The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has urged all Americans in Russia to flee the nation following President Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization” decree last week. “Russia may refuse to acknowledge dual nationals’ U.S. citizenship, deny their access to U.S. consular assistance, prevent their departure from Russia, and conscript dual nationals for military service,” the embassy warned […]
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Nord Stream sabotage means climate disaster
ajor leaks in two Russian gas pipelines are having the same impact on climate change as emissions from two million gas cars, an expert has said. The two leaking pipelines—known as Nord Stream 1, and Nord Stream 2—run under the Baltic Sea, close to Sweden and Denmark. The leaks were detected by Sweden’s Maritime Authority […]
Zelensky says Putin isn’t bluffing over nuclear arms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he doesn’t think Vladimir Putin is bluffing when he says Moscow would be ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia. The Russian president said in a televised address last week that Moscow would use “all available means” to protect Russia and its people if its territorial integrity were threatened. […]
Russians who refuse to fight will be imprisoned for 10 years
Russian soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine will face 10-year prison sentences under a new law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. Putin launched the Ukraine “special military operation” on February 24, with Kremlin leaders hoping for a quick victory. However, Russian troops were met with a stronger-than-expected response from its Eastern […]
Russians fleeing country as Putin orders draft
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilize more troops to bolster his struggling military campaign in Ukraine has been rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread. Putin announced the decision Wednesday, framing it as a “partial mobilization” that he insisted affects only a small percentage […]
Young Russian men flee to border after Putin directive
Queues have sprung up along Russia’s border as men attempt to leave the country amid a military call-up for the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation on Wednesday, which could see 300,000 people summoned to serve in the war. The Kremlin says reports of fighting-age men fleeing are exaggerated. But […]
Putin Issues Nuclear Threat Over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to threaten the use of nuclear weapons during a televised address to the Russian people early on Wednesday morning amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In the pre-recorded address, Putin said he was willing to respond to what he described as the West’s “nuclear blackmail” using his country’s own weapons, […]
Young Brits have 1 thing on their minds and it’s not the royal family
Queen Elizabeth II’s death and funeral have dominated news headlines for nearly two weeks, thanks in large part to Britain’s lengthy national mourning period. Some of the people lining up to visit the queen’s casket and staking out spots along the funeral route described the moment as offering a much-needed dose of community and positivity […]
China upset over Biden’s Taiwan comments
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, after U.S. President Joe Biden said U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. China reserves the right to take all necessary measures in response to activities that split the nation apart, said Mao […]
The door swings shut on Elizabethan era today
For two minutes today the drumming will cease, the pipers will fall silent, the march of boots on procession routes will still. For two minutes today, at the end of the funeral service in Westminster Abbey, before the national anthem is heard, before the coffin is taken away for committal and burial at Windsor, there […]
Will Putin use Nuclear Weapons?
The Kremlin has given a curt response when asked about Joe Biden’s warning that the Russian leader should not resort to weapons of mass destruction in his invasion of Ukraine. Biden was asked by CBS News about what his message would be to Putin if he felt the best way to retaliate and wrest back […]
Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations headed to Uzbekistan on Thursday for a summit of a security group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence. The meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes at a time when Putin is isolated abroad […]