Biden claims he’s ‘known’ Russia’s Vladimir Putin ‘for over 40 years’ — even when he was undercover KGB agent
President Biden claimed Thursday that he has known Vladimir Putin for “more than 40 years,” despite the Russian president’s having served as a covert KGB agent throughout the 1980s. “I’ve known him for over 40 years. For 40 years, he’s worried me. He’s not a good human being,” Biden, 81, told ABC News host David […]
House defense bill includes amendment assessing impact of publicizing Russia’s nuclear space weapon
The House Armed Services Committee has included an amendment to the annual defense bill that would require a report on the impact of a nuclear weapon detonation in space and the consequences of publicly disclosing Russia’s alleged pursuit of space-based nuclear weapons. The amendments were agreed to on Wednesday night before the HASC passed the […]
Russia’s ‘shadow war’ against the West requires collective response, Estonia PM says
Perched on the open ramp on the back of a British Chinook helicopter, returning from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was pleased to see cooperation among NATO allies, but she later said she also had a different kind of war in mind. Her country, which borders Russia, has seen […]
Why it matters if Russia’s nuclear weapons exercises occur in Crimea
The Russian military has announced the start of tactical nuclear weapons exercises. Russia’s Southern Military District, which has its headquarters 60 miles east of Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don, is in charge of these exercises. That command holds responsibility for operations in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. These nuclear exercises are primarily designed to intimidate the European Union […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be the ‘first wave’, Zelenskiy warns | Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that this month’s Russian attack in northeastern Kharkiv may be just the “first wave” of several attacks. Russian forces may then aim for the city of Kharkov. “We need to calm down and understand that they are moving deep into our territory, not the other way around,” Zelenskyy said […]
Stealing Russia’s Assets to Pay for the War in Ukraine
It has been quite a while since we addressed the issue of the war to defend Ukraine’s borders. Making predictions can prove painful when you put them in print. But our assertion some time ago was that Ukraine would not likely prevail in a war against a larger adversary when the West will not widen […]
Russia’s Putin Sworn in for Fifth Term as President
Associated Press — President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term with a glittering inauguration of the Kremlin on Tuesday, after annihilating his political opponents and starting a devastating war in Ukraine, concentrating all power in his hands. He began another six years as Russia’s leader. In a ceremony held in the gilded Kremlin palace, President […]
Almost 12,000 houses flooded along Russia’s Kazakh border
Some 12,000 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, authorities said Thursday, as water levels in the Ural River continue to rise and threaten further deluge. In the Orenburg region, about 1,245 miles southeast of the capital Moscow, thousands of people were evacuated by flooding last week after a river dam burst […]
The West is failing to rise to the challenge of Russia’s threat
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Wald Eide recently said: Said “I think everyone should be honest. No one is doing enough” to help Ukraine defeat Putin’s Russia, said one Ukrainian journalist. Eide had in mind NATO member states, which are currently celebrating their 75th anniversary on April 4, 1949. Let’s take a closer look at Eide’s […]
Thousands Evacuated in Russia’s Orsk as Floods Break Through Dam
MOSCOW (AP) – Rising Ural River waters caused a dam to burst in a city near the Russia-Kazakhstan border, forcing about 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said. A dam collapsed on Friday night in the city of Orsk in Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometers north of the border, said Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozpitsa. […]