Hungarian officials have said they're still pushing for a Christmas ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine despite a rejection from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had proposed a...
Trump Says He ‘Vehemently’ Disagrees With US-Backed Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia
President-elect Donald Trump has said that he "vehemently" disagrees with the US supporting long-range missile strikes inside Russian territory, which President Biden authorized last month. "I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into...
Orban Says Zelensky Rejected Proposal for a Christmas Truce
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that he had proposed the idea of Ukraine and Russia establishing a Christmas truce, but it was rejected by Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky. "At the end of the Hungarian EU Presidency, we made new efforts for...
Ukraine Fires More US ATACMS Into Russia, Moscow Vows Response
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had launched another attack on Russian territory with US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which have a range of up to 190 miles. Russia's TASS news agency reported that Ukraine...
Lukashenko Says Belarus Is Hosting Dozens of Russian Nuclear Weapons
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Belarus is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is preparing to receive Russia's new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, known as the Oreshnik. "I have deployed nuclear warheads here....
US Disburses $20 Billion Loan for Ukraine That Will Be Repaid Using Russian Assets
On Tuesday, the US announced that it disbursed a $20 billion loan for Ukraine that will be paid back using interest earned on frozen Russian Central Bank assets, a step that marks an escalation of the Western economic war against Russia. The $20 billion is part of a...
Kremlin: Armed Groups Have Guaranteed the Security of Russian Bases in Syria
A source in the Kremlin has told Russian media that militants who have overthrown Bashar al-Assad have guaranteed the security of Russian military bases in the country. "Russian officials are in touch with representatives of armed Syrian opposition, whose leaders have...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Rejects Biden Request for Additional Ukraine Spending
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday rejected a request from President Biden to include additional spending for the proxy war in Ukraine as part of a continuing resolution Congress is expected to pass before the end of the year. The White House's Office of...
US Frames Syria Airstrikes as ‘Self-Defense’ Despite Happening Amid an Ongoing US-Backed Offensive
Tuesday, the Kurdish SDF launched an offensive against a number of villages in eastern Syria. The US backed the offensive with military action, and al-Mayadeen even suggests that the offensive itself came at the behest of the US military. Today we’re getting some more...
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Supporting Al-Qaeda-Linked Fighters in Syria
On Tuesday, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia accused Ukraine of supporting militants in Syria fighting under the command of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an al-Qaeda offshoot that led the takeover of Aleppo. The accusation came a few days after the Kyiv...