Nato nuclear weapons would become a primary target for Russia if they were deployed to Poland, Kremlin officials have warned.]]>
Olaf Scholz says Chinese president agreed to back June peace talks that Russia is not attending while Xi says efforts for a resolution must involve both sidesGermany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says he has urged Xi Jinping to press Russia to end its “senseless” war in Ukraine and that the Chinese president has agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland.Scholz said after a meeting with Xi in Beijing on Tuesday that “China’s word carries weight in Russia”. Continue reading
Much-vaunted US-supplied glide bombs given to Ukraine “didn’t work” due to a combination of mud and Russian signal jamming, the Pentagon has admitted. ]]>
Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the US to speed up weapons deliveries, warning that advancing Russian forces are trying to take advantage of Ukraine’s shortfall.]]>
KYIV, Ukraine >> As Russian missiles streaked through the skies above Ukraine before dawn today, once again targeting the nation’s battered energy grid in a broad and complex bombardment, Ukrainian drones were flying in the other direction, taking aim at vital oil and gas refineries and other targets inside Russia.
Russia Vows To Ramp Up Attacks On Western Weapons In Ukraine Russia's response to the Republican-led House passing Biden's foreign aid package which includes $61 billion in new military assistance for Ukraine has been to promise stepped-up targeting of the Western weapons store houses. A new statement by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu additionally said "The Kiev regime has failed to achieve the goals of its counteroffensive prepared by NATO instructors" and that Russia has...
Russia is ramping up its attacks on Kharkiv—Ukraine's second-largest city—amid fears that Moscow may be gearing up for a full-bore onslaught across the historic region in the northeast.Ukrainian officials said that Russian forces struck down a TV tower in Kharkiv City Monday afternoon, causing the structure to partially collapse and disrupting television signals in the area. The attack comes as the city has been bombarded by airstrikes for weeks, and as Moscow officials have hinted at Kharkiv...
A German army captain says that he became a spy for Russia over concerns that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war could escalate to involve nuclear weapons.The man accused of espionage, a 54-year-old army captain identified only as "Thomas H." due to Germany's strict privacy laws concerning criminal suspects, said that "it was wrong" of him to share German state secrets with Moscow, as the trial commenced in Düsseldorf on Monday, according to The Kyiv Independent.The captain was arrested in August...
A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism, and sentenced him to six years in prison in a swift trial in absentia, Russia’s independent news site Mediazona reported. According to the outlet, the charges against Meta communications director Andy Stone stem from his remarks in 2022 following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 that year. Stone, who is based in the United...
Even though Russia invaded Ukraine over two years ago, the ongoing war between the two countries still has many people confused. Who’s the good guy in this situation? Surely, it’s not Putin. But Zelenskyy? What about the U.S. and the other countries offering aid to Ukraine? According to founder and CEO of “Truth in Media” Ben Swann, "none of the above" is the answer. Despite the various narratives surrounding the war, Swann claims that Ukraine is actually a pawn in a much bigger game. ...
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned Kremlin will intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine. “We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and storage bases for Western weapons,” Shoigu said on Tuesday, according to Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. The warning from Shoigu came just as the House passed the $95
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the United States House of Representatives last Saturday finally put aside partisan gamesmanship and did what they needed to do — vote and approve funding for Ukraine