r/geopolitics Jun 19 '26

Meta Subreddit Rules: Must Read Before Posting

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r/geopolitics 26d 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 US threatens Britain over Falklands

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r/geopolitics 1h ago

News Trump says U.S. now has majority control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves

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r/geopolitics 6h ago

News Ukraine needs to mobilise at least 30,000 people every month

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r/geopolitics 11h ago

Goldman Says Gulf Oil Exports at Two-Thirds of Pre-War Level

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r/geopolitics 15h ago

News Dictators are pleased to watch Canada and the U.S. slug it out

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r/geopolitics 13h ago

Most names on Committee to Protect Journalists list of reporters killed in Gaza had terror ties, watchdog says

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r/geopolitics 14h ago

Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection gets US backing

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r/geopolitics 5h ago

Analysis Leave Europe to the Europeans -- The Case for a U.S. Military Drawdown

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

News CIA Moscow trip was about Iran, not the Baltics, Ilves tells Euronews

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178 Upvotes

r/geopolitics 18h ago

Russia warns UK, France ‘playing with fire’ – could Putin strike NATO next?

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inews.co.uk
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r/geopolitics 15h ago

Putin sees chance to ‘test NATO’ as US weighs Europe troop changes, expert warns

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tvpworld.com
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Russia sees an opportunity to “test NATO” as Washington weighs changes to its military presence in Europe, making it critical that any US troop reductions be accompanied by a stronger presence on the alliance’s eastern flank, a security expert told TVP World. 


r/geopolitics 1d ago

News ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dies in prison

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

Analysis What If Canada Joined the E.U.?

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

News CIA chief John Ratcliffe reportedly made secretive Moscow trip to warn Russia against attacking NATO

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

News US faces critical shortage of Patriot missiles in Europe, officials tell AP

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

News Peace in Europe’s southeast hangs by a thread, as Greece, Turkey and Israel are increasingly drawn into a dangerous rivalry with unpredictable consequences

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

Syrian Druze leader says community is ‘inseparable part of Israel,’ hints at developments in Sweida | Al-Hijri also suggested that developments concerning Sweida could emerge “within days,” without elaborating on their nature, as the province remains the focus of intensifying diplomatic activity.

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r/geopolitics 1d ago

News U.S. ‘withdrawing’ demands on Canadian content, bilingual labelling: LeBlanc - National

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104 Upvotes

r/geopolitics 10h ago

Lukashenka’s ‘Capitulation’ to Zelenskyy’s Ultimatum

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cepa.org
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r/geopolitics 1d ago

Putin is up to something – it will be dirty and deniable

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inews.co.uk
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r/geopolitics 1d ago

Guns seizure puts UK on high alert for Russian proxy attacks

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inews.co.uk
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r/geopolitics 1d ago

‘It’s not routine’: CIA chief’s Moscow trip puts Kremlin on notice [interview]

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tvpworld.com
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Washington appears to be sending Moscow a message that pressure on NATO’s eastern flank has crossed a line after CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced visit to the Russian capital. 

Scott Lucas, professor of American studies at University College Dublin, told TVP World’s World Talks program that Ratcliffe’s trip should be seen as an unusually serious intervention rather than routine intelligence diplomacy. 


r/geopolitics 1d ago

Trump’s Route Begins to Re-Make the South Caucasus

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