World
War in Ukraine
Wagner Deserter on Trial for Street Fight in Oslo
The legitimacy of a Russian, who claims to have deserted from the Wagner Group in Ukraine and crossed the Russian-Norwegian border, is being questioned by some experts.
April 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
‘World-Beating’ T-14 Armata Tank Is Now in Combat, Says Russia
The T-14 Armata is supposed to be Russia’s answer to America’s Abrams and Germany’s Leopard 2, but observers suspect the tank may be the military version of vaporware.
April 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Attack Russian Black Sea Fleet Base, Warship Possibly Damaged
Commandoes launched an early-morning attack on the home base of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet using two kamikaze drones – Moscow’s claim that there was no damage is contradicted by independent sources.
April 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine's Korea Solution
As Ukraine prepares its counter-offensive, the ground beneath the war shifted last week in a positive way, Diane Francis writes.
April 25, 2023
UN
EXPLAINED: The ‘Cynical’ Hypocrisy of Russia’s UN Security Council Meeting
UN Chief Antonio Guterres tore into the Kremlin’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, denouncing the “devastation” caused by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
April 25, 2023
Russia
Doubts Surface About the Claim That Kremlin Spokesman’s Son Served in Ukraine
News that Nikolai, son of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, had served with the Wagner PMC was released to coincide with Moscow’s latest recruitment drive.
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
OPINION: The Oil Price Cap - Continued Collapse of the Discount
If Ukrainians do not request a change, the current Oil Price Cap will persist, resulting in a constant game of Whac-a-Mole and implicit approval of Russian oil smuggling, Steven Kopits writes.
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Reportedly Postponed Planned Attacks on Russia at US Request, Leaked Documents Reveal
The head of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, had planned bold strikes deep behind Russia's lines that unnerved officials in Washington.
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Former Swedish Lawmaker Signs Contract to Serve with Ukrainian Armed Forces
It is easy to get peace if you give up, but you will then lose freedom. Without freedom, we have no democracy,” the first foreign woman to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Wagner Boss Says Forces Won't Take Any More Prisoners in Ukraine
He was reacting to a Wagner-affiliated Telegram channel posting of an alleged recording of what it said were two Ukrainians deciding to shoot a Russian prisoner of war.
April 24, 2023
Russia
Kremlin Spokesman Says His Son Fought in Ukraine
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military company, said last week that Nikolai Peskov had fought as part of his forces for six months in eastern Ukraine.
April 24, 2023
Ukraine's Defense Spending Skyrockets by 640% in 2022, as Global Military Expenditure Surpasses $2 Trillion
Amid Russia's war against Ukraine, European military spending surpassed Cold War levels for the first time, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has reported.
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Freed British POW with Ukrainian State Award Now Blocked from Schengen Zone
Briton and serving Ukrainian Marine Aiden Aslin was freed in a prisoner swap and travelled back to England. Now Germany has created an unexpected obstacle to his return to Ukraine.
April 24, 2023
China
China Says Respects 'Sovereign' Status of All ex-Soviet States
Beijing's ambassador to France Lu Shaye triggered a furor after suggesting that countries that emerged after the fall of the Soviet Union "don't have effective status under international law".
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Georgia Refused to Provide Military Aid to Ukraine and Now Repairs Russian Warplanes
A Georgian businessman, who holds a British Passport, is involved in repairing Russian military aircraft.
April 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
Moscow Slams US After Russian Journalists Denied Visas for UN Visit
Moscow infuriated by Washington's ban on its journalists, says it will retaliate.
April 24, 2023
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