Russia will host a meeting of intelligence and defense chiefs from Turkey, Syria, and Iran on Tuesday as part of an effort to work toward the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the planned meeting...
Russia’s Lavrov Says US Denied Visas for Russian Journalists for UN Trip
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said the US denied visas to Russian journalists who wanted to cover his trip to New York for a UN Security Council meeting. "A country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, free and fair country has chickened out...
Biden’s DOJ Indicts Four Americans for Their Political Views on Russia
The Justice Department has indicted four Americans, including three members of the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement (APSP), over their political views on Russia, a step that has grave implications for First Amendment rights. The allegation against...
France’s Macron Seeks China’s Help to Foster Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking China's help to figure out a way to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited unnamed people familiar with the plan who said Macron tasked his diplomatic advisor,...
G7 Foreign Ministers Vow to Increase Russia Sanctions, Slam China
On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the G7 nations vowed to increase sanctions on Russia and issued a scathing statement against Beijing after three days of talks in Japan. The foreign ministers of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan said in a...
Ukraine Rejects Iraqi Offer to Mediate Negotiations With Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday rejected an Iraqi offer to mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia during a visit to Baghdad, his first since the Russian invasion. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Kuleba and called for a ceasefire,...
Russia, Ukraine free POWs in Orthodox Easter Swap
Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin announced Sunday that he marked Orthodox Easter Sunday by ordering more than 100 Ukrainian POWs freed, according to Reuters. Per the Associated Press, Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak confirms the Easter prisoner...
Leaked Document Says US Doesn’t Expect Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in 2023
A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment that has been leaked online says that the US expects the war in Ukraine to go into 2024 without any peace talks between the warring sides, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. "Negotiations to end the conflict are...
US Slaps Sanctions on Hungary Bank Over Russia Ties
The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a bank based in Hungary over its ties to Russia, a move that further strains ties between Washington and Budapest. According to Reuters, the sanctions targeted three top officials in the International Investment Bank in...
Leak Suggests Zelensky Would Use Long-Range US Weapons to Hit Russian Territory
One of the highly classified Pentagon documents that surfaced online suggests that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would use long-range weapons provided by the US to strike Russian territory, CNN has reported. The document, a US intelligence report, says that...