WAR & PEACEThe Russia-Ukraine conflict escalated dramatically on February 24 with explosive allegations from Moscow that the UK and France are secretly working to make Ukraine go nuclear.

WAR & PEACEThe U.S. is accelerating a major military reinforcement in the Middle East in what defence analysts describe as the final assembly of capabilities needed for a potential major attack on Iran.

WAR & PEACEJE Lindblom: "When Russia and China develop the Northern Sea Route through the Arctic, they do so for one simple reason: to escape the US's naval stranglehold, and that is precisely why Greenland is crucial."

WAR & PEACEThe statement comes as President Donald Trump confirmed the deployment of a significant US naval presence to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier strike group, amid ongoing protests and economic turmoil in Iran.

WAR & PEACEAndrew Korybko: The US will likely annex Greenland, despite already enjoying full freedom of economic and military action there, which neither China nor Russia will ever have.

WAR & PEACEUkraine, France and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed a Declaration of Intent on the deployment of multinational forces to support Ukraine's defence, reconstruction, and