Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the explosion on the Kerch Bridge that connects the Crimean peninsula to mainland Russia a "terrorist act" on civilian infrastructure carried out by the Ukrainian government's special services. "This is a terrorist act...
Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ Risk Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis
President Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "armageddon" is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a rare admission of the danger his policy of supporting Ukraine in a war on Russia's border poses. Biden said that Russian President...
Zelensky Calls for NATO to Launch Preemptive Strike on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for NATO to launch a "preventative strike" on Russia to prevent Moscow from using nuclear weapons, a move that would almost certainly spark World War III and possibly nuclear war. "What should NATO do? Exclude...
Swedish Probe of Nord Stream Leaks Points to ‘Serious Sabotage’
Sweden's domestic security agency said Thursday that its initial probe into the leaks in the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines has "strengthened the suspicions of serious sabotage." A Swedish prosecutor said that evidence had been seized from the area in the Baltic...
Report: US Intelligence Believes Ukraine Was Behind Killing of Darya Dugina
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government were behind the slaying of Darya Dugina, the daughter of the prominent Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin. Dugina, who was a political scientist and...
EU Agrees on Sanctions to Impose Price Cap for Russian Oil
EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday on a new round of sanctions on Russia that includes a price cap on Russian oil. The officials agreed on a draft text for the sanctions that is expected to be released on Thursday, according to Politico. Some countries had concerns...
Poland Says It’s Discussed Hosting Nuclear Weapons With the US
Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published Wednesday that Poland is open to hosting US nuclear weapons and has approached Washington about the idea. Currently, NATO members Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey host...
Putin Signs Law Formalizing the Annexation of Four Ukrainian Territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a law formalizing the absorption of four Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation after the annexation was approved by both houses of Russia's parliament. The move means that the Russian-controlled areas in...
Gazprom Says Undamaged Nord Stream 2 Line Could Ship Gas to Europe
Russia's Gazprom said Monday that it could potentially ship gas to Europe via an undamaged line on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which has never made deliveries after Berlin paused the project around the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Both Nord Stream pipelines came under...
British Defense Secretary Says Putin Is a ‘Gift’ to NATO
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "gift" to NATO as the war in Ukraine has made many alliance members make plans to increase military spending. Wallace made the comments at the Warsaw Security Forum, a...