An early delivery of US fighter jets would not have changed the course of Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive because there were not enough trained pilots to fly them, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Speaking to ABC News on Sunday, Sullivan disagreed with the narrative that the White …
Read More »Holocaust doesn’t give Israel impunity – Lavrov
Israel should not think that the suffering of Jews during World War II gives it free rein in foreign policy, particularly when it comes to the hostilities in Gaza, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking at a press conference on the results of Moscow’s diplomacy in 2023 on …
Read More »Here’s why the leaked ‘secret plan’ for a Ukrainian military offensive doesn’t add up
On Friday, photos appeared of a document allegedly containing details on a planned imminent Ukrainian offensive on territories controlled by Russia. The ‘leak’ coincided with suggestions that the NATO Defender 2023 exercises – planned for the end of this month – could be a cover for an operation to supply and support …
Read More »America doesn’t owe Zelensky ‘a damn thing’ – congressman
US Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has called on Washington to cut foreign aid to Ukraine, which he argued is being used to fund a conflict that the US should have “no involvement in.” On Capitol Hill, a number of Republican lawmakers have condemned President Joe Biden’s open checkbook for Kiev. …
Read More »Trump team doesn’t know what was seized in FBI raid – lawyer
Former US President Donald Trump and his attorneys are still uncertain about what was taken during the FBI’s raid on his Florida home last week, according to Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, who told Fox News on Monday that the list of seized items the agency had provided was “borderline worthless.” …
Read More »Pelosi’s Taiwan visit has shown China diplomacy doesn’t work – now all bets are off
In March of this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping chastised US President Joe Biden on Ukraine, noting that “it took two hands to clap” (a reference to the role played by the US in fomenting the Russia-Ukraine crisis), and declaring “He who tied the bell to the Tiger must take it …
Read More »Macron says he doesn’t want to ‘annihilate’ Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned “Anglo Saxon” leaders for openly wishing annihilation upon Russia in clips from a recent documentary. Macron has already been criticized by some of Ukraine’s most fervent supporters for staying in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While he has condemned Russia’s military operation in Ukraine …
Read More »West doesn’t want ‘complete defeat’ of Russia – Zelensky aide
Western countries aren’t arming Ukraine with tanks and planes because they’re now looking for a negotiated end to the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Alexey Arestovich, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has said. “It’s clear what we’re talking about. They don’t want a complete defeat of Russia. …
Read More »Russia doesn’t care about ‘eyes of the West’ – Lavrov
The fate of British fighters captured in Ukraine and sentenced to death as mercenaries is for the Donetsk People’s Republic to decide under international law, and Russia doesn’t care how that looks “in the eyes of the West,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told UK state broadcaster BBC in an interview …
Read More »Germany doesn’t trust Zelensky – Der Spiegel
Germany has been hesitant in sending tanks to Ukraine to counter Russian forces, due to “historical reasons,” government sources have told Der Spiegel magazine. According to the unnamed officials, there is concern within Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government that Kiev could become over-confident if it achieves a series of victories, and might …
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