The Russian military was thrown into disarray after the leader of a private mercenary group rebelled against the Kremlin on Friday, marking the greatest challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership in over two decades. Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow, dealing a […]
Russia hasn’t ruled out the use of nuclear weapons as a way to defend itself amid the ongoing war in Ukraine which began last February. Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry, said in a news briefing on Thursday that Russia could possibly use nuclear weapons in certain dire situations. “Russia’s nuclear deterrence […]
President Joe Biden dismissed as “malarkey” a House GOP accusation that he was involved in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme on Thursday. “Where’s the money?” Biden said in response to a shouted question from a reporter after his news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “I’m joking. That’s a bunch of malarkey.” The question […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the specter of a “dirty bomb” incident at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant while contemplating retaliation for an apparent Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. “Ukrainian citizens need to understand that there are other threats as well, for instance, attempts to disrupt the operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant or […]
Russia said it downed eight drones aimed at Moscow early Tuesday, the biggest attack on the capital since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. The Defense Ministry in Moscow blamed the assault on Ukraine, adding that air defenses shot down five of the drones while electronic jamming was used to divert three others […]
Russia has begun moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, which shares a 674-mile border with Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday. Lukashenko’s announcement followed Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu meeting earlier in the day with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin in Minsk to sign documents about the placement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen. Responding to a reporter’s question about the status of the city at the Group of Seven summit in Japan, Zelenskyy said: “Bakhmut is not occupied by the Russian Federation as of […]
By the time Kyiv residents hear the air-raid sirens signaling an imminent Russian attack, Ukraine’s air-defense units are already on the move. From camouflaged positions, they dart out by truck to farm fields around the capital, ready to take down enemy drones or missiles. The scramble has become an almost nightly event since Russia resumed […]
Anxiety about the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant grew Sunday after the Moscow-installed governor of the Ukrainian region where it is located ordered civilian evacuations, including from the city where most plant workers live. International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi has spent months trying to persuade Russian and Ukrainian officials to […]
Russia’s military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city not far from Ukraine’s border, injuring two and scaring local residents. Belgorod, a city of 340,000 located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the Russia-Ukraine border, has faced regular drone attacks during Russia’s […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu hailed military cooperation held between their countries amid tensions with the West over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. During a meeting with Li in Moscow on Sunday, Putin touted his country’s defense cooperation with China and said that joint military exercises, including ground, naval, and air […]
ussia is trying to use nuclear threats to discourage Kyiv’s Western backers from providing military aid ahead of an expected counter-offensive, according to a new assessment. Speaking on Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued “reinvigorated nuclear blackmail rhetoric,” according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank. Shoigu defended Russia’s […]
