MILAN—A Kremlin-connected businessman was arrested in Italy at the request of the US for illegally selling American military technology to Russia. He then gone. Despite US concerns, Artem Uss, the son of a key Russian official close to President Vladimir Read more…
The Russian military has destroyed Ukraine’s “last warship,” the Yury Olefirenko, in a high-precision airstrike, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday. “On May 29, as a result of a strike by a high-precision weapon of the Russian Aerospace Read more…
Russia has targeted the headquarters of the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) in Kiev, President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday. “We’ve been talking about the possibility of striking the ‘decision-making centers.’ Naturally, Ukraine’s military intelligence headquarters falls into such Read more…
Efforts are continuing to put out fires at fuel and munitions storage facilities. Reports of casualties are being verified. “Five aircraft were disabled. Repairs on the runway have begun,” the administration said, without specifying which aircraft had been damaged. Russia Read more…
Russia might be able to stave off Kiev’s recurring attacks on Belgorod Region by pushing deeper into Ukraine and taking control of Kharkov Region, located across border, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov suggested on Monday. Speaking to the Russia 24 TV channel, Read more…
A one-time Acting Director of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Plateau State, and the husband of Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal Dr. Yakubu Sankey is dead. He was reportedly killed in his Read more…
The outcome of the Ukraine conflict hinges on whether NATO continues to prop up Kiev with arms shipments, Andrey Kelin, Russia’s ambassador to the UK, said in an interview released on Saturday. Speaking to the BBC, when asked how long Read more…
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning a third term in office on Sunday. Putin thanked Erdogan for his “personal contribution” to strengthening relations between Russia and Türkiye. “Your victory in the elections was a Read more…
Ukrainian forces are “ready” to launch their much-touted counteroffensive, the head of the National Security and Defense Council told the BBC in an interview on Saturday. Aleksey Danilov said the military top brass are now waiting for the right moment Read more…
The Ukraine conflict could be settled if Kiev were to re-commit to its neutral status, recognize “new territorial realities,” and declare Russian as a state language, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview released on Saturday. Speaking Read more…
Special representative of the Chinese government, Li Hui, allegedly tried to convince the European vis-a-vis that they should call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, recognising the occupied Ukrainian territories as those belonging to Russia. Source: The Wall Street Journal with Read more…
Ukraine has no future in its current form, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev claimed on Thursday, while outlining three possible scenarios for the collapse of its statehood and assessing the risks of renewed conflict in Europe and a global war. The Read more…