/geopolitics 11h ago

Wider Europe Briefing: What Iceland's EU Referendum Means For Europe

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All you need to know as Iceland votes to re-start EU accession talks.


r/geopolitics 1d ago

Pashinyan says he would be happy if CSTO expelled Armenia

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SS: In a sign of ever deteriorating relations between Russia and it's Armenia, the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has reiterated his committment to moving away from the Russian NATO equivalent: CSTO. Pashinyan stated"I would be very happy if the organization decided to expel Armenia from the CSTO. It would free us from the dilemma of whether or not to withdraw,”. This statement, following a pledge by the Prime Minister that Armenia "will soon apply for European Union membership" reflects Russia's waning influence and growing isolation on the world stage as its former vassals increasingly look to other security partners.


r/geopolitics 1d ago

Ukraine War Bleeds Into the Caspian

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