In South Africa on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the conflict in Ukraine is no longer a "hybrid war" between Russia and the West but is turning into a "real war." At a press conference with his South African counterpart, Lavrov said the Western...
Russia’s State Duma Leader Warns Western Support for Ukraine Could Bring ‘Global Catastrophe’
The head of Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, said on Sunday that Western military support for Ukraine could bring about a "global catastrophe" and warned of potential retaliation for arms supplies. "Deliveries of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime...
US Extends 101st Airborne Deployment in Southeastern Romania
The Pentagon has decided to extend a troop deployment in southeast Romania, which is part of the US military buildup in Eastern Europe that was ordered around the time Russia invaded Ukraine. The US currently has about 4,000 members of the US Army's 101st Airborne...
‘Extremely Dangerous’: Russia Reacts to US Plans to Help Attack Crimea
Russian officials on Thursday reacted to a report from The New York Times that said the US was warming to the idea of helping Ukraine strike Crimea despite the risk of a Russian escalation. When asked about the report on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price...
Russia’s Medvedev Warns If Russia Loses War, It Could Go Nuclear
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, warned on Thursday that Russia losing the war in Ukraine could potentially trigger a nuclear war. "Backward political good-timers in Davos reiterated: 'To achieve peace, Russia must lose,'" Medvedev...
NYT: US Considering Helping Ukraine Strike Crimea
The New York Times reported Wednesday that the US is warming to the idea of helping Ukraine strike Crimea, something the Biden administration has previously avoided due to the risk of provoking a major response from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Citing unnamed US...
US, Allies Preparing to Ramp Up Military Aid to Ukraine
The US and its allies are holding a series of meetings this week in Europe where new pledges for military aid to Ukraine are expected to be made, and more countries might agree to arm Kyiv with tanks. NATO Defense Ministers are set to meet in Brussels on Wednesday and...
Kissinger Changes Position, Says Ukraine Should Join NATO
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a video address to the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that Ukraine joining NATO would be an "appropriate outcome" of the war, reversing his previous position that Kyiv shouldn't join the Western military...
Ukrainian Volunteers Say They Were Unprepared for Battle Around Bakhmut
Ukrainian volunteers detailed in comments to The Times how they were unprepared to fight Russian forces near the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk Oblast, where the two sides have been locked in heavy battles for months. The report came after Russia's Wagner Group said...
Zelensky Advisor Resigns After Comments on Dnipro Strike Caused Backlash
Oleksiy Arestovych submitted his resignation as an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday after comments he made about a Russian missile hitting an apartment building in Dnipro. After the strike in Dnipro on Saturday, Arestovych said the Russian...