Russia’s National Guard has confirmed that a Chechen commander was killed in a bloody firefight with foreign volunteers in Ukraine—and they singled out the son of a British lawmaker as one of those responsible. Ben Grant, a 30-year-old former Royal Read more…
Moscow’s military offensive in Ukraine could come to an end if Kiev agrees to negotiate, the head of Russia’s State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov claimed on Wednesday. The operation “will develop in accordance with the plan, and, I think, will Read more…
Pope Francis recognized the “heroic virtue” of a Filipino Archbishop who some claim had the ability to bilocate, or be in two places at the same time. The late Cebuano Archbishop named Teofilo Camomot was bestowed the title of “Venerable” Read more…
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said that Poland is moving to seize territories in western Ukraine. He said this on Tuesday at a meeting on national security in the Volga region.”European Pravda” with reference to the Russian Read more…
The United States will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach into Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Ukraine pushes for longer-range weapons system to help in its fight. Ukrainian officials have been asking allies for longer-range Read more…
Turkey is ready to host a new round of negotiations between Kiev and Moscow in Istanbul, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. He made the offer to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a phone call. The Read more…
A French journalist working for the BFMTV news channel was killed in the Lugansk People’s Republic, on Monday, after his vehicle reportedly came under fire in eastern city of Severodonetsk. Western countries recognise the area as part of Ukraine. The death Read more…
Iran’s state media has offered its viewers a rare glimpse of one of the country’s underground military drone bases, with the footage depicting rows of combat UAVs parked inside the facility. The video broadcast on Saturday is said to have Read more…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said talks with Finland and Sweden about their joining NATO were not at the “expected level” and Ankara cannot say yes to “terrorism-supporting” countries, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Sunday. Turkey has objected to Sweden Read more…
At some point, Russia was persuading the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (DPR and LPR) to waive their proclaimed sovereignty if Kiev fulfills the Minsk agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview to France’s TF1 television. Read more…
Russia appears to have significantly scaled back its immediate ambitions in Ukraine, throwing the bulk of its remaining military might at a handful of cities in the eastern Donbas region. And the Russians are making inroads. Russia’s forces are on the Read more…
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Friday said Western countries won’t feel safe if Russia succeeds in Ukraine. “We must ensure Ukraine wins this great fight for freedom,” she said in a speech while visiting Prague. Truss stated that Russia Read more…