Sergey Shoigu, the head of Russia's Security Council, warned Tuesday that the longer the war in Ukraine goes on, the higher the cost will be for Ukraine to achieve peace. "Each day it waits to make this decision [to settle the conflict] results in the loss of control...
Report: Putin Asks Iran To Avoid Civilian Casualties in Reprisal Attack on Israel
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to avoid civilian casualties in Iran's expected reprisal attack on Israel for the killing of Hamas's political chief in Tehran, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two unnamed...
Ukraine Orders Evacuations From Donetsk Towns as Russian Forces Advance
On Sunday, Ukrainian officials ordered evacuations from some areas of the eastern Donetsk Oblast as Russian forces are making gains. Vadym Filashkin, the Ukrainian governor of Donetsk, said he ordered the mandatory evacuation of children and their parents from several...
Poll Shows Germans Oppose New US Missile Deployment
A new poll about a planned US missile deployment to Germany shows that more Germans are opposed to the idea than favor it. The US recently announced that starting in 2026, it will be deploying missile systems that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range...
US, Russia Conduct Prisoner Swap
The US and Russia conducted a major prisoner swap on Thursday that freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan. Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 on charges of espionage, which were rejected by the US government and the...
EU Transfers $1.6 Billion from Frozen Russian Assets To Buy Arms for Ukraine
The EU on Friday announced it was transferring about $1.6 billion in frozen Russian Central Bank assets to Ukraine for the purchase of weapons. The step is the first time the EU has dipped into the frozen Russian assets to fund the proxy war and marks a significant...
Putin Warns Russia Will Respond to US Missile Deployment in Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Sunday that Russia could deploy new missile systems in response to a planned US missile deployment to Germany and warned of a Cold War-style incident. Earlier this month, the US announced it would deploy missiles to Germany in...
NORAD Says It Intercepted Russian and Chinese Bombers in Alaska’s ADIZ
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Wednesday that US and Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bombers operating in Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is an area that extends far beyond territorial...
Ukraine FM Signals Readiness To Resume Talks With Russia During China Visit
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited China on Wednesday and signaled Ukraine was ready to resume peace talks with Russia. According to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, Kuleba told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Kyiv "is ready to engage the Russian side...
Ukrainian Officials Hope To Convince Trump and Vance To Continue Proxy War
Ukrainian officials are hoping former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, could be swayed to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia if they win in November, Time Magazine reported on Tuesday. A senior Ukrainian official told the...