Russia Jails French Citizen on Charges of Collecting Military Data
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Friday ordered a French national accused of collecting information on Russian military affairs to be detained pending the conclusion of an investigation and trial. Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital on Thursday amid rising tensions between Moscow and Paris after French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about […]
Biden ‘Playing with Fire’ by Letting Ukraine Use U.S. Arms Inside Russia
BUDAPEST, Hungary — President Joe Biden is “playing with fire” by encouraging Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons to attack targets inside Russia, a top Hungarian foreign policy expert said in a recent interview with Breitbart News. “This is clearly an escalation,” said Zoltan Koskovic, a geopolitical analyst at the Center for Fundamental Rights. Biden on […]
Whatever happened to… Americans detained in Russia
By the end of 2024, Paul Whelan will have served six years in a Russian prison, one month before the November presidential election. Experts familiar with the negotiations say there may be a chance to free Whelan soon after the election. “I think the door is open again for negotiations,” said Mickey Bergman, vice president […]
NATO preparing for potential ground war with Russia — including plans for US troop involvement
NATO is planning “land corridors” that would allow U.S. and other allied forces to reach the front lines more quickly in the event of a widespread ground war between Europe and Russia. The move comes after NATO leaders earlier this year warned Western governments to prepare for a full-scale war with Russia within the next […]
Russia Begins Trial Against American Soldier Accused of Theft
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Thursday began the trial of a U.S. soldier arrested earlier this year on theft charges. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, was arrested on suspicion of theft from his girlfriend after flying to the Pacific port city of Vladivostok to meet her, […]
War of words over supply of Western weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia
PUTIN BRISTLES OVER WESTERN WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE: At an event with international journalists this week, President Vladimir Putin railed against the NATO countries providing weapons to Ukraine and suggested Russia could provide long-range weapons to America’s enemies for use against Western countries as a “symmetrical response” to the lifting of some restrictions on Ukraine’s use of […]
Russia Planning Naval Exercises in Caribbean Sea
Russia is preparing to send warships to the Caribbean over the summer as part of air and naval warfare exercises, according to a report published on Wednesday citing unnamed U.S. officials who spoke to Reuters. Reuters stated The naval exercises will see Russian warships and long-range bombers sent to the region and could include port […]
Duolingo removes LGBTQ references in Russia after warning
Language learning app Duolingo was forced to remove all references to LGBTQ people in Russia after the Russian government warned it would consider publishing such content an “extremist” act. Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, told the Pittsburgh-based company that it must censor material promoting “non-traditional sexual relations” and LGBT propaganda. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has sought […]
Ukraine strikes into Russia with US weapons for first time
Ukrainian parliament member Yehor Chernyev said the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Attacks on Russian logistics and artillery sites Within Russia, near Ukraine The area northeast of Kharkov, where Moscow is on the offensive. “We’ve already had some success. forced the Russians to stop shelling the city“Thanks to the HIMARS strikes we have […]
U.S. Faces ‘Fatal Consequences’ for Letting Ukraine Use U.S. Weapons to Target Russia
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that the United States could face “deadly consequences” if it allowed Ukraine to use American weapons to attack targets on Russian territory. Ryabkov is statement On Friday, U.S. officials reported that President Joe Biden had given Ukraine permission to attack Russian targets with U.S.-supplied weapons under certain […]