Continued US military aid for Ukraine risks setting the stage for a ‘post-Zelensky Warlord’ and only pushes Russia and China closer together, Republican presidential nomination candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, told a debate in Milwaukee on Thursday. Asked about the comments by state-run Voice of America, Ramaswamy added that sending more money …
Read More »Ukraine claims it foiled Russian plot to kill Zelensky
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Monday that it arrested a woman who had passed on intelligence to the Russians about the location of President Vladimir Zelensky so they could try to assassinate him. The suspect is a resident of the port city of Ochakov in Nikolaev Region, …
Read More »Zelensky uses martial law to avoid election
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday proposed to extend the state of emergency, thereby effectively canceling the parliamentary elections scheduled for October. Zelensky announced martial law on February 24, 2022, and has been extending it ever since. The most recent 90-day extension was announced on May 20, and is due …
Read More »Zelensky’s ‘cannon fodder’: The strange lives and pointless deaths of foreign mercenaries fighting in Ukraine
From the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, thousands of foreign mercenaries have joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces. They came to Ukraine from all over the world, but mostly from Poland, the US, and Canada. Recently, however, it seems that their interest in fighting for Kiev has significantly faded. This is …
Read More »Zelensky becoming ‘toxic’ to the West – Moscow
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has become “toxic” to the collective West, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed, pointing to veiled criticism in Washington of the Ukrainian drone attack on the Crimean Bridge which killed two civilians. “The White House has publicly disavowed attacks carried out by the Kiev regime, drawing …
Read More »Crimea invasion would kill 200,000 Ukrainian soldiers – ex-Zelensky aide
The cost of invading Crimea would be too high for Kiev, a former adviser to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Aleksey Arestovich, said this week. The operation would likely lead to hundreds of thousands of casualties, he said, speaking to Russian journalist Yulia Latynina. There are “few prospects” of seizing the …
Read More »Biden to meet with Zelensky at NATO summit – media
US President Joe Biden will reportedly hold a one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky during this week’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania as a demonstration of unity amid disagreements over the Western military alliance’s proposed security commitments to Kiev. The talks will be held on Wednesday on the sidelines …
Read More »Zelensky explains what makes Ukraine’s counteroffensive difficult
The Russian advantage in long-range weapons seriously complicates Kiev’s counteroffensive, Vladimir Zelensky said on Friday. The Ukrainian president has previously attributed lack of progress in the much-hyped operation to delays in arms deliveries by the West. “Without long-range weapons, it’s difficult not only to carry out an offensive mission, it …
Read More »Zelensky clashes with EU state president over weapons demands
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev found himself lectured by his Ukrainian guest Vladimir Zelensky on Thursday, after telling him that Sofia had no weapons to spare for Kiev. As TV cameras documented their meeting, Zelensky attacked Radev for advocating a diplomatic solution to the conflict. “I do not agree to provide …
Read More »Ukraine keeps no secrets from CIA – Zelensky
Kiev does not keep “any secrets” from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), President Vladimir Zelensky has admitted. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with CNN, aired on Monday, expressing “surprise” that his recent meeting with CIA boss William Burns got into the media limelight. “My communication with …
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