Russian authorities said Thursday that Ukrainian saboteurs crossed into Russia's Bryansk Oblast, which borders Ukraine, and launched attacks on villages in the area, killing two civilians. Ukrainian officials denied involvement in the attack and suggested Russians...
Blinken Briefly Meets With Lavrov on Sidelines of G-20 Summit in India
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday briefly talked with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in New Delhi on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, marking the first in-person meeting between the two diplomats since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The two...
Russia Says It Might Continue Talks With US on New START Treaty
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Wednesday left the door open on continued contacts with the US on New START even though Russia has officially suspended its participation in the treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday...
Moscow Blames Ukraine for a Series of Drone Attacks Inside Russia
Russian authorities on Tuesday reported a series of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country, including one that fell within 60 miles southeast of Moscow, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian border. A Russian official said the Ukrainian drone near Moscow attempted...
Exiled Belarusian Opposition Claims Attack on Russian Plane Near Minsk
Belarus' exiled opposition claimed on Sunday that "partisans" in Belarus destroyed a Russian A-50 military surveillance aircraft in an airfield near Minsk. "Partisans … confirmed a successful special operation to blow up a rare Russian plane at the airfield in...
Zelensky Says Situation in Bakhmut ‘Getting More and More Difficult’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address on Monday that the situation around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut is getting "more and more difficult" as Russian forces are closing in. "The situation is getting more and more difficult. The...
Medvedev Says West Pumping Weapons Into Ukraine Could Bring ‘Apocalypse’
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in an op-ed published on Sunday that the Western policy of pouring weapons into Ukraine could lead to "apocalypse." "One could continue to pump weapons into the neo-fascist Kiev regime and block any opportunity to revive...
Putin Says Russia Cannot Ignore NATO’s Nuclear Capabilities
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Moscow can't ignore all of NATO's nuclear capabilities since NATO leaders have been calling for Russia's defeat. "In today's conditions, when all the leading NATO countries have declared their main goal as inflicting a...
US Announces $2 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine, New Sanctions on Russia
The Biden administration marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday by announcing a $2 billion arms package for Ukraine and new sanctions targeting Russia. Sanctions failed to have the impact on Russia that the US hoped for, but the...
China Releases 12-Point Peace for Ukraine
China on Friday released a 12-point peace plan as a potential settlement for the war in Ukraine as US officials are still claiming Beijing is considering arming Russia. The plan was released on the Chinese Foreign Ministry's website and calls for the cessation of...