Russian officials said Thursday that a bridge in northern Crimea that connects to Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast was damaged by a Ukrainian missile strike. No casualties were reported in the strike, and Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed...
Biden Says Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nukes Is ‘Real’
President Biden warned Monday that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is "real." The president made the comments to donors during a trip to California. "When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the...
Russia Says Ukraine Planning Strikes in Crimea With HIMARS and Storm Shadows
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Tuesday that the Russian military has information that shows Ukraine is plotting to attack Crimea with US-provided HIMARS rocket systems and British-provided Storm Shadow cruise missiles. "According to our data, the...
Putin Shows African Leaders Draft Treaty on Ukrainian Neutrality from March 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with African leaders in St. Petersburg and displayed a document that he said was a draft treaty on Ukrainian neutrality that was drawn up during negotiations in Istanbul in March 2022. "As you know, a string of talks...
Biden Says He Won’t Make It Easy for Ukraine to Join NATO
President Biden said Saturday that he won't make it easy for Ukraine to join NATO as the alliance is debating what new commitments to extend to Kyiv at an upcoming summit in Vilnius that will be held from July 11-12. Most NATO members agree that Ukraine can't be...
Putin Says First Russian Nukes Have Arrived in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the first Russian tactical nuclear weapons have arrived in Belarus and that the full deployment will be completed by the end of the year. "The first nuclear warheads have been delivered to Belarusian territory. This is...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Give Russian Central Bank Assets to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a piece of legislation on Thursday that would give President Biden the power to confiscate frozen Russian Central Bank assets and send them to Ukraine. The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for...
Milley Predicts Long, ‘Very Violent’ Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley predicted Thursday that Ukraine's counteroffensive will be long and "very violent" following a meeting of military officials in Brussels. Milley made the comments when asked how long he expects the...
Czech President Says Russians in the West Should Be ‘Monitored’ Like Japanese Were in the US During WWII
Czech President Petr Pavel has said that Russians living in Western countries should be "monitored" similar to the way people of Japanese descent were in the US during World War II. "All Russians living in Western countries should be monitored much more than in the...
Members of Congress Want to Punish South Africa for Relationship With Russia
A bipartisan group of four members of Congress is asking the Biden administration to punish South Africa over its relationship with Russia. South Africa's neutral stance on the war in Ukraine and its continued ties with Russia has angered the US. The African nation...