*State Department: the United States will no longer be a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine* [image: State Department: the United States will no longer be a mediator in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine] WASHINGTON, May 2. /tass/. The United States will no longer serve as a mediator in negotiations to resolve…

*Zelensky testing US patience – jailed MP* The Ukrainian leader realizes Washington still needs him and he is becoming more authoritarian, Aleksandr Dubinsky has said [image: Zelensky testing US patience – jailed MP] FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky during a press conference in Kiev. © Getty Images / Danylo Antoniuk Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky…

Constant preconditions for negotiations show the Ukrainian leader wants the conflict to last – because as soon as it’s over, so is his reign *By Nadezhda Romanenko, political analyst* [image: Russia wants immediate peace talks. Zelensky wants perpetual war] Vladimir Zelensky. © Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images The tragedy of Ukraine today is not merely the…

[image: Electromagnetic pulse burst above Earth.] *An electromagnetic pulse is a burst of electromagnetic energy produced by a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere*Credit: Department of Homeland Security *AMERICA must install a missile defence shield before the country’s electrical grid is wiped out in a nuke strike, an expert has warned.* Donald Trump has signed an…