Asia
Russia’s Ex-PM Threatens UK Current PM Sunak with ‘Cluster Munitions in Center of Kyiv’ During Official Visit
Dmitry Medvedev, ex-prime minister of Russia and head of Russia’s security council, threatened the UK delegation and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with cluster bombs during their latest visit.
Jan. 12, 2024
Renowned Russian Writer Boris Akunin Labeled ‘Foreign Agent’
“Russia is ruled by a psychologically deranged dictator and worst of all, it obediently follows his paranoia,” Akunin wrote on Facebook the day Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022.
Jan. 12, 2024
Putin
Another Vicious Murderer Pardoned by Putin Killed in Ukraine – to Relief of Victims’ Families
When families of the victims heard he had been released from prison to fight in Ukraine and had been pardoned by Putin they feared for their own lives until his grave was spotted.
Jan. 12, 2024
Russia
EXPLAINED: Why India is Buying Less Oil From Russia
Russia has become India's top oil supplier, overtaking the traditional heavyweight Middle Eastern exporters, and remains so by a distance despite the recent falls.
Jan. 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Allies and More Neutral Countries Held Secret Peace Talks Last Month
China's absence was seen as a handicap in any effective message emerging from the talks, because Beijing is seen as one of the only third parties with any perceived leverage with the Kremlin’s walls.
Jan. 10, 2024
War in Ukraine
US Allies Join Condemnation on Alleged N.Korea Missiles to Russia
In a joint statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was joined by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and 47 foreign ministers in condemning the alleged transfer.
Jan. 9, 2024
Putin
Kremlin Rehabilitates Wagner Mercenaries
Military enlistment offices in Russia have begun issuing the first war veterans’ certificates to former mercenaries of the Wagner group, which mutinied against the Ministry of Defense last year.
Jan. 8, 2024
Russia
Russian Rapper, Arrested for Allegedly Spreading ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Receives Military Summons
Nikolai Vasilyev, whose rap name is VACIO, had attended a “nearly-naked” party where he had worn a sock over his penis.
Jan. 8, 2024
War in Ukraine
N. Korea Supplied Russia with Missiles for Ukraine Attacks: US
Moscow's forces fired multiple North Korean ballistic missiles into Ukraine as part of a mass aerial attack on Jan. 2, White House spokesperson John Kirby said.
Jan. 4, 2024
Russia
Corpse Taken Out of Apartment of Poisoned Russian Propagandist – Ukrainian Intel
While not confirmed, an anonymously-run Russian Telegram channel claims the body was Alexei Chernykh's, an alleged friend and lover of poisoned Anton Kuznetsov, the former director of Russia Today.
Dec. 28, 2023
Russia
Russia Says Redirected Most Oil Exports to China, India
India buys Russian oil and then resells it to Europe, which has sanctioned the oil, Russia’s deputy prime minister said.
Dec. 27, 2023
Turkey Parliament Committee Approves Sweden's NATO Bid
Turkey and Hungary remain the only North Atlantic Treaty Organization members left to ratify Sweden's bid 19 months after it applied for membership.
Dec. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Nepal Takes Action Against Illegal Gurkha Recruiters
Nepal has a long-standing tradition of supplying “Gurkha” fighters to foreign services, from British and Indian armies to UN Peacekeepers. Now Kathmandu says they’re in Ukraine fighting on both sides.
Dec. 6, 2023
Russia
Son of Chechnya Strongman Receives 3rd State Medal for Prisoner Beating
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s son, Adamy Kadyrov, received his third state award for “the strengthening of traditional Islamic values” after beating up a prisoner who allegedly burned a Quran.
Oct. 25, 2023
India
India Opens up Ukraine – Exclusive Interview with Deputy Foreign Minister Dzhaparova
Russia's war against Ukraine is beginning to seriously undermine India’s confidence in both the Kremlin's propaganda and its weaponry.
May 13, 2023
Ukraine
OPINION: Xi to Ze
Timothy Ash writes that the latest call might just be about buying time for Putin, as it would be too weak from China's perspective to risk a regime change in Russia.
April 27, 2023
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