Russian Mercenary Arrested in Texas at Border
South Texas authorities have arrested a Russian mercenary who illegally crossed the border from Mexico, according to a report. The incident occurred over the weekend in the border city of Rome, Texas, where U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Timur Plaliev, a Kazakh national who was a member of the private military company Wagner Group, court […]
Lame Duck Biden Imposes New Russian Sanctions Now That Energy Prices, Ukraine War Escalation Won’t Hurt Dems
The Biden administration announced major sanctions on Russia's energy sector on Friday, adding to heightened tensions with Russia in the final days of the administration as further energy inflation cannot hurt Democrats politically in the short term. There is. The measures announced Friday are the Biden administration's “most significant” sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector to […]
Trump reveals meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works: ‘He wants to meet’
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that his transition team is working to arrange a meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Well, he wants to meet and we're setting that up,” Trump said during a meeting with Republican governors at his Mar-a-Lago mansion. On the campaign trail, Trump, 78, vowed to lead peace talks […]
Ukraine war briefing: Trump sympathises with Russian stance against Ukraine joining Nato | Russia
President Donald Trump said he sympathized with Russia's position that Ukraine should not join NATO and lamented his inability to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before Inauguration Day. NATO members and the Biden administration have expressed support for eventual membership, but Ukraine has not received an invitation. Kiev said joining NATO would deter further […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reports ‘significant’ Russian, North Korean troop losses in Kursk | Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces had suffered heavy losses in the fighting. southern Russia. “Yesterday and today, Russian troops were defeated by a North Korean infantry battalion and Russian paratroopers in battles near just one village, Makhnovka, in the Kursk region,” President Zelenskiy said. “This is important,” he […]
Ukraine war briefing: Five killed and homes damaged in series of Russian and Ukrainian attacks | Ukraine
At least five people were killed Friday in a series of Russian and Ukrainian attacks, including an afternoon Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Officials said at least one person was killed and a residential area was damaged.. “Several houses were seriously damaged. There are also injured people,” regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus […]
Bipartisan lawmakers renew push for legislation supporting Georgia against Russian
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are renewing efforts to pass legislation supporting Georgia, touting the state as one of the first and best examples of bipartisan unity in the new Congress. There is. Helsinki Committee Chairman Rep. Joe Wilson (R.C.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Friday passed sanctions against Georgia government officials for human rights […]
Zelenskyy Urges U.S. To Supply More Gas To Europe After Ukraine Halts Flow Of Russian Gas
This pool image distributed by the Sputnik agency shows Gazprom's Amur gas processing plant near the town of Svobodny, September 13, 2023 (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP, Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf2:03 PM – Wednesday, January 1, 2025 After decades of supplying European countries with Russian gas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged the United […]
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires | Russia
Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe through Ukraine, ending a key energy route that dates back to Soviet times and withstood three years of all-out war between the two countries. Ukraine cut off the shipping route after the agreement signed in 2019 expired in the early hours of New Year's Day. This marks a […]
Ukraine Ends Russian Gas to Europe, Energy Prices Spike
Despite nearly three years of war, Russian energy continues to pass unhindered through Ukrainian territory every day to date, and on New Year's Day the water taps were firmly closed. Today, for the first time in decades, Russian gas is being supplied to European customers through Ukrainian pipelines at zero cost, with confirmation that there […]