Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday that NATO must respond to Russia deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus. "I absolutely believe that such a situation demands an unequivocal response from NATO," Duda said at a joint press conference in Paris with French...
Russian Official Says Ukraine Was Ready to Sign Peace Deal Early in the War But Gave Up Due to US Pressure
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said Thursday that Ukraine was ready to sign a peace deal with Russia in the early days of the war but gave up on negotiations due to US pressure. "Had it not been for the US pressure on those whom they installed at...
Russia Says It Repelled Large Ukrainian Attack in Southern Ukraine
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Thursday that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast as Western media outlets are reporting Ukraine's counteroffensive has officially begun. "At 1:30 am, the enemy made an...
Ukraine Rejects Calls to ‘Freeze’ Conflict For Peace Talks
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday reaffirmed Kyiv's position that it's against the idea of pausing the fighting in Ukraine to foster peace talks between the warring sides. "If anyone thinks they should freeze the conflict and then see how to solve...
NATO Preparing Its Largest Air Deployment Exercise in History
Germany is preparing to lead NATO's largest-ever air deployment exercises in a show of force meant as a warning to Russia. The Air Defender 23 will involve 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft, including 2,000 US Air National Guard troops and 100 American planes. The...
Russia Questions US Knowledge of Previous Ukrainian Plans to Attack Nova Kakhovka Dam
Russia on Wednesday questioned what the US might have known about Ukrainian plans to attack the Nova Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine using a US-provided HIMARS system. The Russian-controlled dam was destroyed early Tuesday, and the Russians and Ukrainians are trading...
Lavrov Says Russia Must Keep in Mind That F-16s Can Carry Nuclear Weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow must keep in mind that American-made F-16 fighter jets are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The Russian diplomat made the comments when warning how the US and NATO are escalating their role in the...
US Not Concerned About Ukrainian Attacks in Russia Escalating the War
The New York Times reported Monday that the Biden administration has "shrugged off" Ukrainian attacks inside Russia as US officials are no longer as concerned about escalation as they were earlier in the war. The report said that during the first year of the war,...
Russia Says Ukraine Launched a ‘Large-Scale Offensive’
The Russian Defense Ministry said early Monday that Ukraine began a "large-scale offensive" by launching attacks along five sections of the frontlines in the eastern Donbas region. According to RT, the ministry said the offensive began early Sunday, and the Ukrainian...
US Officials Confirm NATO Weapons Were Used in Attack on Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
US officials confirmed to The Washington Post that US and other NATO equipment was used in a cross-border attack in Russia's Belgorod region that was launched on May 22. The fighters used at least four US-made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, known as MRAPs....