NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year to prevent NATO from expanding into the country. "The background was that President Putin declared in the autumn of 2021, and actually sent a...
South Africa Says Inquiry Found No Evidence of Arms Shipment to Russia
On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said an independent inquiry found no evidence that a Russian cargo ship that docked in South Africa last year was loaded with weapons despite US claims. The Russian ship, the Lady R, docked at a naval base near...
Putin Tells Erdogan Russia Will Rejoin Grain Deal If Sanctions Are Eased
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday and said Moscow would return to the Black Sea grain deal if sanctions against Russia's agricultural industry are lifted. "I would like to confirm again our position of...
Russian Official Says Sarmat Advanced Nuclear Missile System on Combat Duty
A Russian official said Friday that an advanced Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, known as Sarmat, has been placed on combat duty. "The Sarmat strategic system has assumed combat alert posture," said Yury Borisov, the head of Russia's Roscosmos...
Ukraine Blasts Pope Francis for Address to Russian Youth
Ukrainian officials have sharply criticized Pope Francis for an address he gave to young Russian Catholics, accusing him of spreading "imperialist propaganda" for saying Russians should be proud of their heritage. "Never forget your heritage. You are the descendants...
Sen. Blumenthal: US Getting Its ‘Money’s Worth’ in Ukraine Because Americans Aren’t Dying
Fresh from a trip to Kyiv, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is arguing that the US is getting its "money's worth" in Ukraine because Russia is taking losses and no Americans are dying, showing a lack of concern for Ukrainian lives. "Even Americans who have no particular...
Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks Not Possible Without Help from the West
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia would not be possible without help from the West, Russia's TASS news agency reported. "Zakharova stressed that the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Drones Target Western Russian City Near Estonia Border
Russian authorities said early Wednesday morning that drones targeted an airport in Pskov, a Russian city about 20 miles from NATO member Estonia's border that's over 400 miles from Ukraine. Mikhail Vedernikov, governor of the Pskov Oblast, wrote on Telegram that the...
Biden Looks to Prevent Future President From Ending Ukraine War
The Biden administration is working to reach a deal with Ukraine for long-term military support to keep backing the war with Russia that would be difficult for a future president to exit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The effort is part of a commitment...
Russian Authorities Confirm Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Death
On Sunday, Russian authorities said that genetic testing confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in an August 23 plane crash in Russia's Tver Oblast. "As part of the investigation into the plane crash in the Tver Region, molecular genetic examinations have...