Source link The US president has said that he is “going to fight” to give another $60 billion to Kiev US President Joe Biden made a renewed appeal to Congress to approve $60 billion in military aid for Kiev, saying that “no-one can be” confident Ukraine won’t lose more ground without it. “I spoke with […]
Source link Journalist Dmitry Kiselyov wants to sit down with the US President to get his take on how to stabilize ties between the two nations Prominent Russian journalist Dmitry Kiselyov has said that he has sent a request to the White House for an interview with US President Joe Biden. He argued that Russian […]
Source link The conflict is a “tactical” issue for the West, but an existential one for Moscow, the Russian president has argued The Ukraine crisis is of existential importance for Russia, President Vladimir Putin told reporter Pavel Zarubin on Sunday. He noted that the main goal of his deep dive into the country’s history during […]
Source link Once extremely prosperous states face a new reality, which could see old dark forces re-emerge A side effect of the tragic Ukrainian problem for Russian foreign policy is that it helps us to understand the degree of economic and moral decay that our other Western neighbors would have to reach in order to […]
Source link Six incapacitated Ukrainian soldiers in the city were promised evacuation that never came, according to one of them The Ukrainian military abandoned a number of severely injured soldiers on the battlefield in the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka, local media have reported, citing a video with one of the service members. Kiev has acknowledged […]
Source link Ukraine’s top general Aleksandr Syrsky only gave the order for troops to leave Avdeevka a day after the beginning of their uncontrolled, chaotic rout from the Donbass stronghold, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Ukraine’s recently appointed commander-in-chief Syrsky announced the retreat early on Saturday, justifying his decision with the need to […]
Source link The victims in the town of Panteleymovka include a 15-year-old girl, Denis Pushilin has said At least four people have been killed and six others injured in a Ukrainian strike in the Donbass town of Panteleymovka, Denis Pushilin, the head of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), has said. In a post on Telegram […]
Source link Ukrainian troops are pulling back to avoid encirclement and destruction, the president has said The Ukrainian military’s decision to withdraw from the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka under relentless Russian pressure was “absolutely logical,” President Vladimir Zelensky has said. He explained that by doing so, Kiev is avoiding heavy casualties. The announcement of the […]
Source link Budapest will continue to refrain from supplying weapons to Kiev, Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky has said The West is not ready to supply Ukraine with weapons for its conflict with Russia indefinitely, Hungarian Defense Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said in an address at a Business Leaders Forum in Budapest on Friday. Kiev has been […]
Source link The activist’s passing is just an excuse for Washington to push for new sanctions, Anatoly Antonov has said The US reaction to the death in prison of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is an attempt to meddle in the country’s internal affairs, Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, has said. He also rebuked […]
Source link Statements blaming Moscow came within mere minutes and seemed to follow a template The US and its European allies seem to have used prepared talking points to immediately blame Russia for the passing of blogger Alexey Navalny in his Siberian prison, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Navalny, 47, collapsed during his […]
Source link The politically minded blogger wore many hats over a career that spanned two decades Alexey Navalny collapsed and died on Friday, in a prison colony north of the Arctic circle where he was serving a 19-year sentence for extremist activities. He was 47. In the West, he enjoyed the reputation of a Kremlin […]
Source link With an investigation ongoing, Dmitry Peskov cautioned Western leaders against making “rabid statements” Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) is taking all the necessary steps to investigate the death of Alexey Navalny, and doctors will determine how the opposition figure died, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Navalny died on Friday afternoon in […]
Source link Russian citizens holding permanent residence status in Latvia may be legally deported if they fail to pass a language exam, Riga’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday. Moscow’s embassy in Riga responded by branding the decision “inhumane and ruthless,” warning that it will threaten thousands of Russians living in the Baltic country, whose average […]
Source link The country’s citizens are constantly hammered by news of ‘Russian orcs,’ but they still want peace, Nikolay Azarov says Ukrainian propaganda seeks to dehumanize and instill hatred toward Russians, but it has failed to convince most people that they must fight Moscow to the bitter end, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has […]