Russian authorities on Tuesday reported a series of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country, including one that fell within 60 miles southeast of Moscow, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. A Russian official said the Ukrainian drone near Moscow attempted...
Stoltenberg Reaffirms Pledge That Ukraine Will Eventually Join NATO
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed on Tuesday that the alliance wants to eventually admit Ukraine, a promise first made in 2008 that was a major motive in Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch the war. "NATO allies have agreed that...
Exiled Belarusian Opposition Claims Attack on Russian Plane Near Minsk
Belarus' exiled opposition claimed on Sunday that "partisans" in Belarus destroyed a Russian A-50 military surveillance aircraft in an airfield near Minsk. "Partisans … confirmed a successful special operation to blow up a rare Russian plane at the airfield in...
US Doesn’t Want Countries Working With Syria’s Assad on Earthquake Relief
The State Department on Monday reaffirmed its opposition to countries upgrading their ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even if it is an effort to aid Syria's earthquake relief. "Our position on the Assad regime has not changed. Now is not...
Zelensky Says Situation in Bakhmut ‘Getting More and More Difficult’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on Monday that the situation around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is getting "more and more difficult" as Russian forces are closing in. "The situation is getting more and more difficult. The...
Rep. Auchincloss Doesn’t Care That His Trip to Taiwan Angered China
China expressed it was unhappy over the latest congressional visit to Taiwan in a letter to Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), who was part of the bipartisan delegation that was led by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). "It was reported that Congressman Jake Auchincloss recently...
Medvedev Says West Pumping Weapons Into Ukraine Could Bring ‘Apocalypse’
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in an op-ed published on Sunday that the Western policy of pouring weapons into Ukraine could lead to "apocalypse." "One could continue to pump weapons into the neo-fascist Kiev regime and block any opportunity to revive...
Taiwan to Criminalize Spreading Rumors During Wartime
Taiwan is expected to pass a new law that would criminalize spreading rumors or "disinformation" during wartime as the island takes more steps to prepare for a potential future conflict with China. Taiwan's Defense Ministry has submitted a revised version of the...
Japan’s PM Says Tokyo Will Buy 400 US-Made Tomahawk Missiles
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that his country plans to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the US, a deal that will break from Tokyo's post-World War II policy of only having weapons for self-defense purposes. It was first revealed in...
Yellen Visits Ukraine to Discuss $10 Billion in New Budgetary Aid
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Ukraine on Monday to discuss an additional $10 billion in new budgetary aid for the country, assistance that goes directly to the government to pay for things like government services and pensions. While in Kyiv, Yellen...