The North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced it will launch military drills with 7,000 troops in the Baltics. The provocative war games will include Sweden and Finland. Stockholm is hosting the exercises after applying for NATO membership last month. The war...
Russia Sets Donbas ‘Liberation’ as an ‘Unconditional Priority’ To End War
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Kiev must allow the people of eastern Ukraine to hold a referendum. After three months of war, talks between Kiev and Moscow have stalled for over a month. On Sunday, Russia’s top diplomat conveyed some of the Kremlin’s demands to...
Zelensky Hopes for Regime Change in Moscow, Plans To Reclaim Crimea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted talks with a Russian president; however, he hoped that person was someone other than Vladimir Putin. He also called for his country to reestablish its pre-civil war borders. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria hosted Zelensky for...
General Milley Predicts Grim Future of Deadly Great Power Wars Fought in Cities
America’s highest-ranking military officer painted a picture of a dark future with great power wars fought in urban environments. Speaking to graduating cadets at the United States Military Academy, General Mark Milley forewarned of death tolls for US soldiers in the...
Zelensky Says War Cannot End Without Negotiations, Offers Talks If POWs Are Unharmed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the war in his country could only end at the negotiating table, and signaled talks with Russia could begin soon. However, an adviser to Zelensky said diplomacy was counterproductive for Kiev. During a Ukrainian television...
US and UK Split With France and Claim There Is No Exit Ramp for Putin
The US and UK are eyeing the complete defeat of Russia in Ukraine. Breaking with other NATO members that prefer a negotiated settlement, an American official stated the war ends with the "defeat" of Russia and a high-level British official said Russian...
US Drawing Up Plans To Sink the Russian Black Sea Fleet: Ukrainian Official
Shortly after Reuters published an exclusive story that the White House was looking to move advanced anti-ship missiles to Ukraine, an official in Kiev said that the US is making a plan to sink Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs adviser...
Sen. Graham Pushes To Designate Moscow a State Sponsor of Terror, Escalate Support for Kiev
Senator Lindsey Graham said the US must pursue an even more aggressive strategy against Russia. While appearing on Fox News Sunday with Brett Baier, the hawkish Senator advocated for a barrage of actions targeting Moscow. Graham promoted a new piece of legislation he...
The West Announces New Weapons for Kyiv, Sanctions on Moscow
A meeting of Western leaders resulted in pledges to transfer over $1 billion in arms to Ukraine and a new round of sanctions targeting the Russian economy. On Sunday, during a call with other leaders from the Group of Seven (G7), UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Washington, Kiev Contract With Private Sector Spy Firms to Target Moscow’s Forces
The Wall Street Journal reports that the US, Ukraine, and its allies are paying companies with spy satellites to collect intelligence on Russian troop movements. Western counties have worked with several firms that maintain hundreds of satellites making passes over...