March 19, 2024

Zelenskyy: War with Russia is not a stalemate

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday rejected the premise that the war with Russia has reached a stalemate. “I believe that today, indeed, the situation is difficult, I don’t think this is a stalemate,” Zelenskyy told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet The Press,” through a translator.. … “They thought that they would checkmate us, but

Blinken makes unannounced Kyiv visit to review Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine for an unannounced visit Wednesday, landing in Kyiv hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital. Blinken’s trip is focused on assessing the strategy and effectiveness of Ukraine’s three-month-old counteroffensive against Russia’s troops in occupied Ukrainian territories. The visit is […]

Carney on ‘Kudlow’: The Collapse of Russia and China’s Currencies Shows Why BRICS Is Not a Threat to the Dollar

The collapse of the Russian ruble and the Chinese yuan shows why a potential BRICS currency is not a threat to the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency, Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow Friday. As the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa prepare

Russia assailed by Albanian PM after failed attempt to prevent Ukraine President Zelenskyy from speaking at UN

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama didn’t mince words Wednesday while criticizing Russia’s attempt to block Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from speaking at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York.  Rama noted that the notice of speaking orders was given in advance and any objections should have been raised beforehand. “I want to assure […]

‘For Security Reasons’: Australia Bans Russia Building New Embassy Near Parliament

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s Parliament passed legislation on Thursday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House citing threats of espionage and political interference, as tensions grow between Moscow and a major supporter of the Ukraine war effort. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation would extinguish Russia´s lease on the

‘Breathtaking’: Lawmakers react to escalating security situation in Russia

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2src23. Senators and House members noted on Saturday the implications of the rebellion on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. | AFP/Getty Images Lawmakers on Saturday spoke out in unison on the historic significance of

Romania’s foreign ministry informs Russia that it is reducing the number of available embassy positions by 51

Romania’s foreign ministry has informed Russia that it must reduce the number of its embassy positions in Bucharest by 51, bringing it in line with the size of Romania’s embassy staff in Moscow. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that because some of the jobs at the Russian Embassy are vacant, about 40 staff […]

Obama, Clapper were briefed on reports of Clinton campaign’s Russia collusion narrative, Durham report shows

Former President Barack Obama and his director of national intelligence, James Clapper, were both briefed in 2016 on reports that then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton planned to vilify Donald Trump by claiming he was colluding with Russia to win the election, according to the final report from Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the original Trump-Russia […]

Ukraine: Russia launches cruise missiles into Kyiv and other cities, killing at least 8 people

Air raid sirens echoed throughout Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv early Friday morning as Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at it and other parts of the country, leaving at least 23 people dead, three of which were children, officials said. The missile barrage was Russia’s first direct attack on the […]

Sanders: We’ll ‘Have to Work with’ China, Russia ‘to Save the Planet’ on Climate

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued that “there is no issue more important” than combatting climate change, stated that we will have to move away from fossil fuels, and said that “You’ve got to work with China,” and “You’re going to have to work with Russia if we’re going

Russia ‘Confident’ In Ties With China Following Xi-Blinken Visit

Following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the Kremlin said on Tuesday it’s confident in its ties with China and remains unconcerned about U.S. attempts to influence Chinese policy toward Russia, according to Reuters. Blinken requested during the visit that Beijing be wary that Chinese firms could

Lindsey Graham Gets Snarky in Snap Back to Russia Over Arrest Warrant

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who’s been in Russia’s crosshairs since edited video aired last week of comments claiming the South Carolina senator said its soldiers dying in Ukraine “is the best money we’ve ever spent,” followed up with a snarky new jab Monday—hours after Russia issued a warrant for his arrest.“Here’s an offer to my

Putin tells Red Square parade ‘real war’ unleashed on Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told his country’s Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square that “a real war” has been unleashed against Russia by the West’s “untamed ambitions,” shortly after the Kremlin’s forces rained cruise missiles on Ukrainian targets. “Today civilization is once again at a decisive turning point,” Putin said at Moscow’s […]

Biden calls for Russia to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich: ‘Let him go’

President Biden on Friday called for Russia to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen who has been accused of spying on behalf of the U.S. government. “Let him go,” Biden told reporters on Friday when asked about Gershkovich’s arrest. Russian state news agency TASS has reported that Gershkovich was ordered to […]

Russia threatens Ukraine eastern supply lines as it has ‘likely’ seized Bakhmut town center: UK intel

Russian forces are threatening a key supply route for Ukrainian troops and have “likely” seized the center of Bakhmut after more than six months of brutal fighting over the town, the U.K. defense ministry said Friday.  Russian troops, largely led by Wagner mercenary forces, have been attempting to encircle the town to pinch it from […]

WWIII Watch: Vladimir Putin Announces Russia Will Station Tactical Nukes in Belarus

(AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus. Putin has repeatedly issued thinly veiled threats he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reviving Cold War-era fears. He also said he would deploy depleted uranium ammunition if Kyiv received such munitions from the West following

WaPo’s Tumulty: Russia Detained WSJ Reporter Because Putin Thinks Griner Swap ‘Really Worked out in Their Favor’

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Washington Post columnist and Deputy Editorial Page Editor Karen Tumulty said that Russia’s “appalling” detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich earlier in the week took place because Vladimir Putin “made a calculation” that Russia’s detention of Brittney Griner “really worked out in their favor. They released her, and they got a really bad guy

Cotton: Defense Secretary Tacitly Admitted We Changed Where We Fly Drones to Appease Russia

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin dodging questions on whether the U.S. altered where it operates drones over the Black Sea in the wake of Russia forcing down an American drone is “an admission that we have altered” flight

Defense Secretary Austin: ‘No regrets’ over chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Why China is Arming Russia

With these incompetents in the Pentagon and with a semi-demented president, our national security is in great danger. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and General Millie need to be fired or America may lose a future war.  – Frank de Varona Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the […]

Russia and Iran secret nuclear deal would allow uranium transfers to Tehran’s illicit weapons program: sources

Amid the International Atomic Energy Agency’s disclosure this week that the Islamic Republic of Iran accumulated near weapons-grade enriched uranium for its alleged nuclear weapon program, Fox News Digital has learned that Iran has allegedly secured secret deals with Russia to guarantee deliveries of uranium. In what could be a major setback to a new Iran nuclear deal, […]

Russia claims to have ended ethnic tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, urges restraint

Russia said Monday that its forces helped end a deadly weekend clash between Azerbaijani soldiers and the police of Nagorno-Karabakh, urging all parties to show restraint. Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. In 2020, Azerbaijani troops […]

Fall of Ukrainian city of Bakhmut would not mean a strategic win for Russia: Pentagon

The fight for Bakhmut has been raging for months but, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a Russian victory over the Donetsk city would not prove all that strategically advantageous for Moscow.  “I think it is more of a symbolic value than it is strategic and operational value,” Austin told reporters from Jordan Monday. […]

Russia to require basic military training in schools in ‘evocation of the Soviet Union,’ UK says

Russian students will start training with assault rifles and hand grenades under new guidelines from the country’s education ministry, an addition to the curriculum that is reminiscent of the Soviet Union, the UK Ministry of Defense said Sunday.  The “Basics of Life Safety” course, which will become mandatory in secondary schools this September, includes military […]

Lindsey Graham calls on Biden to supply ‘heavy modern tanks’ to Ukraine for war against Russia

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday called on President Biden to send tanks to Ukraine, as requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  The Republican lawmaker urged Biden to act following an announcement that France would send the first western tanks to Ukraine to aid the fight against Russia’s invasion. France will supply AMX-10 RC […]

A Visibly Confused, Tired-Looking Joe Biden Mixes Up Libya, Syria Three Times In Speech On Russia

President Joe Biden confused Libya and Syria three times during a Sunday press conference at the G-7 Summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The president was responding to a question from NBC News’ Peter Alexander about what actions the administration plans to take against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden talked about Russia’s ongoing military actions in…

Russia Plans to Send Film Crew to Space Station for First Movie Shot in Space

Russia’s space agency announced plans on Thursday to send a film crew to the International Space Station (ISS) in October as part of its efforts to become the first nation to shoot a fictional movie in space. “Filming will take place at the International Space Station. The start of the expedition is scheduled for 5…

Brazil Accuses Russia of Sending Vaccines Carrying Live Cold Virus

The top regulatory health authority of Brazil banned Sputnik V, a Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Russia, on Wednesday citing, among other flaws, that samples it studied contained a live virus that causes respiratory illness. Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) also asserted that Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, which produced the vaccine candidate, did not provide…

Biden Admin Promises Action After Mounting Hacking Attacks From Russia, Allegedly China

March 12, 2021 6:09 PM ET President Joe Biden’s administration is still promising a speedy response to hacking attacks against the U.S. and private sector companies from Russia and possibly China, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday. The administration has known about the Russian SolarWinds hack for months, as it took place under President…

Trump Administration Task Force Determines Russia ‘Likely’ Responsible For ‘Most Or All’ Of Massive Federal Hack

The Trump administration’s interagency national security task force formally announced for the first time Tuesday that Russia is “likely” responsible for “most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks.” A joint statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Office…

AG Barr Appoints John Durham Special Counsel to Protect Probe of Russia Investigation

U.S. Department of Justice via AP Attorney General William Barr revealed Tuesday that he had appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham as a Special Counsel in October to continue his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, regardless of who took won the election. Barr told the Associated Press: Barr told The Associated Press on…

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