Kiev has proposed holding a so-called “peace summit” by the end of February to mark the anniversary of Russia’s military operation against Ukraine. The initiative was announced by Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, who also set out Ukraine’s conditions for inviting Moscow to the event. In an interview with AP published on …
Read More »US spies pushed Twitter to censor ‘anti-Ukraine narratives,’ files show
The CIA, Pentagon and other US intelligence and law enforcement agencies, referred internally as OGA, were getting increasingly “more aggressive” with their takedown requests, effectively pushing the platform to engage in censorship of foreign policy stories that ran against the Washington-approved narrative, the latest trove of Twitter documents reveals. “The …
Read More »US moving bioweapons research out of Ukraine – Moscow
After the operations of US-backed labs were uncovered in Ukraine, the Pentagon has been busy moving its bioweapons research to other countries, the head of Russia’s Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Troops has said. “The Pentagon is actively working to transfer its unfinished research projects to the countries in Central …
Read More »NATO armies drained by Ukraine conflict – media
The fighting in Ukraine has “exposed flaws in US strategic planning” and “revealed significant gaps” in the US and NATO military industrial base, the Washington Post reported on Friday. As Kiev’s forces consume more ammunition than the West can produce, the Pentagon seeks to cope by training them to fight …
Read More »Moscow comments on NATO presence in Ukraine
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu pointed to the presence of NATO staff officers and other specialists on the front lines in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, on top of almost $100 billion worth of pledged weapons and supplies from the military bloc countries. “Russia’s armed forces are presently facing allied forces …
Read More »Russia explains damage to civilian infrastructure during Ukraine strikes
Mistakes made by the Ukrainian forces in their attempt to repel a Russian missile strike on Friday led to damage to civilian infrastructure, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Earlier, Kiev had blamed the Russian forces for hitting residential apartments in the strike and killing four …
Read More »Time for Ukraine talks ‘not right now’ – White House
It is not yet time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan argued in an interview on Friday. His comment came after Henry Kissinger – who held the same post in the early 1970s – said talks should happen sooner rather than later. “We don’t …
Read More »Ukraine is the ‘only one paying’ – Zelensky
Kiev has no choice but to fight to re-establish the country’s 1991 borders, because the world failed to guarantee its security and Ukraine is alone in paying the price of the conflict, President Vladimir Zelensky has said in an interview published on Thursday. The Economist spoke with Zelensky on December …
Read More »‘Gift fom Ukraine’ explodes at Polish police HQ
An explosion has rocked Poland’s police headquarters in Warsaw, the country’s Interior Ministry reported on Thursday. The blast went off in a room adjacent to the cabinet of the Commander-in-Chief of the Police, General Jaroslaw Szymczyk, with the official sustaining minor injuries. The incident occurred at the HQ on Wednesday, …
Read More »US struggling to track Ukraine aid – Politico
The administration of US President Joe Biden is turning to the blockchain and other tech-based solutions amid mounting calls for oversight of over $50 billion in aid pledged to Ukraine this year, according to a State Department cable seen by Politico on Wednesday. Reportedly signed by the US Ambassador to …
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