A Ukrainian agent tried to sabotage infrastructure in Russia involved in exporting energy to Turkey and Europe, Russia’s domestic security service, the FSB, reported on Thursday. The FSB said it busted a Russian national in his late 40s when he was recovering two powerful improvised explosive devices that he was …
Read More »Biden claims US forces will defend Taiwan
President Joe Biden has said Washington is willing to use military force to defend Taiwan from Beijing, if necessary, while insisting that the US still adheres to the One China policy and is “not encouraging” the island’s independence. During a ‘60 Minutes’ CBS News interview aired Sunday night, Biden was asked …
Read More »Kremlin responds to Western nuclear claims
Moscow has reiterated that its nuclear doctrine is self-explanatory as top Russian officials repeatedly stated that the conflict in Ukraine does not meet any of its criteria. The statement followed US President Joe Biden’s threat of a harsh, “consequential” response should Russia use the weapons of mass destruction. “Read the …
Read More »Poland claims to be ‘locomotive of development’ in Europe
Poland has become the “locomotive of development” for the whole of Europe, and its “importance” is ever growing, the country’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has declared. Unlike Warsaw, Berlin has been too shaky in its stance on Ukraine, while its energy policy is in “ruins” altogether, he told Der Spiegel …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for deadly bombing near Russian embassy
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Monday’s suicide bombing in Kabul. The blast occurred not far from the entrance to the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital and killed 25 people, including two embassy staff members. The terrorist group claimed that the attack was carried out by …
Read More »Beijing slams ‘dangerous’ NATO claims
NATO’s claims that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic represents a ‘challenge’ signals that the alliance is still dwelling in the Cold War, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. “NATO falsely claimed that China-Russia cooperation poses a challenge to NATO’s values and interests, which once again …
Read More »Moscow responds to claims it received Iranian drones
Moscow has denied claims made by the Washington Post suggesting that Iran is supplying Russian forces with combat drones to be used in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that the Bezos-owned newspaper has engaged in quite a bit of “information stuffing” lately, and rejected claims that …
Read More »Moscow claims it captured land in key part of Ukraine
Russian troops have made advances into Ukraine’s Nikolaev Region, a strategically important area in the south of the country, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Tuesday. According to the ministry’s spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, Russian and allied forces have destroyed Ukrainian military units defending the town of Aleksandrovka …
Read More »Moscow debunks nuclear power theft claims
Claims by Ukrainian officials and a former US embassy employee about Moscow bombing the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant itself controls, in order to “steal” Ukraine’s electricity – published by the Wall Street Journal – make no sense, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Recent artillery attacks on the Zaporozhye …
Read More »Russia responds to ‘nuclear human shield’ claims
The Russian mission to the United Nations has rejected claims by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who accused Russian forces of using Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant as a “military base” during his speech at the tenth Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference on Monday. Currently under the control of …
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