Ukraine Army Withdraws From Another Village as Russia Advances
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the village of Urozhyin in the eastern Donetsk region, officials said Thursday, surrendering another frontline position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses with a relentless onslaught. The village was reduced to rubble and “it was impossible to hold positions there,” Nazar Voloshin, a spokesman for local […]
Russia Not Ruling Out Deploying Nukes Against NATO
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov suggested in an interview on Wednesday that Russia may move forward with new nuclear weapons deployments in response to the U.S.’s long-range missiles and hypersonic weapons stationed in Germany. Russian officials have repeatedly said they would not immediately rule out using nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the regime […]
Russia: Vladimir Putin Says Stop to Bitcoin Mining! – Cointribune EN
8:43 p.m. 3 Takes a few minutes to read ▪ Eddie S. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently expressed concern over the unregulated growth of Bitcoin mining activity in Russia. During a meeting with government officials, Putin warned that the increase could lead to widespread power outages in some parts of the country. Bitcoin mining: an […]
Russia welcomes Vance's views on Ukraine after Trump VP announcement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday welcomed Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance’s position on U.S. military and economic aid to Ukraine, after former President Donald Trump announced he would be his running mate. “He is in favor of peace, he is in favor of ending the assistance that is being provided, and we can only […]
China and Russia challenge NATO at UN
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to force a reduction of NATO’s operations in Europe as a condition of future negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, according to Russia’s top diplomat. “A political and diplomatic settlement should be accompanied by specific steps for removing the threats to the Russian Federation emanating from the Western, Euroatlantic […]
Ukraine’s drone startups create affordable air, land and sea robots in secret to fight Russia
Facing a better-resourced enemy, the Ukrainian military is now considering using dozens of drones built by start-ups operating from clandestine labs scattered across the country. Ukraine added a fourth branch of its military, the Forces of Unmanned Systems, in May. Employees at entrepreneur Andriy Denisenko’s startup can assemble an unmanned ground vehicle, called Odyssey, in […]
Victim of ‘Greatest Misinformation Campaign Since the Russia Hoax’
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is the victim of “the biggest misinformation campaign since the Russian hoax,” foundation president Paul Dans said Monday at a rally near the Republican National Convention. Project 2025Officially known as the Presidential Transition Project, the effort is a group of conservative groups working to shape the Trump […]
NYT journalist Masha Gessen convicted in Russia for criticizing the military
American journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Moscow court on Monday of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison. Moscow-born Gessen is a US-based reporter for The New Yorker, a columnist for The New York Times and a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir […]
NATO allies decided to craft Russia strategy with next US president
As the 75th anniversary summit of NATO leaders approached, President Joe Biden and other alliance heads took a calculated risk: the allies would develop a strategy to contain threats from Russia — but not this year. “Because of the elections in the United States…The strategy was to avoid any kind of controversy during the summit, […]
Zelenskyy says Ukraine can’t win war unless US lifts limits on striking military targets in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the allies’ support for providing new military aid and a path to NATO membership. But Zelensky also said Ukraine could not win a war with Russia unless restrictions on the use of US weapons to attack military targets inside Russia were lifted. Russia’s devastating missile attack on the eve of […]