The continuing Ukrainian incursions into and strikes on Russia’s border regions are primarily aimed at disrupting the ongoing election in the country, President Vladimir Putin has said. The president made the remarks on Friday during a meeting with permanent members of the Russian National Security Council. Putin condemned the efforts made by …
Read More »‘This time the campaign has had a referendum-like nature’: Your guide to Russia’s 2024 Presidential Election
Voting has begun in Russia’s 2024 presidential election. It will continue until Sunday, and in many ways will be unique in the country’s history. It is the first presidential vote to take place since the constitution was updated, in 2020. This ‘zeroed’ the previous terms of the current head of …
Read More »Trump unlikely to win – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed doubt that his former American counterpart will be able to secure another term at the White House, when asked who could potentially mediate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Macron called Moscow “an adversary,” but stopped short of declaring it an “enemy,” during an …
Read More »Ukrainian attempt to break into Russia thwarted (DISTURBING VIDEO)
Ukraine has lost up to 195 troops and materiel stemming from a failed attempt to enter Russia’s Belgorod Region, the Defense Ministry said in a daily briefing on Thursday. The attackers had breached the Russian border and was moving towards the village of Spodaryushino, when it was struck by aviation and …
Read More »Kiev-backed terrorist cell tried to poison soldiers – FSB
A Kiev-backed terrorist cell, which plotted to poison food intended for Russian soldiers on the frontline, has been busted in St. Petersburg, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported on Thursday. The four members of the group were identified as far-right radicals and members of the ‘Russian Volunteer Corps’ (RDK), a …
Read More »Ukrainian militants caught lying about incursion into Russia
A video made by Ukrainian militants attached to the so-called Russian Freedom Legion purporting to show they had taken control of the Russian border village of Tetkino on Wednesday was quickly shown to have been filmed from Ukrainian territory. The short clip posted to the social media accounts of the …
Read More »Russia’s world-leading nukes, Western ‘vampire ball,’ complaints from Trump: Key takeaways from Putin’s big interview
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken at length about Moscow’s confrontation with the West, in an interview with journalist Dmitry Kiselyov, the head of Rossiya Segodnya, released just days before the country’s presidential election. Here are the key takeaways from Putin’s in-depth discussion. Western ‘vampire ball’ is ending Non-Western nations …
Read More »Russia may conduct nuclear tests if US does – Putin
If the US resumes nuclear testing, Russia may consider doing the same, President Vladimir Putin has said in an extensive interview with journalist Dmitry Kiselyov, set to be aired by Russia 1 TV and RIA Novosti on Wednesday. Answering a question about tactical nuclear arms, Putin stressed that weapons of mass …
Read More »We now know why the only credible peace deal between Russia and Ukraine collapsed
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published new details of the failed Ukraine peace talk held in Istanbul in the spring of 2022. The story resembles some kind of off-the-wall pro-Kiev propaganda along the lines of ‘look how Moscow tried to subjugate them, it’s no wonder the Ukrainians refused.’ Today, …
Read More »Ukraine should be ‘independent’ – Stoltenberg
NATO must continue to support Kiev so it can negotiate with Moscow about becoming an independent state, the US-led bloc’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Monday. Speaking at the ceremony to admit Sweden into NATO, Stoltenberg repeated the bloc’s talking points about supporting Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, but …
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