The Russian Defense Ministry has denied rumors of a large-scale Ukrainian counterattack, noting in a statement late on Thursday that the situation along most of the frontline appeared to be relatively calm, with the only heavy fighting in and near Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut. “Reports by certain Telegram channels …
Read More »Situation at Zaporozhye nuclear plant ‘increasingly precarious’ – UN
The attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant must stop, Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said, warning of a looming “nuclear accident” at the site. In a statement on Friday, Grossi said a “serious situation” had developed at the plant overnight when …
Read More »‘Situation in Donbass extremely bad’ – Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has told Kiev’s foreign backers at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos that they should curb optimism about the situation on the ground in the east of the country. “I don’t want anyone to get the feeling that the war is more or less OK. …
Read More »Kremlin comments on situation at Azovstal plant
Russian forces are not storming the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, where Ukrainian military servicemen and members of the neo-Nazi Azov battalion have been holed up for more than a month, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday. According to the official, the Russian military is abiding by President Vladimir …
Read More »Trump calls Ukraine situation a ‘European problem’
Former President Donald Trump called Ukraine a “European problem” during a Friday interview with Glenn Beck, insisting he could do a much better job negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin than current US President Joe Biden. Asked whether the US should be “involved” in what happens between Ukraine and Russia, …
Read More »Hostage situation at Texas synagogue, SWAT deployed
An unidentified gunman has taken hostages at the Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday. SWAT officers have been deployed to the evacuated area. The Colleyville Police confirmed reports on Saturday that the area surrounding the synagogue was being evacuated, and SWAT officers were being deployed to deal with …
Read More »Americans ‘underestimate gravity of situation,’ Russia warns after European security talks
Following discussions on Monday, in Switzerland, over the future of European security, Russia’s chief negotiator has warned that his American counterparts “underestimate the gravity of the situation.” While the US delegation came to Geneva for “serious” discussions on Moscow’s European security proposals, they failed to show an understanding of how …
Read More »EU no longer cares about supposed ‘values’ – Kremlin on RT DE situation
Moscow-based channel RT DE was taken off air by the European satellite service Eutelsat on Wednesday. The operator said it had done so at the request of Germany’s media regulator, MABB, as well as that of the EU-wide body the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services. Speaking to NTV …
Read More »UK deceit in hostage situation acknowledged after 3 decades
A call made at night by the British ambassador to Kuwait, in which he informed London about the August 1990 attack by Saddam Hussein’s troops, was confirmed on Tuesday by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Previously, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) insisted that the envoy, Sir Michael Weston, and the …
Read More »Man Utd’s spectacular fumble of Solskjaer situation is yet another example of a club running on empty
No matter how bad it got – and towards the end it was very bad – the Norwegian was never going to resign from the club to which his name will be forever linked. Forget the fact that he will have earned a hefty severance fee for being asked to leave rather …
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