The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, the New START, is set to expire on February 5, which will leave the world's largest nuclear powers with no limits on the deployment of their nuclear weapons. The New START caps the number of...
US Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker in the North Atlantic, Drawing Rebuke From Moscow
US forces on Wednesday boarded and took by force a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean that it initially tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela weeks ago, an action that drew condemnation from Moscow. The tanker was named the Bella 1 when the US...
After Talks With Zelensky, Trump Says Territorial Issues Still Not Settled
After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida, President Trump said the issue of "land" remains a major sticking point in negotiations for a potential peace deal with Russia. The initial US-drafted peace plan leaked to the media called for...
Senior Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bombing
A senior Russian general was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Monday, and Russian officials are investigating the possibility that Ukrainian intelligence may have been involved in the attack. The Russian Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov,...
US Offers Ukraine NATO-Style Security Guarantee, Making Peace Deal With Russia Unlikely
US officials said on Monday that the US, Ukraine, and Europe have agreed on a plan to provide Ukraine with NATO-style security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal with Russia, an idea Moscow is unlikely to accept. "The basis of that agreement is basically to...
Witkoff and Kushner Hold Five-Hour Meeting With Putin, No Sign of Breakthrough
US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, held five hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisers at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss a potential peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no...
NATO’s Top Military Officer Floats Idea of ‘Pre-Emptive Strike’ on Russia
NATO's top military officer has floated the idea of the Western alliance conducting a "pre-emptive" strike on Russia, a comment that drew a sharp rebuke from Moscow. Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO's Military Committee, made the provocative comment in...
Witkoff To Meet With Putin on Tuesday To Discuss Potential Ukraine Peace Plan
The Kremlin said on Monday that a meeting will take place on Tuesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is traveling to Moscow to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal. "The president (Putin) will also...
US and Ukrainian Officials Hold Talks in Florida on Potential Peace Plan
US and Ukrainian officials held talks in Florida on Sunday to discuss a potential outline for a peace deal to end the war with Russia. The US delegation was led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that good progress had been made but added that there's...
White House Backs Steve Witkoff After Leak of His Call With Putin Advisor
The White House has backed President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, after Bloomberg received a recording of a call he held with Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin. A transcript of the call, held on October 14, shows Witkoff and Ushakov...


