North Korean troops prepare for combat to support Russia in Ukraine war
North Korea has sent 1,500 special forces to Russia's Far East for training and also plans to deploy them to Ukraine, South Korea's intelligence agency said Friday. According to South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS), troops transferred to Vladivostok from October 8 to 13 received Russian military uniforms, weapons, and fake Russian IDs. 1,500 North […]
Ukraine war briefing: US sanctions China firms over ‘complete attack drones made for Russia’ | Ukraine
The United States announced that First-ever sanctions against companies based in China “Direct development and Partnering with Russian company to produce complete weapon system' is used in Ukraine. sanctions are against the suspect drone production According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Russia has used it in the war against Ukraine. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew […]
Biden announces $425M Ukraine aid package in call with Zelensky as war with Russia rages on
President Biden spoke by phone Wednesday with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev to discuss the 32-month war with Russia and announced that the United States would send an additional $425 million in military aid to Ukraine. “President Biden gave an update on President Zelenskiy.” [sic] “The president's efforts to expedite security assistance to Ukraine throughout […]
Russia Has Mostly Managed To Dodge One Of Biden’s Key Energy Sanctions
According to the New York Times, Russia is circumventing U.S.-led sanctions aimed at limiting energy revenues by using a fleet of “shadow tankers” to sell oil at high prices. After the Ukraine war began in February 2022, Western countries, led by the United States, imposed a price cap of $60 per barrel on Russian crude […]
Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers grows despite western sanctions | Russia
Russia's shadow oil tanker fleet is expanding, transporting up to 70% of the country's offshore oil, despite Western efforts to rein in Moscow's wartime energy revenues, according to a study. are. The amount of Russian crude being transported in poorly maintained and underinsured tankers has nearly doubled in a year to 4.1 million barrels per […]
Ukraine Demands U.N. Investigation over Alleged Killing of POWs in Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine's human rights ombudsman on Sunday called on international organizations to respond to claims that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia's Kursk region, where Kiev launched an invasion in August. . Deep State, a Ukrainian battlefield analysis site close to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, announced that Russian forces […]
Zelensky in Berlin Says He Hopes War with Russia Will End Next Year
(AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke on Friday during a visit to Berlin, expressing hope that the war with Russia will end next year and calling for continued military support. As Ukraine faces its third harsh winter of war, President Zelenskiy is seeking support for a whirlwind two-day tour of European capitals, taking in […]
Russia Says BRICS Building Alternative International Payment System
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Thursday that the BRICS economies led by China and Russia should create their own international payments system because the existing Western system is too politicized and too vulnerable to pressure from the United States. He said he is working on building one. Siluanov was referring to the harsh […]
Russia has suffered more casualties in Ukraine war than all other conflicts combined since WWII: Pentagon
U.S. officials say Russia has suffered about 600,000 casualties in the war with Ukraine, more than losses in all conflicts since World War II combined. A senior US defense official told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that September was Russia's deadliest month of the entire war. “Just one year after the start of the […]
Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American to Jail on Mercenary Charges
A Russian court on Monday sentenced 72-year-old American national Stephen James Hubbard to nearly seven years in prison for helping protect Ukraine from Russian aggression. Russian prosecutor said Mr. Hubbard joined the defense force in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izum shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. After the city was captured in […]