Source link The country’s forces now “hold the strategic initiative along the entire line of contact,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said The Russian military is making advances at multiple locations along the frontline in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), according to a daily press briefing of the country’s Defense Ministry released on Friday. Over […]
Source link France has determined that Ukraine used a US-made Patriot missile to kill 65 of its own POWs The French military has concluded that Ukrainian forces used an American-supplied Patriot air defense system to shoot down a Russian plane carrying prisoners of war, an official told the Associated Press on Friday. Russian investigators have […]
Source link FT’s fake Hungary claims are another example of London using its media outlets to smear opponents By Timofey Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Club When you read in Financial Times (or FT to its friends) that the EU wants to destroy Hungary’s economy because of its “recalcitrance,” you should always bear in mind […]
Source link Ending conscription was a mistake, Romanian army chief General Gheorghita Vlad told US state media Romanian Chief of Defense Staff General Gheorghita Vlad has called for ordinary citizens to be trained for war with Russia, arguing that such a conflict could break out “in the immediate future.” Multiple European politicians and generals have […]
Source link At least two “humanitarian workers” were killed and three others injured, French authorities have admitted Two French nationals were killed and three others injured this week in the hostilities between Kiev and Moscow, the French government said on Friday. Paris insists they were doing humanitarian work on the Ukrainian side. The announcement was […]
Source link Earlier, Finnish media reported that a major museum in the country decided to list Ilya Repin as ‘Ukrainian’ The decision by a Finnish museum to change the nationality of 19th-century Russian artist Ilya Repin to ‘Ukrainian’ “runs counter to common sense,” Moscow’s diplomatic mission in the Nordic country has said. Last week, local […]
Source link Ankara has nevertheless maintained its sovereignty and continues to cooperate with Moscow, said spokesman Dmitry Peskov Türkiye remains one of the few countries that have taken a “fairly principled and independent position” regarding its economic relations with Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. His comments come ahead of a planned […]
Source link The sum should compensate damage sustained by the country, the Ukrainian president’s top economic adviser has said Russia’s assets frozen by the West won’t be enough to cover the damage Ukraine has sustained due to Russia’s military operation, the Ukrainian president’s top economic adviser, Oleg Ustenko, said on Friday during a national telethon, […]
Source link Even Soviet-era arms are not necessarily inferior to those used by NATO, the Russian president has said Russia’s modern weapons are more effective than the arms used by NATO countries, which have provided extensive military assistance to Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has claimed. Speaking at the ‘Everything for Victory’ forum in the city […]
Source link Kiev lost 23,000 troops and 3,000 pieces of military equipment last month, Moscow’s defense minister has said Ukraine lost more than 23,000 troops in January, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said, claiming that Kiev had to deploy reserves to prevent a frontline collapse. In December, the minister said Ukrainian casualties since the […]
Source link Elizabeth Rosenberg is reportedly leaving the US Treasury Department for the private sector One of the main architects of the US sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict is leaving her position, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Elizabeth Rosenberg is departing the US Treasury Department to pursue opportunities in the private sector, the […]
Source link A secret plan has been hatched in Washington to bring about the downfall of the Ukrainian leader, a veteran journalist claims Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wants to fire his top general, Valery Zaluzhny, over his secret talks with the West to end the conflict with Russia, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has […]
Source link Ukrainian leaders feel a “negative aftertaste” after the failed counteroffensive last year, Mikhail Podoliak has said Ukraine’s much-hyped summer counteroffensive ended in disappointment, Mikhail Podoliak, a senior adviser to President Zelensky, has admitted. He also lamented that Kiev continues to suffer from an ammunition shortage. Kiev launched a large-scale push to breach Russian […]
Source link Ukraine’s top military commander reportedly warned the president on Monday that Kiev could expect heavy losses to continue in 2024 Kiev should brace itself for another year of extensive casualties, Ukraine’s top military commander Valery Zaluzhny has told President Vladimir Zelensky, according to the Washington Post. The general delivered the bleak outlook as […]
Source link Ecuador must understand that sending Russian-made arms to the US violates existing agreements, the Foreign Ministry has warned Ecuador has made a “rash decision” by caving in to US demands for its old military equipment, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. On Tuesday, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced that his country […]