The Kremlin said Saturday that talks over the war in Ukraine must first be held with the US as Russian officials continue to signal that they're open to negotiations with Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the US and its Western allies have a say...
Turkey in Talks With Russia, Ukraine on Resuming Grain Deal
Russia has pulled out of a Turkey and UN-brokered deal that allowed grain exports to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports in response to a drone attack against the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. In an attempt to revive the deal, the Turkish Defense Ministry said that...
Flurry of Drones Attacks Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
A flurry of armed drone aircraft and boats attacked Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine carried out the attack, which involved nine aerial drones...
Russia Says US Lowering ‘Nuclear Threshold’ By Upgrading Nukes in Europe
A Russian official said Saturday that the US is lowering the "nuclear threshold" by sending an upgraded version of its B61 nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe. The B61 is the US's primary thermonuclear gravity bomb, and it is being modernized into a newer weapon...
Pentagon Releases National Defense Strategy That Names China as Top Threat
The Pentagon on Thursday released its 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS), which names China as the "most comprehensive and serious challenge to US national security strategy" even as the US is spending tens of billions on a proxy war with Russia. The NDS was first...
Israel Threatens to Ramp Up Strikes in Syria
Israel Threatens to Ramp Up Strikes in Syria | Accuses Syria of ‘cooperating’ with Iran
Putin Says Russia Won’t Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Moscow has no plans to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine and warned the world is facing the most dangerous decade since World War II. "We see no need for that," Putin said of the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine in...
White House Says Only Zelensky Gets to Determine When Negotiations Will Happen
The White House said Wednesday that it sees no prospects for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and that it's up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to decide when talks will happen. "Neither side is in a position to sit down and negotiate," National...
Western Officials Finalizing Plan for Russian Oil Price Cap
US and other Western officials are finalizing a plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil despite warnings that attempting to implement the policy could send global prices soaring, Reuters reported on Wednesday. A final price has not yet been determined, but one...
Putin Oversees Russian Drills Simulating Retaliatory ‘Massive Nuclear Strike’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday observed military exercises that involved simulating a retaliatory "massive nuclear strike," which coincided with NATO nuclear exercises being held in Europe. The Kremlin said that under the leadership of Putin, "a...