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Vladimir Putin says the weapons to be stationed in Belarus – which does not have nuclear arms – would remain under Russian control, and therefore it does not violate any international treaties. Sunday 26 March 2023 09:06, UK The United States has reacted cautiously to Russia’s decision to place nuclear weapons in Belarus. On Saturday […]
Twenty years after the United States invaded Iraq, it is worth asking whether it was the right thing to do. As someone who was passively in favor of it (I was a loyal conservative Republican, but I wasn’t a writer back then), I’m now solidly in the “no” camp for one reason: The once (and […]
Zelenskyy calls on EU to continue supporting Ukraine, imposing pressure on Russia Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Bucha, Ukraine, in 2022. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that if Europe hesitates in supporting Ukraine, “evil may have time to regroup and prepare itself for years of war.” “It is […]
45 Mins Ago Foreign debts have soared to 90% of Ukraine’s GDP, according to the National Bank of Ukraine Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, during marking the Defender of Ukraine Day in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | […]
On March 18, the UN announced an extension to the Grain Deal, an agreement brokered in summer 2022 which allows for limited amounts of Ukrainian grain to be exported to global markets via the country’s blockaded Black Sea ports. This is good news. However, within days, it became clear that Russia wanted further concessions and […]
On March 14th, an incident occurred over the Black Sea in which a Russian SU-27 fighter jet downed an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. The downing took place after the Russian pilot purposely released its fuel over the drone, forcing it down into international waters. Through back channels, both Pentagon and Russian […]
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FORT SILL, Okla. — Several dozen Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot missile system and within a few weeks will deploy to the war’s front lines, armed with America’s most advanced ground-based air defense to help protect against Russian missile attacks. The Ukrainian soldiers, all seasoned combat veterans skilled in Russian-designed […]
Drone strikes on Kyiv show Russia isn’t interested in peace, Zelenskyy says “Over 20 Iranian murderous drones, plus missiles, numerous shelling occasions, and that’s just in one last night of Russian terror against Ukraine,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Twitter Wednesday. Julien De Rosa | Pool | Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said overnight […]
By Nandan Unnikrishnan The downing of a US drone by Russian military aircraft over the Black Sea on March 14 is the kind of incident that immediately sparks fears of the conflict in Ukraine escalating into a shooting war between NATO and Russia. While the potential for such a scenario exists, it is likely that at this […]