Speaking to a Russian prankster posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Former US President George W. Bush advised Kiev to focus on eliminating as many Russian troops as possible. Bush suggested that a military victory over Russia would see many of Ukraine’s issues “go off the table.” The undated prank …
Read More »Musk may fail in Twitter mission – Kremlin
Billionaire entrepreneur and the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk is unlikely to bring the “free speech” he had promised to the platform, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, expressing doubts whether a “full palette” of opinions could be presented on any Western social media. “Russia’s attitude towards this company …
Read More »Radicals plotting attack on US diplomatic mission in Ukraine’s west, Russia claims
Russian military has learned about a plot by Ukrainian hard-line nationalist groups to target diplomatic facilities of the US and other western nations, located in the western Ukrainian city of Lvov. The news was broken by Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov during a media briefing on Saturday. …
Read More »Kiev calls for UN peacekeeping mission
On Thursday, amid the ongoing Russian offensive, Ukraine’s parliament called on the United Nations and other international organizations to send a peacekeeping mission to their country. Addressing the UN, the International Red Cross, the European Parliament and “parliaments and cabinets” of all nations, they adopted a resolution urging foreign involvement …
Read More »US expels diplomats from Russia’s UN mission
US-Russia diplomatic relations have deteriorated further, as Washington ordered the expulsion of 12 staffers who work at Moscow’s mission to the United Nations in New York on Monday. Vassily Nebenzia, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, interrupted a press conference on Monday as his office notified him of the expulsions. He …
Read More »Russian Navy warships embark on ‘long-distance’ mission amid NATO tensions (VIDEO)
Two Steregushchiy-class ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet have been launched from their home port of Baltiysk to take part in large-scale navy exercises that are scheduled to last through February. The two vessels are the Soobrazitelnyy and the Stoikiy advanced multipurpose corvettes, the fleet’s press service said on Monday. …
Read More »New ‘Mission: Impossible’ invokes decades-old CIA-Hollywood link
Recent editions of Production Weekly – a Hollywood publication that charts in-production film and TV projects – have revealed a tantalising detail about ‘Mission: Impossible 8’, which is currently filming. The working title for the latest entry in the Tom Cruise franchise is ‘Scorpio’, a curious choice given that the …
Read More »Russia claims it knows NATO’s true mission
NATO’s goal is to fill a void left over from the fall of the USSR, Moscow’s top diplomat has claimed, hitting out at the US-led military bloc as Russia seeks to obtain guarantees that it will not advance closer to its borders. Speaking as part of an interview on Monday, …
Read More »Germany warns China its recent naval mission was just a ‘teaser’
Speaking from on board the Bayern frigate on Tuesday, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach said the vessel’s foray into the contested region last week – the first such journey in nearly two decades – was a sign that Germany was “perpetuating” its activity in the region in “small steps.” Hinting at …
Read More »US-led coalition ends combat mission in Iraq
The remaining Western troops will switch to training and advising the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), US and Iraqi commanders announced on Thursday. “As we complete our combat role, we will remain here to advise, assist, and enable the ISF, at the invitation of Republic of Iraq,” coalition commander Major General …
Read More »