A citizen of east Ukraine’s Lugansk area was sentenced to 16 years in jail for “high treason” on Friday, according to Moscow’s FSB security service. Moscow often imposes harsh punishments on anyone accused of espionage for Ukraine, and Ukrainians have long been imprisoned in Russia and occupied territories. A military court in Rostov-on-Don, Russia’s southern … Read more
Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging bodies and prisoners of war since the first months of the conflict — with casualties estimated to be high on both sides. “As a … Read more
Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s former Commander-in-Chief, argues that the world has officially entered World War III. According to Zaluzhny, the direct engagement of two superpowers, Russia and the United States, in the war in Ukraine demonstrates this. He claims that the fight has expanded beyond a regional confrontation with Russia to include global players such as … Read more
According to reports, Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Ukraine, the weapon’s first combat deployment since it was initially developed over 60 years ago. Additionally, Moscow made the first-ever use of the Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) technology when it targeted “critical infrastructure” in Ukraine’s Dnipro. View this post on Instagram A … Read more
According to the Kyiv Air Force, Russia retaliated against Ukraine on Thursday morning by firing an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan province. It is the first time Moscow has launched a long-range, potent missile in the conflict. The airstrike follows Ukraine’s use of missiles manufactured in the US and the UK to hit … Read more
Russia claimed on Tuesday that Ukraine launched US-supplied long-range missiles against a military site near the Bryansk border, marking the first such attack since Washington authorized such strikes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the attacks, accusing Washington of assisting Kyiv in operating the missiles and claiming that the attack on its territory marked the … Read more
Maria Butina, a Russian politician, warned on Monday that President Joe Biden’s administration was risking World War III by allowing Ukraine to employ US-made weaponry to strike deep into Russia. “These guys, Biden’s administration, is trying to escalate the situation to the maximum while they still have power and are still in office,” Ms Butina … Read more
In their historic agreement on Saturday, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the value of human judgment above artificial intelligence in nuclear weapons decisions. “The two leaders affirmed the need to maintain human control over the decision to use nuclear weapons,” the White House said in a statement. “The two leaders … Read more
US President Joe Biden has approved Ukraine’s deployment of US-provided long-range missiles to attack Russia. The decision, a significant shift in US policy, has been confirmed by a US official to CBS, the BBC’s US partner. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has been calling for the lifting of the ATACMS missiles’ limits for months in … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has stated that his government will focus on resolving the Russia-Ukraine war, lamenting the deaths in the conflict. He also stated that his government will try to bring peace to Western Asia. We will focus on the Middle East, as well as Russia and Ukraine. It has to end, Trump declared … Read more
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian troops started a huge attack on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, using some 90 strike drones and ballistic and cruise missiles aimed at Kyiv. “This morning, Russia launched yet another combined attack on our cities, and our air defense responded effectively,” Zelenskyy said in a message shared on X. … Read more
According to the RIA news agency, a Moscow court fined Apple 3.6 million rubles ($36,889) on Tuesday for refusing to remove two podcasts containing “information aimed at destabilizing the political situation in Russia”. Russia has fined several foreign companies for not removing content in the past few years in what critics say is a campaign … Read more
Russia imposed a fine on Google worth an estimated $20 decillion – a 2 followed by 34 zeroes. The unusual penalty targets YouTube, which is controlled by Google’s parent company Alphabet, for its decision to prohibit Russian state-run media outlets in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This amount vastly beyond any plausible financial scale, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin from October 22 to 23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Russia will chair the BRICS Summit in Kazan. During his visit, PM Modi is slated to conduct bilateral meetings with … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a BRICS leaders summit next week, hoping for support in his standoff with the West from the expanded organization, which now accounts for roughly one-third of global GDP. According to Russia, leaders from Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE will attend, with Saudi Arabia’s … Read more