Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday met with President Biden and addressed Congress during his trip to Washington DC, which marked his first foreign visit since Russia invaded on February 24. In his address to Congress, Zelensky thanked the chamber and...
Russian Defense Minister Plans to Increase Size of Military
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on Wednesday unveiled a plan to increase the size of Russia's military to 1.5 million troops, an initiative backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia had about 1 million troops in its army at the beginning of the year,...
No Evidence Russia Was Behind Nord Stream Sabotage
After months of investigations into the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany, no evidence has been found linking Russia to the attack, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing interviews with 23 diplomats and...
Russia, Belarus Agree to Strengthen Cooperation During Putin’s Visit to Minsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday visited Minsk for the first time since 2019 to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and the two leaders agreed to strengthen military and economic cooperation. Putin said that Moscow and Minsk would continue...
Moscow Says US Policies Have Put the US and Russia on Brink of ‘Direct Clash’
Russia's Foreign Ministry warned on Monday that Washington's policies have brought the US and Russia to the brink of a "direct clash." Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova made the comments in response to a statement from State Department spokesman Ned...
Russian Military Says US-Made Missiles Shot Down Over Western Russia
The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday said that four US-made AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles were intercepted over Belgorod, an oblast in western Russia that borders Ukraine. The AGM-88 HARMs are air-to-surface missiles that are designed to home in on electronic...
CIA Chief Says Russia-Iran Building ‘Full-Fledged Defense Partnership’
CIA Director William Burns said in an interview that aired on PBS that Russia and Iran are working toward a "full-fledged defense partnership" and that such an arrangement threatens the US and its allies in the Middle East. As an example of Russian and Iranian...
One Killed in Ukrainian Shelling of Russia’s Belgorod Region
One civilian was killed, another eight people were wounded, and a poultry farm was damaged in Ukrainian shelling in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, the region's governor said on Sunday. "One person died. It is known that the man came to us from Tambov and worked as a...
Henry Kissinger Calls for Negotiated Peace in Ukraine to Avoid World War
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has again come out in favor of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine in an article for The Spectator titled "How to Avoid Another World War." Kissinger said that he "repeatedly expressed my support for the allied military...
Zelensky Wants ‘Complete Isolation’ of Russian Athletes from Olympics
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday slammed a plan to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics and called for the "complete isolation" of Russians from the games. The plan, put forward by the US Olympic and...