Poland summoned Russian Charge d’Affaires Andrey Ordash and demanded an explanation for an alleged violation of Polish airspace by a missile they claim to be Russian, the NATO country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday evening. Poland’s deputy foreign minister, Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski, handed Ordash a note demanding …
Read More »Leaders in alleged Pentagon leaker’s unit suspended – media
The US Air Force has suspended two leaders of the unit where alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira served, according to US media reports. The Department of Defense is investigating the extent of Teixeira’s alleged unauthorized disclosure of classified intelligence assessments. The commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron and the …
Read More »Moscow reacts to alleged radioactive shipment to Ukraine
International organizations should take a look at reports of highly radioactive material being delivered to Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Maria Zakharova voiced concerns that the alleged shipment happened near Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region. Ukraine has been “deliberately stirring up tension” …
Read More »Videos of alleged execution of Russian POWs in Ukraine are authentic – NYT
The New York Times says it has verified the authenticity of videos that surfaced online last week, allegedly showing the execution of captive Russian soldiers by Ukrainian troops. The men “appear to have been shot dead at close range,” according to the newspaper. The events shown in the clips occurred …
Read More »Videos of alleged Donetsk strike aftermath emerge online
Videos published on social media on Monday appear to show the damage inflicted by Ukrainian attacks on the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic earlier in the day. Dozens of projectiles fell on the city, according to local officials and journalists on the ground, including RT’s correspondent. Authorities in Donetsk …
Read More »Ukraine to seize assets of alleged Russia sympathizers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law, on Monday, allowing the confiscation of assets from citizens accused of supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict. The legislation, which parliament passed in mid-May, states that the seizure of assets is an extraordinary measure which can be only used during martial law …
Read More »China votes against UN probe into alleged Russian war crimes
China has voted against a UN Human Rights Council investigation into possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine amid concern that the probe is politically motivated, shifting from its previous stance of abstaining on the conflict. “We have noted that in recent years the politicization and confrontation at the [council] has …
Read More »Alleged Ukrainian fighter calls for heads of Donbass children to be ‘cut off’ in video
A video on social media allegedly shows a member of Ukraine’s Azov Battalion calling for the mass murder of Donbass civilians. The young, Ukrainian-speaking man in a military-style green T-shirt talks about “the clearing of the whole of Donbass” and “cutting their heads off and the heads of their children.” …
Read More »Russia to investigate alleged SAS activities in Ukraine
Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Saturday that it will look into media reports that sabotage experts from the British Army’s special forces have been deployed in western Ukraine. “This data is going to be checked thoroughly,” especially considering the fact that Special Air Service (SAS) forces have established themselves as …
Read More »No guilty verdicts in alleged governor kidnapping plot
A jury in Michigan on Friday acquitted two men, and was unable to return a verdict on two others, who were accused of hatching a plot to kidnap and possibly execute Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. The FBI was heavily involved in the scheme, and the men argued that …
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