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 […]
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‘World War Three has already started’, announces Russian TV
Russian propagandists have claimed World War Three has already begun and warned that Britain and the US will be made to ‘pay a heavy price’ for interfering in the war with Ukraine. In her latest sabre-rattling broadcast, state television channel Russia One’s Olga Skabeyeva effectively declared war on the UK, US and NATO and advocated […]
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 […]
Starbucks exits Russia after closing 130 licensed cafes
After 15 years operating in Russia, Starbucks will exit the market, joining companies like McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil and British American Tobacco in withdrawing from the country completely. The coffee giant announced Monday that it will no longer have a brand presence in Russia. Starbucks has 130 locations in the country, which account for less than […]
‘Nuclear War our only option’ says Russian TV
A presenter on Russia’s state-owned Russia 1 has threatened that a nuclear weapons deployment will be the only option left to Russia after Finland and Sweden join NATO. “Their official reason [to join NATO] is fear. But they’ll have more fear in NATO. When NATO bases appear in Sweden and Finland, Russia will have no […]
Nuclear War threatened by Russia as Finland announces Nato membership
The Finnish President told Vladimir Putin his country will join NATO in a ‘direct and straightforward’ phone call. Sauli Niinistö said the conversation was ‘conducted without aggravations’ as both parties worked to ‘avoid tensions’. The discussion came as Russia cut off electricity supplies to the country and a Putin lackey boasted that the Kremlin could […]
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 […]
Russian soldiers are reportedly raping Ukrainian men and boys as well as women
Russian soldiers allegedly raped Ukrainian men and boys as well as women, UN and Kyiv officials said on Tuesday, amid an on-going investigation into dozens of cases. Speaking on Tuesday, UN special representative on sexual violence in war Pramila Patten warned cases already under investigation were just ‘the tip of the iceberg.’ ‘I have received […]
Russia’s anti-West defiance on display in St Petersburg with mysterious Zamestim artwork
No one knows who put it here. But something rather odd has appeared in the centre of St Petersburg. A bizarre art installation made up of one word: “ZAMESTIM” (“We will replace”). Each letter is the first letter of an international brand that has suspended operations in Russia. Their company logos are featured, too. Z […]
More than 80% of Russians Fear Nuclear War With U.S.—Poll
he invasion of Ukraine has driven a new ideological wedge between Moscow and Washington, leaving a majority of Russians and Americans fearing a nuclear exchange, new polling shows. A survey published on Wednesday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Levada Center, Russia’s last independent pollster, found clear Cold War-like divisions among the […]
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 […]
‘Unpredictable consequences’, warns Russia over latest US arms shipment to Ukraine
Russia warned the U.S. and NATO this week that there could be “unpredictable consequences” if they continue to send Ukraine “sensitive” weapons as it prepares to launch a massive ground offensive in eastern Ukraine, a report said Friday. The Biden administration announced that another $800 million in security assistance would be sent to Ukraine Wednesday, […]