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
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
Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the nuclear policy on Tuesday, governing how the country will henceforth utilize its atomic weapons. The policy has changed significantly, and Russia now considers an assault by a non-nuclear state backed by a nuclear state to constitute a combined strike on it. Although the additional revisions were presented in September, … 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 the Washington Post, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been encouraged by US President-elect Donald Trump to refrain from intensifying the conflict in Ukraine. Days after defeating Democratic challenger Kamala Harris in a landslide win, he made the comments on Thursday while speaking on the phone from his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. During the … Read more
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that it was entering “a new phase” of war, a day after at least 12 people were killed after pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded in Lebanon. “We are opening a new phase in the war – it requires courage, determination and perseverance from us,” he was quoted … Read more
India’s relationship with Russia gives it an ability to urge President Vladimir Putin to end its war with Ukraine, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. Jean-Pierre made the remarks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin that the death of innocent children was painful and terrifying, a day after a lethal strike … Read more
Around nine in every 10 people in the Gaza Strip have been displaced at least once since the war between Israel and Hamas began, the UN humanitarian agency said Wednesday. Andrea De Domenico, head of the United Nations’ OCHA agency in the Palestinian territories, said that around 1.9 million people are thought to be displaced … Read more