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War in Ukraine
Despite more than two years of Western punitive measures, Russia is still getting its hands on prohibited goods, with the help of cunning businesses that go to great lengths to dodge the embargo.
Jun. 19
War in Ukraine
According to Russian investigators, Kyiv shot down an A-50U aircraft in February that was allegedly unarmed. A Moscow court has convicted Ukrainian Col. Mykola Dzyaman in absentia.
Jun. 18
Russia
The drills come as tensions between Moscow and Asian countries spike ahead of a visit to Pyongyang by Vladimir Putin, whose military ties with North Korea have sparked anxiety in the West.
Jun. 18
Russia
Local residents in the city of Azov, in Russia’s Rostov region, heard explosions all night long, as SBU drones struck the Azovskaya and Azovnefteprodukt oil depots.
Jun. 18
War in Ukraine
Historic allies since North Korea's founding after World War II, Moscow and Pyongyang have drawn closer after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Jun. 18
Putin
The visit to the world's most reclusive state comes as Putin seeks ammunition to continue his military campaign launched in February 2022.
Jun. 17
War in Ukraine
According to Ukraine's Security and Defense Council Chief Lytvynenko, as long as Russia believes it is maintaining its battlefield advantage, Putin is unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons.
Jun. 17
Russia
Russia, China, and Iran are waging information wars against Western countries, particularly at universities, and it’s Ukrainian and Jewish students who are paying the price.
Jun. 17
War in Ukraine
Top officials from more than 90 states spent the weekend at a Swiss mountainside resort for a two-day summit dedicated to resolving the largest European war since World War II.
Jun. 17
Europe
Stronger sanctions are needed to reign in the growing Russian threat in the Baltics, Baltic Sea states’ foreign ministers said, voicing concern about Russian hybrid threats.
Jun. 17
War in Ukraine
Putin’s alternative anti-democratic “alliance” is fading and the West is looking at seizing Russia’s frozen financial assets.
Jun. 16
Russia
Faced with choosing between fighting in Ukraine or prison, hundreds of Russian deserters and draft dodgers have fled to neighboring ex-Soviet countries, where they are now stuck in limbo.
Jun. 16
Russia
Any engagement between Moscow and Tehran in a post-Raisi era will have to take into account certain structural elements that could preclude what both sides may claim to desire.
Jun. 15
Russia
Seoul has detected at least 10,000 shipping containers being sent from North Korea to Russia, which could hold as many as 4.8 million artillery shells.
Jun. 14
Russia
70 out of 80 Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down over the Rostov region, just across the Kerch Strait from Ukraine and home to a swathe of Russian military facilities.
Jun. 14
US
Russians will still be able to trade in dollars and euros outside of the centralized Moscow Exchange – something which could limit liquidity and lead to higher volatility.
Jun. 13
A live broadcast on North Korean state TV saw seven members of Putin’s delegation thrown out for unknowingly breaking protocol by entering before the “Supreme Leader.”
Jun. 20