Refusal to Sanction Putin ‘Bullshit’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published Sunday that outgoing President Joe Biden was hesitant to preemptively impose sanctions on Russia ahead of a full-scale invasion of his country in 2022. He lamented that he threatened to impose sanctions on Russia only if the invasion became “haphazard.” In a three-hour interview with podcaster […]
Does Putin believe in God?
At a recent press conference, President Vladimir Putin gave a strange answer when asked if he believed the war between Russia and Ukraine would end in 2025. “I believe in God” he said“And God is with us.” A confident leader who believed the war was going well for his side would have answered emphatically with […]
Trump, Putin advisers trade barbs heading into new year
The year is coming to an end with two sharp messages between Russian leader Vladimir Putin's top adviser and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, chosen by President-elect Trump to be his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, condemned Russian missile and drone attacks from last week. “Christmas should be a time […]
Putin offers to pay off debts as recruitment tool in war against Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have taken an excerpt from President Biden's book, proposing to cancel the debt of new recruits joining the country's military for one year. In November, President Putin signed a law that allows those who join the Russian military after December 1, 2024 to have their debts of up to […]
Kazakhstan plane crash survivors say they heard bangs before aircraft went down, Putin issues statement
The crew and survivors of an Azerbaijan Airlines airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day said they heard at least one loud bang before the plane crashed in a fireball, raising suspicions that Russian anti-aircraft missiles may have caused the tragedy. Speculation is mounting. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized […]
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijani Leader for Following Crashed Plane
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Azerbaijan's president for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people. The Kremlin said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone attack hit an air defense system near Grozny, the capital of Russia's […]
Putin apologizes over 'tragic' Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic” Azerbaijani plane crash that killed 38 people on board, but denied responsibility for the incident. According to a Kremlin reading of the call, President Putin told Aliyev: “I apologize for the fact that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace, […]
Putin Claims He Has Not Spoken to Trump in 4 Years, Contradicts Woodward
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that he has not spoken to President-elect Donald Trump in four years, but this is contrary to reporter Bob Woodward's claim that the two countries' leaders have met several times since Trump left office. This seems to contradict the book. Putin made his point during a lengthy news conference […]
Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential meeting with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared last week that he is “ready” to potentially hold talks with President-elect Donald Trump to end the nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine. President Putin is having a busy year-end press conference He insisted in Moscow that he had not spoken to Trump in years and had no current plans to […]
Zelenskyy lambastes Putin over Christmas strikes: ‘What could be more inhumane?’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of launching an attack on energy infrastructure on Christmas Day. President Zelenskiy suggested the attack was “inhumane” but said it would not ruin Christmas. “Today, President Putin deliberately chose Christmas to attack. What could be more inhumane? More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, […]