NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that once a peace deal is signed between Russia and Ukraine, NATO troops will "instantly" deploy to Ukrainian territory. Russia has made clear that it would never accept a peace deal that involved NATO troops deploying...
Russia Says US Silent on New START as Treaty Set to Expire
Russia said on Tuesday that the US still hasn't responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal regarding the New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, which is set to expire on Thursday, February 5. New START doesn't...
Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Want Trump To Accept Putin’s Offer on New START Treaty
The vast majority of American voters believe President Trump should accept Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to maintain the limits on the US and Russia's nuclear arsenals set by the New START treaty, the last piece of nuclear arms control between the two...
Over 170,000 Civilians Displaced by Fighting in Northeast Syria
Fighting between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF continues with the government cracking down on perceived SDF loyalists and trying to consolidate gains from the recent offensives against them. Much has been said about the fighting, but less so about the people...
Last Remaining Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Between the US and Russia To Expire in Less Than a Month
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...


