The White House on Wednesday shifted from blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to oil companies for record-high gas prices, calling on them to “be patriots” and do more to lower prices. The remarks came after President Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their […]
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Putin’s frightning warning to US over missile shipments
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a renewed threat to Western leaders that Moscow would order strikes on new targets should the U.S. supply Ukraine with long-range missiles, according to a state-owned mouthpiece. The TASS news agency quoted Putin’s comments from a Sunday, June 5, interview on Rossiya-1, where the Russian leader mentioned the delivery […]
Is Putin winning in Ukraine after 100 days?
On February 24, tens of thousands of Russian troops invaded Ukraine with the military aim of securing the capital in a matter of days. That operation failed when Ukrainians, both those in uniform and those in civil society, banded together to defend their country. However, as redeployed Russian forces make incremental territorial gains in Ukraine’s […]
Putin is ‘angry’ and focused on ‘Revenge’ After Ukraine War Failures
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “very angry man” thinking about revenge after a series of military failures in Ukraine, said Nile Gardiner, a foreign policy expert and ex-aide to former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in an interview published Saturday. Gardiner made the comments in an article published in Express.co.uk about Russia’s ongoing war […]
Putin Threatens War with America if Finland joins NATO
Russia has vowed to take “retaliatory steps” in response to Finland’s announcement that it plans to apply to join NATO. “Moscow will be left with no choice but to respond to Finland’s decision to join the military alliance,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement. “Finland joining NATO is a radical change in the country’s […]
Will Putin Risk Using Nuclear Weapons?
The world faces a growing threat of Russia using nuclear weapons as the nation continues to face losses in Ukraine, according to one U.S. senator. Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the prospect during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. The New Jersey democrat said he fears Russian President Vladimir […]
Four nuclear bombers seen flying near Ukrainian border
Vladimir Putin’s nuclear bombers have been spotted in the skies over western Russia following the sinking of his warship in the Black Sea. Footage shows four Russian Tu-95s, known as Bears, flying in the Kaluga region, within striking distance of Ukraine. Moscow has previously used long-range bombers to strike Kyiv with non-nuclear cruise missiles. But […]
Latest Poll says Most Americans blame Vladimir Putin, oil companies for high gas prices
As politicians spar over who’s to blame for recent increases in gas prices, a large majority of Americans say oil companies and Russian President Vladimir Putin are major culprits, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. Along party lines, Americans are more likely to blame Democrats for the increase in gas prices than Republicans, according to […]
Should we worry about Biden’s Putin gaffe?
When President Joe Biden said in off-the-script remarks in Poland on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” he caused White House staff to quickly scramble to walk back his statement lest it be interpreted as a call for regime change in Moscow. “The president’s point was that Putin cannot be allowed […]
Biden went off-script. His remarks about Putin are dangerous
Over the past week, US President Joe Biden has made a series of unscripted remarks that have upped the temperature of US-Russia relations to near boiling point. However, his ad-libbed line at the end of what was billed as a “major speech” in Poland on Saturday – seemingly calling for President Vladimir Putin to be […]
Russian Olympians that attended Putin rally face backlash
Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash, with one losing a sponsorship deal and facing a disciplinary investigation. Medalists from cross-country skiing, gymnastics, figure skating and swimming gathered on stage at the Luzhniki Stadium on Friday as part of the concert […]
Kremlin calls Biden irritable and forgetful, says he insulted Putin
The Kremlin on Friday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “personal insults” and said Biden’s remarks appeared to have been fueled by irritation, fatigue and forgetfulness. Biden has labelled Putin a “war criminal” and a “murderous dictator” in recent days after the Russian leader last month sent tens […]