Putin and Xi reaffirm ties as Moscow intensifies offensive in Ukraine
At the Beijing summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reaffirmed the ties between their countries. President Putin’s visit to China comes as the Russian military is ramping up its offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkov region. During the meeting, the two leaders expressed a desire to end the war in Ukraine. Russian President […]
US citizen William Russell Nycom jailed in Russia for ‘petty hooliganism’: Moscow court
An American tutor has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for “minor hooliganism” in Russia, according to Russian state media. This includes suspicions that he was drunk and naked in public. William Russell Nycomb, 49, was “found naked in a courtyard after consuming alcoholic beverages and expressed clear contempt for society, the people and […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow orders more weapons to ‘maintain pace of offensive’ | Ukraine
Russian Defense Minister orders additional weapons for Ukraine war good morning. Welcome to the Ukrainian blog. Reuters reports. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said: Russia has ordered more and faster deliveries of weapons for the Ukraine war. During a meeting with the Supreme Military Command regarding the Russian military’s fighting in Ukraine, the head of […]
Russia Arrests Another Suspect in the Moscow Concert Hall Terror Attack
MOSCOW (AP) – A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the March attack by gunmen on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow that killed 144 people, the Moscow City Court Telegram channel said Saturday. I told you. Tajik national Zhumokhon Kurbonov is accused of providing the attackers with means […]
Weekend Watch: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ shows revolution’s toll
Columbia University protesters Kaimani James He was recently caught on camera declaring that “Zionists have no right to live.” Like many young people currently disrupting campus and civic life across the country, James’s frustrations go far beyond what’s happening in Gaza. He is a staunch opponent of “white supremacy” and a proponent of “decolonization.” From […]
Ken Buck blasts ‘Moscow Marjorie’ for ‘mouthing the Russian propaganda’
Former Rep. Ken Buck blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for her stance against sending aid to Ukraine amid its war against Russia. Buck appeared Friday evening on Erin Burnett OutFront, less than a day before the House voted on and eventually passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, allocating $60.84 billion to the effort. […]
Moscow Says 50 Ukrainian Drones Downed During Power Station Attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine barraged drones across Russia overnight in an attack that appears to have targeted the country’s energy infrastructure, Moscow’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday. Fifty drones were shot down by air defenses over eight Russian regions, including 26 over Belgorod region in the country’s west, close to the border with Ukraine. Belgorod […]
Ukraine war briefing: Moscow declares BBC Russian correspondent ‘foreign agent’ | Ukraine
Russia’s Ministry of Justice has labeled two prominent journalists, BBC correspondent Ilya Balabanov and Russian science reporter Asya Kazantseva, as “foreign spies.”a British broadcaster, report. Balabanov has written extensively about Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Wagner mercenary group, and Kazantseva signed an open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists calling for the withdrawal […]
FBI chief Wray warns of ‘co-ordinated attack’ on US weeks after Moscow concert hall horror
FBI Director Christopher Wray said late Thursday, weeks after an ISIS attack on a Moscow concert hall killed 145 people and injured hundreds more, there was growing concern among law enforcement officials that there was “an organized attack” within the United States. He plans to warn lawmakers that there is growing concern about “attacks against […]
Moscow terrorist attack reflects resurgence of ISIS-K
The Crocus City Hall massacre by ISIS-K shows the resurging prominence of the group — two and a half years after killing 13 U.S. service members at the Kabul airport. After emerging as a largely peaceful group initially in 2014 in eastern Afghanistan, ISIS-K quickly turned violent. Its advance was halted in 2016 in a […]