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 […]
Gloating Russia Blames Biden Administration for ‘Provoking’ Trump Attack
After the attack, Russia claimed the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump came about because Joe Biden’s weakened administration created an “atmosphere” in which the perpetrators could carry out their failed mission. The Kremlin placed full responsibility on the White House. The Daily Telegraph Reports. “We do not believe that the assassination or assassination […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches ‘double tap’ missile attack on a small town near Kharkiv | Russia
Russia launched a “double tap” missile attack on a small town near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people, a paramedic and a police officer, authorities said.Authorities also reported that a series of attacks in the southeastern Donetsk region killed four people, and two more in the southern Kherson region. Prosecutors said the mid-afternoon missile […]
Russia fires back at Biden over Putin comments at NATO summit: ‘Absolutely unacceptable’
Russia hit back at Biden’s comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin at a news conference after a NATO summit in Washington, saying Biden’s comments were “absolutely unacceptable.” “We continue to consider such disrespectful comments by a head of state about another head of state to be completely unacceptable and intolerable,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, […]
China Says NATO Creating ‘Imaginary Enemies’ After Getting Called Out for Russia Support
China reacted angrily on Thursday to a NATO summit declaration this year that explicitly called Beijing a threat and suggested it could act in response to closer diplomatic ties between China and Russia. The NATO summit concluded on Thursday in Washington DC. It was attended by the leaders of NATO member states as well as […]
Russia reaches out to Pentagon for call after NATO summit
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held his second phone call with his Russian defense chief in less than a month on Friday, the day after a NATO summit focused on countering Moscow concluded in Washington, the Pentagon said. In a Moscow-initiated phone call with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Austin “stressed the importance of keeping the […]
‘Don’t believe me, look at Russia’
LAS VEGAS — Democrats often liken Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, but a top Nevada senator brought the hyperbole into the 21st century Thursday, saying the former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee is an American version of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. “If Donald Trump becomes president, all the money in the bank will disappear […]
Zelensky at NATO summit blasts ‘crazy’ limits on strikes inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to urge Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine using U.S.-supplied weapons to strike targets up to 300 miles inside Russia, with pressure heightened by Britain’s decision this week to lift similar restrictions on long-range Storm Shadow missiles. The Biden administration has given Ukraine permission to attack across the Russian border […]
Rumors Swirl Zelensky Wants to Talk to Russia Before U.S. Presidential Election
Ukraine is considering holding direct talks with Russia at a second peace summit before the U.S. presidential election in November, “people familiar with the matter” told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The reports come after rumors that President Volodymyr Zelensky is worried about U.S. President Joe Biden’s health. Zelensky is currently in Washington, D.C., meeting with […]