The United States on Thursday branded Russian officials “pretty good manure salesmen” after Moscow sought to link the attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue to “Ukrainian nationalists.” “My uncle used to say that the best manure salesmen often carry their samples in their mouths. Russian officials seem to be pretty good manure salesmen,” … Read more
KYIV — Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv on Sunday, officials said, prompting neighboring Poland’s armed forces to launch “all necessary procedures” to protect their airspace, including activating Polish and allied aviation. The Polish Operational Command said on X that a long-range Russian cruise missile entered Polish airspace … Read more
Admiral Alexander Moiseyev replaces Nikolai Yevmenov amid Ukrainian campaign that has downed several vessels. Russia has appointed Admiral Alexander Moiseyev as acting commander-in-chief of its navy after his predecessor was axed due to repeated hits on the Black Sea Fleet by Ukrainian attacks. Moiseev, former commander of Russia’s Northern Fleet, was formally engaged in his … Read more
At least five people killed in attack, a navy spokesperson was quoted as saying by Ukrainska Pravda media outlet. Several people have been killed in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa, according to a spokesperson for Ukraine’s navy. The attack came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was giving a tour of the … Read more
Addressing participants at a youth festival in Sochi on Monday, Russian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev presented a map that showed the majority of Ukraine’s territory divided between Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Only an area approximately the size of Ukraine’s Kyiv region was labeled “Ukraine.” The former Russian president said that the “territory on … Read more
The launch of Pars 1 is fourth this year, with West accusing Iran of plans to use tech for military purposes. Russia has launched an Iranian-made research satellite into orbit amid rising tensions with the West. The Pars 1 remote sensing and imaging satellite was launched on Thursday by a Russian Soyuz rocket from the … Read more
The bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II moves into its third year. The cost of the Russia-Ukraine war is already enormous: tens of thousands of soldiers killed on both sides; thousands of civilians dead; and millions of Ukrainians forced from their bombed-out towns and cities. Yet there is little sign of an end … Read more
The woman is accused of raising funds that benefitted the Ukrainian armed forces. Russia’s internal security and intelligence agency has arrested a woman who holds dual Russian and United States nationality in the Ural district for committing “treason” by raising funds for Ukraine. The Federal Security Service (FSB) in the city of Yekaterinburg took into … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, right, shakes hands with European Council President Charles Michel before a meeting in Brussels on February 19. Yves Herman/AP Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, is in Brussels on Monday for meetings. Upon arrival at the European Council, she shook hands with its president … Read more
China Dampens Ukraine’s Peace Talk Plans After Russia Snatches Avdiivka; ‘Conditions Not Right’ Hindustan Times Ukrainian foreign minister discusses peace prospects with China’s Wang Yi Reuters UK China’s Wang Says Time Isn’t Right to Talk Russia-Ukraine Peace Bloomberg Ukraine’s Kuleba, China’s Wang discuss ways to achieve peace in Ukraine Ukrinform Ukrainian Foreign Minister Discusses Peace Prospects With Chinese Counterpart U.S. … Read more