Members of Ukraine's security service, the SBU, were involved in an attack on a Russian A-50 military surveillance plane in Belarus that occurred on February 26 of this year, The Economist reported Monday. The report cited a top-secret US document that is part of a...
Moscow-Backed Official Says Russia Controls 75% of Bakhmut
The head of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said Monday that Russian forces control 75% of the Donestk city of Bakhmut and that fighting was still raging. "I can say with certainty right now that our forces control over 75% of the city," DPR head Denis...
The US Supported a Failed Ukrainian Attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The Times of London on Friday published a report detailing a failed Ukrainian attack on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that took place in October 2022. About 600 Ukrainian special forces soldiers launched the attack from the north bank...
Ukrainian Official Says Kicking Russia Out of Crimea Is Still the Plan
A Ukrainian official said Thursday that Kyiv's goal of kicking Russia out of Crimea hasn't changed after an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine might be open to negotiating the issue. "Ukraine will choose the way to bring Crimea back, using...
Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of...
Ukraine ‘Ready’ to Talk About Crimea With Russia If Counteroffensive Succeeds
An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Financial Times that Kyiv would be "ready" to negotiate the status of Crimea with Russia if it launches a successful counteroffensive and captures the territory Russia controls that borders the peninsula. "If...
Belarusian Troops Train on Russia’s Nuclear-Capable Iskander Missiles
Belarusian troops have begun training on Russia's nuclear-capable Iskander missiles after President Vladimir Putin announced he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Belarusians started training on the...
Moscow Hosts Meeting Aimed at Syria-Turkey Normalization
The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Russia wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday that were aimed at working toward a normalization deal between Ankara and Damascus. There's no sign a breakthrough was made, but a follow-up meeting at...
WaPo: Officials at NATO Meetings Know Not to Talk About Nord Stream Bombings
The Washington Post reported on Monday that some Western officials are not eager to find out who was behind the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. An unnamed senior European diplomat told the Post that there is an...
Russia Blames Ukrainian Intelligence for Bombing That Killed Russian Journalist
Russian authorities on Monday blamed Ukrainian intelligence for the cafe bombing that killed Russian military blogger and war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky in St. Petersburg. Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee claimed the attack was "plotted by Ukrainian...