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 …
Read More »Moscow responds to Chinese initiative on nukes
Proposals regarding international security should be considered in the context of global realities, Moscow has said, after China called for the world’s largest nuclear powers to negotiate a new treaty. The Russian Foreign Ministry told business daily RBK that Moscow and Beijing treat each other’s initiatives with special attention and …
Read More »Biden a ‘rare kind of idiot’ – Medvedev
US President Joe Biden’s recent blunder in which he mixed up Ukraine and the Middle East sums up his poor mental state, former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev has claimed. Biden’s gaffe came in an interview with MSNBC on Saturday, as he discussed the Israeli military campaign in Gaza with host …
Read More »Kiev rejects pope’s ‘white flag’ appeal
Pope Francis was wrong to suggest that Kiev should restart negotiations with Moscow, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said. The pontiff ruffled some feathers in Ukraine this week by speaking about the importance of having “the courage of the white flag.” “When it comes to the white flag, we …
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