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Poland, Baltic States Demand ‘Defensive Line’ from Russia and Belarus

HELSINKI (AP) – NATO members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will seek European Union funding to build a network of bunkers, barriers, power lines and military warehouses along their borders with Russia and Belarus. Estonian officials made the announcement on Saturday. The Baltic states initially announced the “Baltic Defense Line” concept in January. In May, […]

Bipartisan report urges rethink of America’s Russia strategy

A bipartisan commission tasked with supporting democracy and human rights in post-Soviet states urges the United States to abandon the post-Cold War status quo in its relations with Russia and to place Russia in a “permanent position” on global security. They are asking that the country be viewed as a “realistic” threat. The Helsinki Commission […]

Russia Hammers Kyiv in Five Hour Missile and Drone Barrage

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's air defense forces fought off a Russian air attack on the capital Kiev for five hours overnight, officials said Thursday, as missiles and drones again hammered Ukraine's power grid. Ukraine's emergency services said at least two people were injured in the Kiev attack. According to the Kiev military government, a […]

Congress cheers Biden’s Turkey gambit in Russia tug-of-war

Republicans and Democrats have been open to proposals by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodogan to improve ties with the United States and to wean Ankara from its military ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Relations with Turkey frayed during the previous Trump administration after Turkey bought Russian S-400 air defense systems and Congress excluded Turkey […]

Zelensky Tells U.N. Russia Must be ‘Forced Into Peace’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing “international crimes” and targeting the nuclear plant, and called on the UN Security Council and countries of the “global south” to force Russia to make peace. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the usefulness of talks to resolve the Ukraine war and said countries around the world should unite […]

Russia military planes detected off Alaskan coast after Army deploys troops to region

The U.S. military spotted and tracked four Russian military aircraft off the coast of Alaska on Monday amid a surge in activity from Moscow off the U.S. coast. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement late Monday that the four Russian planes were flying within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone […]

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to present ‘victory plan’ during US visit | Russia

Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Joe Biden to “go down in history” by “strengthening Ukraine” by allowing it to launch long-range attacks into Russia with US-supplied weapons before he leaves office.Zelensky said he would present a “winning plan” to end the war ahead of a major visit to the United States, including to the United […]