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 is "capitalizing" on the battlefield in Ukraine as U.S. military aid remains held up in Congress, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).Ukraine has heavily relied on weapons and ammunition supplied by the U.S. and other allies while fighting off invading Russian forces for more than two years. Despite some significant Ukrainian successes during the war, Russia has scored a series of victories in recent months that have put Kyiv on the back foot.Some of Ukraine's European...
You don't have to be a Putin stooge to see that dumping endless U.S. funds into Kyiv without proper oversight is a terrible idea.
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
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Moving a step closer to bringing overdue justice for the victims of serious abuses committed during the two civil wars, the House of Representatives under the gavel of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, voted to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court. The two conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities []
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. ]]>
Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Monday that the war cabinet in Jerusalem has decided to respond to the recent aerial attack by the Iran regime “clearly and forcefully,” to send a message that the Jewish state “will not allow an attack of that magnitude against it to pass without a reaction.” The news broadcaster stated
Ukraine’s Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi says Russia has intensified armoured assaults as battles rages over village near Bakhmut. What we know on day 781See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageGermany will supply a US-made Patriot air defence system and air defence missiles to Ukraine at a “critical time”, as Kyiv struggles to defend its energy system from Russian bombardment, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app that he was grateful to Germany’s...
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...
President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to the US House of Representatives for approving a new $61bn (£49bn) package of military assistance for Ukraine after months of delays. He said the aid could save thousands of lives. While it’s not uncommon for a country’s future to be decided by politicians, a nation’s very existence […]
Russell Bentley, 64, reported killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk by Russian state media and confirmed by his battalionA US citizen known to have fought with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine between 2014 and 2017 has been killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk, according to Russian media reports.Russia-installed authorities in eastern Ukraine had earlier this month reported the American – 64-year-old Russell Bentley – as missing. Continue reading
It’s been a couple of weeks since House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul was surprisingly candid about one of his party’s direction. “I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base,” the Texas Republican complained. Less than a week later, the House Intelligence Committee’s Republican chair, Ohio’s Mike Turner, echoed the sentiment, conceding that some of his GOP colleagues are peddling rhetoric...