The White House is readying a raft of new sanctions and export controls to impose on Russia, as the war in Ukraine turns one year old, according to Bloomberg. The coming new penalties are said to be focused on targeting key Russian industries as well as so called...
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles in Response to War Drills
North Korea fired off ballistic missiles as a response to war drills carried out by the United States, Japan, and South Korea this weekend. On Monday, Japan’s Coast Guard announced that North Korea launched two ballistic missiles. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North...
Blinken Warns Chinese FM Against Providing Military Support to Russia
Amid simmering tensions between Washington and Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. After the White House ordered the military to shoot down a Chinese balloon which floated...
Nations Push to Break German Stalemate Over Sending Tanks to Ukraine
Over the weekend, other NATO members’ pressure on Berlin continued to mount while bipartisan American lawmakers have issued demands that Washington lead by example and send its own heavy tanks to Ukraine. The lawmakers highlighted the influence such a move could have...
Russia Announces Kherson Withdrawal Completed, Kremlin Says Region’s Status Is Unchanged
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the completion of its withdrawal from areas in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on the west bank of the Dnieper River, including the provincial capital, on Friday. This development, which reportedly saw tens of thousands...
Pentagon Vows To Support Ukraine for ‘As Long As It Takes,’ Launches New Command
The Pentagon announced that it is setting up a new command, based in Germany, to oversee the training and equipping of Ukraine’s military during its fight with Russia, the New York Times reported on Friday. The command is named Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, or...
Netanyahu Ally Says Israel Will Attack Iran Absent a ‘New Nuclear Deal’
If Washington does not secure a new nuclear deal or take military action itself, incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attack Iran, according to Tzachi Hanegbi, a longtime member of Israel’s Likud party. The former settlement minister issued the warning...
Czech Protesters Rail Against Inflation, Sanctions, and the Ukraine Proxy War
Amid ever escalating tensions over the West’s proxy war in Ukraine and the devastating inflation ripping Europe apart, Czech protesters gathered in Prague demanding the coalition government’s resignation, the Associated Press reports.The rally saw tens of thousands of...
As Winter Approaches and Inflation Rises, Social Unrest Boils in Europe
As inflation and energy prices continue skyrocketing in Europe, people across the continent are protesting against the war in Ukraine and the anti-Russian sanctions, which have raised living costs to intolerable levels, the New York Times reported Friday. This...
NATO’s Proxy War in Ukraine Is Depleting Arms Stockpiles
After eight months of Washington and other NATO members pouring billions of dollars of arms and other military equipment into Ukraine, the proxy war has depleted the allies’ weapons stockpiles, according to the Associated Press. "The allies expect the war will...