The Biden administration is preparing for the war in Ukraine to turn into a frozen conflict for years or possibly even decades, similar to the situation on the Korean peninsula, POLITICO reported on Thursday. US officials have been discussing the possibility,...
NORAD Detects Russian Aircraft in Alaska’s ADIZ During US Drills
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Wednesday that it "detected and tracked" a Russian military aircraft operating in Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 15. An ADIZ is an area that extends far beyond territorial waters and...
Russia Says Open to Ukraine Peace Proposals from Africa, Brazil
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow is ready to look at peace proposals for the conflict in Ukraine from African leaders and Brazil. "In both cases we responded to initiatives from Latin American and African friends that we were ready to...
Russia Hits US-Made Patriot Air Defense System in Kyiv
Russia's military said Tuesday that it hit a US-made Patriot air defense system in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with a hypersonic missile, which was later confirmed by a US official. "A high-precision strike by a Kinzhal hypersonic missile system hit a US-made...
African Leaders to Present Peace Plan to Putin and Zelensky
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to host a delegation of African leaders to discuss a potential peace plan for the conflict in Ukraine. "My discussions...
Chinese Envoy to Start Peace Trip to Ukraine and Russia
A high-level Chinese envoy is set to begin a trip that will bring him to Russia, Ukraine, and several other European countries as Beijing hopes to broker a ceasefire to bring an end to the fighting in Ukraine. Li Hui, China's special representative for Eurasian...
Wagner Chief Denies Claims That He Offered Ukraine Russian Troop Positions
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, dismissed claims made by The Washington Post that he offered Ukraine Russian troop positions in exchange for a Ukrainian withdrawal from Bakhmut, calling the report "laughable." "Reading this is of...
Russia Says Ukraine Used British Storm Shadow Missiles in Luhansk
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday said Ukrainian forces have already used British-provided long-range Storm Shadow missiles in attacks on the Russian-controlled Donbas city of Luhansk. The claim from Moscow came just a few days after British Defense Minister...
UK Confirms It’s Supplying Ukraine With Long-Range Missiles
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed on Thursday that London is providing Ukraine with longer-range missiles, marking another escalation of NATO support for Kyiv. The UK is sending Storm Shadow missiles, which are air-launched and can be fired by...
Ukraine Claims Gains Near Bakhmut
Ukrainian military officials on Wednesday claimed that their forces made some gains near the eastern Donbas city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces have been steadily advancing for months. According to Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces,...